The Weather Thread 2023

[Sheffield Steve]

The situation might look dire now but big improvements are on the way.  This is the moisture level of the top layer of soil as of today. The dark blue indicates 100% saturation where any further significant rainfall will result in flooding:

However, the situation in 10 days time is much better with all the dark blues having disappeared:

Beyond that, the models are predicting a warmer and drier than average spring and summer. This is the next 6 weeks temperature predictions when compared to average:

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Praise be

[nikkic]

You love to see it 

[Neil]

The wettest march for forty years.yetit doesn't feel that soggy.

[nikkic]

2 minutes ago, Neil said:

The wettest march for forty years.yetit doesn't feel that soggy.

Quite a lot of the fields near me are flooded, first time I’ve seen that in 5 years of living here. 

Certainly feels wetter where I am, thankfully I’m hundreds of miles from the festival!

[Crazyfool01]

6 minutes ago, nikkic said:

Quite a lot of the fields near me are flooded, first time I’ve seen that in 5 years of living here. 

Certainly feels wetter where I am, thankfully I’m hundreds of miles from the festival!

not the driest but because we had such a dry year last year its all hopefully just topping up the reservoirs which is much needed ... I look at the post above and take the positives from that . will dry out fairly quickly this week and the sun is out now like forecast 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Get it out the way now - then turn on the sunlamp

[philipsteak]

7 hours ago, Neil said:

The wettest march for forty years.yetit doesn't feel that soggy.

Does round here. The lake has been pretty consistently high (although I've seen it higher before now, including the 2015 floods) and there are paths and fields which normally dry out between soakings which just don't seem to have this year.

[Ayrshire Chris]

Looking good this week, get the pyramid dressed!

[Evilredzebra]

I seem to remember a soggy build up in 2019 which is the last time I got in and it was the hottest festival I've known. I'll take mid twenties and no rain please.

[Sheffield Steve]

So the April run of the ECMWF seasonal forecast model has been released.  If anything, it has become warmer than the March run. The whole of Europe is predicted to have a much warmer than average May/June/July, with June now looking particularly warm in France and Spain.  If we get a southerly at the end of June, we could be in for a scorcher…

May:

June:

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Sheffield Steve said:

So the April run of the ECMWF seasonal forecast model has been released.  If anything, it has become warmer than the March run. The whole of Europe is predicted to have a much warmer than average May/June/July, with June now looking particularly warm in France and Spain.  If we get a southerly at the end of June, we could be in for a scorcher…

May:

June:

sat here in my hoodie watching the drizzle on the webcam and very firmly crossing fingers 

[a6l6e6x]

The days of damp Glastos are over, only heavy droughts from now on

[CaledonianGonzo]

 

[Leyrulion]

2 hours ago, Sheffield Steve said:

So the April run of the ECMWF seasonal forecast model has been released.  If anything, it has become warmer than the March run. The whole of Europe is predicted to have a much warmer than average May/June/July, with June now looking particularly warm in France and Spain.  If we get a southerly at the end of June, we could be in for a scorcher…

May:

June:

Confirmed then, Glastonbury called off because of dangerous 40° heat. 🤣

[Wherethewildthingsare]

Went out for a walk in the rain earlier, hated every minute! NFR

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

Bumping up the weather thread again! Come on...some more insights anyone?

Getting anxious now after a freezing wet bank holiday weekend camping. Let there be sun!!!

[dotdash79]

1 minute ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

Bumping up the weather thread again! Come on...some more insights anyone?

Getting anxious now after a freezing wet bank holiday weekend camping. Let there be sun!!!

Loads of time for it to dry out. 
 

site has loads of drainage now so it does shift quite quickly 

[Sheffield Steve]

Things are looking up. After a wet start this week, this is the next 6 weeks rainfall anomaly forecast.  This takes us up to exactly a month before the festival, 22nd May.  Rainfall is either at or below the long term average, so the site should be drying out nicely soon…

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

Anyone got inside info on rain? ...put a few people off trying for tickets maybe?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[doogie]

26 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

Anyone got inside info on rain? ...put a few people off trying for tickets maybe?

Well the next few weeks don't look that great.

If the Monthly Outlook still looks like this in a month's time, I'll start to worry.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/outlook

Edited April 19, 2023 by doogie

[sprocketrocket]

Not been for 5 years or, so, got tix in the resale yesterday... Why is the weather thread on page 4?!?!?

Its going to be scorchio

(I was at a railway performance seminar last week and a weather expert said they're expecting another hot dry summer)

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

As long as its not too windy....this can stick!!

[Franky]

2010 all over again 💪🔥

[sprocketrocket]

Was 2010 German?