Weather for Beautiful Days

[5co77ie]

What's it been like down there the last week or so?

[cantwait4glasto]

I think we'll get a few showers but should escape the mud. And def not another 2008.

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[William of Walworth]

I'm pretty scared about the rain predicted to come in from the SW (worst direction! :angry: ) for Thursday night/early Friday morning.

After that, 'not too bad' seems to sum it up -- some showers, but mainly light/patchy, and not cold, and some possibly warmish sunshine at times as well. Fingers crossed that we don't get to arrive onto a site already inundated into a mudbath -- avoid that on Thurs night/Friday morning, and we'll probably escape the worst.

My links from last year, quoted above, should all still work, check em out as they get updated, those who have more time ...

[Pinhead]

Yeah, that's when I'll be arriving - don't fancy setting up tent in the rain: that really is the worst experience - tent is already wet by the time you've set it up and normally wet inside as well.

[5co77ie]

Still no rain here yet - but skies are darkening up big time at the moment.

[LusciousLucy]

The BBC Weather site (which I have taken to more or less relying on now rather than Metcheck) and its funky map programme that shows the clouds and precipitation predictions for up to 5 days looks to be light rain more or less. Not super nice but no drenchings hopefully.

Sunday doesnt look too pretty though AT the moment.

We can do this. Just pack good waterproofs.

The little tent I am taking has lost most of its waterproofyness but nothing one of those giant space blanket emergency shelters can't sort out pegged to the outside and I plan on attaching some sort of tarp porch too. I cant carry my heavy tent on the train so have to make do.

My biggest worry is the location of Camp Strudders and the fact its at the bottom of the hill though

[FunkyDenz]

My biggest worry is the location of Camp Strudders and the fact its at the bottom of the hill though

[Pinhead]

Shiver - got a new tent for this year - lets see how it copes . . .

[5co77ie]

It's been dark skies all day today but still no rain as yet bar a few drips intermittently - so I doubt the site is muddy.

However it is very windy so make sure you get those guy ropes in properly tomorrow. The wind makes it feel cold but as soon as I put layers on I'm too hot because the temperature is still pretty high.

[William of Walworth]

Just seen a brief line over on Urban75 from 'Sunrarr', onsite, pretty much confirming what Sco77ie said above ... and I've just seen the 6:30 BBC forecast which seems to see Exeter avoiding the worst of the rain tonight and tomorrow -- we'll get some for sure, but maybe not the very worst, which seems to have stayed somewhat further West and North in Cornwall and Devon, and pitched up in Wales too -- it's horrendous here in S Wales and will remain so all night, I think poor old Green Man goers can expect worse conditions than us SE Devon-bound people...

[William of Walworth]

Metcheck for Exeter curently says light/intermittant showers Friday and Saturday ... and drier than that for Sunday ... thats the midday ('12z') today update though, lets hope the '18z' update (ie 6 pm) doesn't worsen this prospect...

[William of Walworth]

Met Office for SW England also mixed but I suppose it too is on the 'not too bad' side, especially Sunday which looks largely dry according to them, and their HQ is in Exeter for whatever that's worth ...

[Dark Star]

Met Office for SW England also mixed but I suppose it too is on the 'not too bad' side, especially Sunday which looks largely dry according to them, and their HQ is in Exeter for whatever that's worth ...

[MarkyJ]

Can't wait for this one

[Pinhead]

In the end, was spitting when we arrived Friday, then gradually dried up over weekend until hot sunshine was the theme on the Sunday, then a weatherfront from hell appeared and it pissed down from Sunday afternoon and all through the night. Don't suppose anyone was really bothered though as never saw anyone not having a really sound time, me included.

[cici1240]

yet, i an looking forword to have a good weather in my holidays.