The Weather Thread 2024

[4AssedMonkey]

55 minutes ago, Respectfatfrog said:

Is there a point anyone would consider not going based on the weather?

I’m not sure.  I think it would need to be 2016 ground conditions, plus rain over the weekend and really REALLY windy. Gales and storms in a tent are actually terrifying.  If just wet/muddy I’d still go, even if it was bad. I’d need my knee support though…..

[Yeo-vile idiot]

1 hour ago, august1 said:

surely the ground is in much better state than 2016, The Wednesday rain can't be that damaging

 

Fortunate to get on site for a wander before the festival starts  most years. The grounds in excellent order from what I saw yesterday . In 2016 it was sodden with a lot of damage by site traffic and getting  the traders on the weekend before it started 

[behindthebunhouse]

Personally, I think it's gonna be fine

[RaphPH]

Personally, I hope it’s gonna be fine. 

[Havors]

50 minutes ago, Wawaw24 said:

 

Haven't the runs been a bit rubbish for a few days now? 

That's all relative really 

[Jacko45]

1 minute ago, behindthebunhouse said:

Personally, I think it's gonna be fine

 

Yeah I think Wednesday going to be rainy, it'll be fairly muddy Thursday with some more rain in the morning then sound.

[TiZuff]

some of mine from 2016

[CaledonianGonzo]

53 minutes ago, Wawaw24 said:

 

Haven't the runs been a bit rubbish for a few days now? 

 

Yeah but runs =/= weather forecasts

[Sheffield Steve]

All change from the ECM 12z. The midnight run had rain for the queue on Tuesday night, now it holds the low to our south with no rain.  A few showers on Wednesday ahead of more organised rain for Wednesday night…

 

 

This then fizzles out but the low pressure has replaced the ridge of high pressure present on the 0z run, so there’s now the chance of heavy showers breaking out Thursday…

 

 

it deepens the low into a major feature and then brings it up over the U.K.. This could bring spells of heavy rain for Friday…

 

The low then hangs around for the rest of the festival providing showers or longer spells of rain.

 

After the dry start, a pretty horrendous run, with rain every day from Thursday onwards…

 

Be very interesting to see what the U.K. Met model makes of all this over the next couple of days…
 

 

 

Edited June 21, 2024 by Sheffield Steve

[Jacko45]

1 minute ago, Sheffield Steve said:

All change from the ECM 12z. The midnight run had rain for the queue on Tuesday night, now it holds the low to our south with no rain.  A few showers on Wednesday ahead of more organised rain for Wednesday night…

 

 

This then fizzles out but the low pressure has replaced the ridge of high pressure present on the 0z run, so there’s now the chance of heavy showers breaking out Thursday…

 

 

it deepens the low into a major feature and then brings it up over the U.K.. This could bring spells of heavy rain for Friday…

 

The low then hangs around for the rest of the festival providing showers or longer spells of rain.

 

After the dry start, a pretty horrendous run.
 

 

 

 

The worst yet.

 

Yaaaaaaay

[nikkic]

14 minutes ago, behindthebunhouse said:

Personally, I think it's gonna be fine

 

13 minutes ago, RaphPH said:

Personally, I hope it’s gonna be fine. 

Me too. 
 

It’s going to be glorious.

[Barkwin]

49 minutes ago, Field Commander Jefferson said:

 

It's those with mobility issues that I feel for most

Yes, that's me! Can't get around if it's muddy so it's always a make or break really as can't just crack on with it

 

Thanks for your thoughts 👍

[Glastonlocal]

We're f**ked. 

[wozwebs]

Keep the faith, it’s going to be fine. It hammered down on the Wednesday last year whilst we were putting the tent up and had to scoop water out of it but after that it was perfect. 

[Dusk1983]

The rule in this country is you don’t get two nice weekends in a row. The spell of better weather that was forecasted happened, but one week too early.

[Franky]

f**k ALL THIS sh*t

 

2010 ALL OVER AGAIN !!!

 

Who’s with me? 

[tarw]

1 hour ago, Respectfatfrog said:

Is there a point anyone would consider not going based on the weather?

If I was on a general ticket and it was horrendous weather forecast for Wednesday/ Thursday I might consider arriving later. But not go?  I can’t imagine weather that bad. 
 

As I’m working I don’t have a choice. I’ll be there from Monday and have set up in the dry hopefully 

[Pinhead]

It's gonna be a bright, bright sunshiney day...

[Iphigenia]

4 hours ago, Jacko45 said:

 

Where you looking? Our gurus on here, thinking much heavier rain sadly. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c033rmm101yo

[Euphoricape]

It's still the best 5 days of the year no matter the weather 

[ibilly99]

 

[Jacko45]

8 minutes ago, wozwebs said:

Keep the faith, it’s going to be fine. It hammered down on the Wednesday last year whilst we were putting the tent up and had to scoop water out of it but after that it was perfect. 

 

It pissed down most of the night Tuesday too last year, we had to bbq under our umbrella.

 

I'm keeping the faith

[behindthebunhouse]

Catastrophising based on the vicissitudes of model runs - none of which even equate to formal forecasts - is caveman behaviour. Come on, you’re better than this. Be sophisticated, worldly homo sapiens. It’s all just pseudo-probabilistic pixels on a screen.

 

It’s gonna be a sunny scorcher.

[Trunks1993]

Jheez that ECM run is an absolute shocker. Big ugly low teabags us the whole weekend. Someone share the ensembles quick!

[Pinhead]

BBC - evermore the optimist. But then they have a stake.