The Weather Thread 2023

[sprocketrocket]

10 hours ago, sunnyshoes said:

I bet everyone who went is thanking their lucky stars it isn't this weekend - or rather we didn't have this glorious summer weather during Glastonbury weekend. 

But... It keeps the dust down? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Suspect it would bring an end to more than the dust.

[rubenz]

Rick Astley battling with 40mph winds would not have been a great vibe! 

[The Nal]

Incredible luck last night for The Waterboys, pissing all day and just as we got out of the taxi 2 mins before they came on it stopped raining. 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

1 hour ago, rubenz said:

Rick Astley battling with 40mph winds would not have been a great vibe! 

His stylist would've just lacquered on another layer of this mid-set a la Lana.

[sime]

1 hour ago, sprocketrocket said:

But... It keeps the dust down? 

Yes please. I need that dust kept the f down. My eyes got badly messed up on Saturday and Sunday. They didn't fully recover until a week after the festival. So any help with not going through that again is welcome for me (other than big rain downpours, naturally).

[CaledonianGonzo]

Not sure what other festivals are in this weekend but...

 

 

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

Kaleidoscope in Alexandra Palace, London cancelled yesterday as well. I live ten mins away (and was going). I suppose it’s on a hillside so pretty exposed, the site has a lot of trees and it rained all day yesterday, but so far today we’ve had a moderate breeze with a few showers and nothing more. Very sad for the organisers, small business selling there (and Hot Chip). 

[clarkete]

On 6/28/2023 at 9:35 AM, sime said:

It's not as simple as that for some people though unfortunately. I wore a cap, used factor 50 sunscreen often, drank plenty of water, ate a balanced diet regularly, took shade but still suffered from heat exhaustion and really bad eyes due to the dust and sunglare. Even with sunglasses on I sometimes struggled to see the stages.

(*Couldn't delete that crying emoji for some reason*).

I dealt with the hot weather much better in 2019. For me personally, this year was pretty tough. 

 

[amfy]

I think for us it was difficult because our shifts meant that Saturday was our only day off during the festival proper, & that was on the back of an overnight shift. The heat just after Aitch was too much & we’d wanted to go to Woodsies but had to hide in the woods instead! I had suncream, water, a good hat, but still my head was absolutely thumping! We really wanted to make the most of that day and just couldn’t. I was dreading our afternoon shift on Sunday but the heat calmed down and it was pleasant. 

[FuzzyDunlop]

A few mates are at Beat Herder. Loving it by all accounts

[deepkittycaz]

Our choir were trying to perform in pouring rain at Bristol Harbour Festival today. Had to give up one song early!

[Crazyfool01]

13 minutes ago, deepkittycaz said:

Our choir were trying to perform in pouring rain at Bristol Harbour Festival today. Had to give up one song early!

looks like a small shower surely you could dodgem 

[Suprefan]

What is the sun...

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

On 6/7/2023 at 8:24 AM, CaledonianGonzo said:

People say they want a warm sunny Glastonbury? But check out the surface temperature on the planet Mercury. Having a scorcher of a festival doesn't seem so appealing now does it? 🤣🤣🤣

 

[Ayrshire Chris]

3 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:

looks like a small shower surely you could dodgem 

Well I laughed 😊

[sime]

8 hours ago, clarkete said:

 

I don't get this!?! What's it meaning!? (Forgive me!)

[Franky]

13 hours ago, sime said:

Yes please. I need that dust kept the f down. My eyes got badly messed up on Saturday and Sunday. They didn't fully recover until a week after the festival. So any help with not going through that again is welcome for me (other than big rain downpours, naturally).

I mean, stop rubbing dust in your eyes 🤷‍♂️ I don’t know where this comes from? I didn’t notice any dust. 
 

2023 was a washout anyway! 
 

2010 All over again 👍🔥

[Olshansky]

6 hours ago, Suprefan said:

What is the sun...

 

very few acts could get me to endure this kind of heat.  it's not humane 

[clarkete]

3 hours ago, sime said:

I don't get this!?! What's it meaning!? (Forgive me!)

My fault, it's an old Steve Buscemi meme

 

[sime]

8 hours ago, Franky said:

I mean, stop rubbing dust in your eyes 🤷‍♂️ I don’t know where this comes from? I didn’t notice any dust. 
 

2023 was a washout anyway! 
 

2010 All over again 👍🔥

I mean, I wasn't rubbing my eyes...

Wish I hadn't been affected by dust. Lucky you.

How was 2023 a washout?

I love the warmer Glastonbury's but had a few other issues this year unfortunately. 

[Suprefan]

9 hours ago, Olshansky said:

very few acts could get me to endure this kind of heat.  it's not humane 

Luckily the gig was indoors. Just had to deal with the sun while heading over. And there was a fire and the smoke was lingering. How about 100 degrees at 11pm...

[fred quimby]

5 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Luckily the gig was indoors. Just had to deal with the sun while heading over. And there was a fire and the smoke was lingering. How about 100 degrees at 11pm...

Certainly looking deadly in some parts over the coming week. 

[Skip997]

4 hours ago, fred quimby said:

Certainly looking deadly in some parts over the coming week. 

This is only the beginning

But no one would listen

[Olshansky]

I will be in Phoenix AZ later this week.  Predicted to be 115F, 46C. Im scared