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The Weather Thread 2024


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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…..

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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 

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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…

 

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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…

 

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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…


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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…
 


 

 

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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…

 

IMG_4419.thumb.jpeg.4ba1d9826e18840dfabafb85a4a7e7b2.jpeg
 

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…

 

IMG_4420.thumb.jpeg.16eb5a23f98e6a8f357b8853f2949972.jpeg
 

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…


image.thumb.jpeg.5edf3b74acf77188ed760f10137610ed.jpeg
 

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

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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 👍

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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 

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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

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