The Weather Thread 2023

[stopwn1981]

Just now, briddj said:

The start of that when he mentions the postcards is really quite disturbing. 🤣

Yep, Nal’s got him pegged

[Fishinginthelongdrops]

20 minutes ago, rebus said:

Yes it's wrong!  I should really of been trimming our laurel hedge this weekend as it needs to be done.  Fear of pre Glastonbury weekend power tool / back injuries has made me reconsider.

Best not to cut them during a drought. You’ve done them a favour.

[fred quimby]

1 minute ago, stopwn1981 said:

Yep, Nal’s got him pegged

Nal pegging Gav, oh man what an image.

 

 

[mikeydredlox]

I'm volunteering so have the option of going down tomorrow - how much rain are we talking for Sunday??

[Ayrshire Chris]

4 minutes ago, stopwn1981 said:

Yep, Nal’s got him pegged

[scaryclaireyfairy]

[CaledonianGonzo]

40 minutes ago, mikeydredlox said:

I'm volunteering so have the option of going down tomorrow - how much rain are we talking for Sunday??

All down to luck at this point. Site could get a deluge or not a drop - or something in-between.

[The Nal]

Gav has lamp shades made from human skin

[Sasperella2]

Great update from Gav though! I'd sacrifice one day of potentially too hot (and ideally sunday) if the rest is low 20s and dry

[dotdash79]

53 minutes ago, fred quimby said:

Nal pegging Gav, oh man what an image.

 

 

Where can I get said image, asking for a friend. 

[Lizzim]

1 hour ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Is it wrong to be more worried about the garden than Glastonbury at this stage ? 

No you're not wrong.  I've just dropped all my baskets and praying for rain in Edinburgh.   You have a beautiful garden btw.b

[Clouds]

1 hour ago, fred quimby said:

Nal pegging Gav, oh man what an image.

 

 

Norwegian’s just watching

 

[stopwn1981]

Just now, Clouds said:

Norwegian’s just watching

 

Don’t tell Prince William! He’s the future King of pegging

[Jacko45]

Any updates weather boffins

[richy24]

Went to little festival in Essex today. 21/22 degrees, cloudy with the sun occasionally breaking through. Felt absolutely perfect. 

[squirrelarmy]

This current spell of dry Glastos is taking its toll for some. 
 

Big news for welly fans:

 https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/hunter-boot-wellies-victim-sales-drought-glastonbury-festival-b1087713.html

Edited June 17, 2023 by squirrelarmy

[DYRTFT]

10 minutes ago, Jacko45 said:

Any updates weather boffins

 

[stopwn1981]

2 minutes ago, DYRTFT said:

 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, DYRTFT said:

 

 

[Justcalledtosay]

2 hours ago, briddj said:

Will the GFS play ball and get into line with other models in the 12Z? Let's find out!

THROUGH TO GATES OPEN

Similar levels of rain on Sunday to the last run, which is nothing to cause the site problems with dry Monday with temps of 22. The site will be back to it's pre-weekend rock-hard state by the end of Monday even if there is more rain than forecast.

Tuesday is an improvement, with the heaviest rain further east and missing the site. Latest run on the right. Obviously, still a bit of a close call.

Dry when the gates open on Wednesday, temps of 18.

Wednesday itself is pretty much the same as the last run, with only the possibility of very light rain. Highs of 21.

THURSDAY

Improvement: Completely dry with highs of 20.

FRIDAY

Huge improvement! The rain tracks north through Wales, and it's a completely dry day. Highs of 22.

SATURDAY

Some very, very light showers showing in the afternoon - but you would even notice they've happened. It's effectively dry with highs of 22.

And...

hold your breath...

Yep, the finger is coming in! Latest run is on the right.

You can see the reds are pushing up to the UK, and keeping the lows - the yellows - to the north.

SUNDAY

Completely dry, highs of 25.

SUMMARY

A superb run with no rain of any note throughout the festival - and the high winning out against the low.

Are there any more twists and turns to come?

 

 

 

 

DRINK IT IN!!!

[rlandy95]

2 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:

 

Is it wrong to be more worried about the garden than Glastonbury at this stage ? 

 

Always my biggest worry about going to glastonbury 😭

[Alcatraz]

22 minutes ago, Jacko45 said:

Any updates weather boffins

We may or may not be biting dust

Hopefully the foam fingers come out though 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

2 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Actually we can. It was much colder weekend 1 than people wouldve wanted it to be this year. Cant have all the bikini clad girls freezing at night when the winds pick up. Was going to rain in 2020. There was a literal dust devil that popped out of nowhere last year and tore up a food stall and left a mess in its wake. Had overnight rain before. Dust storms and high winds. The desert  is a dangerous place. And nowhere else in the world were you going to be at a music festival with the full sun out and snow in the mountains. Paradise. 
 

And why is everyone now scared over a spot of rain. Is your influencer outfit gonna get ruined now?

Just need a light drizzle to keep those dust devils down. 

[DYRTFT]

The ECM has nearly finished updating and is looking 👌🏻

[Franky]

2010 all over again ☄️🥳