The Weather Thread 2023

[Duggyfresh44]

There’s the culprit 

[Duggyfresh44]

But it’ll pass in a couple of hours

[Duggyfresh44]

We’re just getting the start of it in Gloucestershire 

[2019]

Raining in west London.

Please accept my apologies for my lapse in faith.

Go Outdoors this morning 9am, click and collect.

[CaledonianGonzo]

And we miss the purple - which I assume is the really nasty stuff.

[squirrelarmy]

It’s fine, we knew this was coming a week ago. 
 

This just confirms the accuracy of the longer range weather models which gives me lots of confidence that the rest of the week will be perfect conditions. 

[deebeedoobee]

It's been heavy rain on site since 3am. Still raining hard now. I haven't dared look outside yet

[squirrelarmy]

Just now, deebeedoobee said:

It's been heavy rain on site since 3am. Still raining hard now. I haven't dared look outside yet

At least the diver will finally have a job to do. 

[stopwn1981]

Looks like we’ve taken the full 8 inches peg job

[Dreamingofsunnydays]

 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Morning folks.

So, who knew? The system works.

[benww]

Waiting for the peg/dust and no compromise people to wake up. 

[briddj]

Well, the overnight rain will have done its stuff now, and we await reports from the site.

Looking at the rain radar, it doesn't appear to have been too bad at all, and the rain is just about to clear. Get that drying started!

Onto the 00Z.

TUESDAY

Dry all day other than the odd shower. Excellent drying temps of 20-21.

WEDNESDAY

Dry when gates open with temps of 19.

Still showing the possibility of some very, very, very light showers in the PM - but nothing of note whatsoever. Highs of 21.

Overnight temps into Thursday: 13

THURSDAY

Completely dry, highs of 22-23.

Even less rain close by than in the last run!

Overnight temps into Friday: 12-14

FRIDAY

Completely dry, highs of 19-21.

Overnight temps into Saturday: 15-16

SATURDAY

Completely dry, highs of 25.

Overnight temps into Sunday: 15-17

SUNDAY

Completely dry, highs of 24-26.

Important: We are still a fair way from confidence for Sunday this far out and rain has moved closer. We need to watch this.

Temps through Elton are still up at 19-21.

Overnight temps into Monday: 13-14

SUMMARY!

Another excellent run with only a small concern over the position of the low on Sunday evening, which is stronger here.

The rain still isn't close, and you could generally call this an upgrade as it brings the temps back down for Elton, and removes the uncomfortable overnight sleep into Monday.

Almost there!

 

[the beadle]

On 7/17/2022 at 1:08 PM, DirtyLurker said:

Spare a thought for us chefs in the coming days 🥵🥵🥵

and the IP’s, poor buggers

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Bloomin' marvellous. If those weekend highs held between 24-25, it'd be amazing.

Looks like everyone will be enjoying a dust free and low pollen count this morning 😉

I'm 80-20 on leaving my walking boots at home now. Only got a couple of hours to decide tho...

 

[fightoffyour]

19C on Friday is disappointing. Twist it.

[dansy]

Bring the Sunday night temp back up! I’m gonna be busy romping around SE corner (in a beanie hat most nights it seems) 

[Avalon_Fields]

Only very light rain around now

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

7 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

19C on Friday is disappointing. Twist it.

Noooo! Friday is my busiest day and I'm planning on breaking my step count for the year, plus all the dancing, I need it to be a bit cooler. 

Allow me this one, please? 

[gordong]

Been awake since 3:30am with the rain. Steady showers all morning. If site was open already, it would be muddy but I think we will escape the site getting “churned up”  

Photos from Ped Gate B show the worst of it I could find. 

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, gordong said:

Been awake since 3:30am with the rain. Steady showers all morning. If site was open already, it would be muddy but I think we will escape the site getting “churned up”  

Photos from Ped Gate B show the worst of it I could find. 

Is it starting to ease off yet?

[gordong]

3 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Is it starting to ease off yet?

Yes, very light drizzle now. Not bothering with a hood anymore. 

[chazwwe]

19 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

19C on Friday is disappointing. Twist it.

Nah, Wednesday is a slow day to get everything in and set up. Cooler the better. 18 is pretty much perfect. 

 

8 minutes ago, gordong said:

Been awake since 3:30am with the rain. Steady showers all morning. If site was open already, it would be muddy but I think we will escape the site getting “churned up”  

Photos from Ped Gate B show the worst of it I could find. 

If thats the worst and it has 24 hours to dry up with very little walking around. Then I think we're good and the system has worked out as predicated. 

[stopwn1981]

9 minutes ago, gordong said:

Been awake since 3:30am with the rain. Steady showers all morning. If site was open already, it would be muddy but I think we will escape the site getting “churned up”  

Photos from Ped Gate B show the worst of it I could find. 

We’re pegged 

[MichaelsBeard]

29 minutes ago, briddj said:

Well, the overnight rain will have done its stuff now, and we await reports from the site.

Looking at the rain radar, it doesn't appear to have been too bad at all, and the rain is just about to clear. Get that drying started!

Onto the 00Z.

TUESDAY

Dry all day other than the odd shower. Excellent drying temps of 20-21.

WEDNESDAY

Dry when gates open with temps of 19.

Still showing the possibility of some very, very, very light showers in the PM - but nothing of note whatsoever. Highs of 21.

Overnight temps into Thursday: 13

THURSDAY

Completely dry, highs of 22-23.

Even less rain close by than in the last run!

Overnight temps into Friday: 12-14

FRIDAY

Completely dry, highs of 19-21.

Overnight temps into Saturday: 15-16

SATURDAY

Completely dry, highs of 25.

Overnight temps into Sunday: 15-17

SUNDAY

Completely dry, highs of 24-26.

Important: We are still a fair way from confidence for Sunday this far out and rain has moved closer. We need to watch this.

Temps through Elton are still up at 19-21.

Overnight temps into Monday: 13-14

SUMMARY!

Another excellent run with only a small concern over the position of the low on Sunday evening, which is stronger here.

The rain still isn't close, and you could generally call this an upgrade as it brings the temps back down for Elton, and removes the uncomfortable overnight sleep into Monday.

Almost there!

 

Heading to the site soon so wanted to say cheers for all these. Top work 👍