Weather 2016

[Heartbreaker]

2 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

Yeah it's really hammering down at the moment. I got to test out my poncho though, seems to work quite well!

Not that you'll need it of course..... 

[filmguy]

WeatherPro now showing sunshine and showers for Fri, Sat and Sunday, but if you check locations within 30 miles of Glasto there are none. This is why forecasting is an imprecise art, they can't possibly localise the forecast with any accuracy.

[WS_Jack_III]

Edit

 

Still can't get my head around gifs since the site changed.

 

Edited June 19, 2016 by WS_Jack_III

[parsonjack]

Anyone coming from Ireland or the North East.....we owe you a pint.

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

That's chicken feed, baby. 

[SirDaniel]

That's a nice looking chart.

[howlin_pete]

Metcheck seems to be predicting much less rain on Wednesday/Thursday now to me? 

[Mezhyp1]

I await the Norwegian 5pm update to see what they're saying 

[Spindles]

The rain that is passing over is passing much faster than expected, followed by clear skies, I reckon we could be dodging bullets like Neo.

[BitchinHill]

7 minutes ago, howlin_pete said:

Metcheck seems to be predicting much less rain on Wednesday/Thursday now to me? 

Doesn't seem too bad a forecast at the moment. ~8mm across the weekend by my count, anybody know how that stacks up with previous years?

Edited June 19, 2016 by BitchinHill

[CaledonianGonzo]

We're not out of the woods yet.  It's scheduled to go on for hours.  This is probably just the amuse bouche of a full 7 course tasting menu.

[parsonjack]

5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

We're not out of the woods yet.  It's scheduled to go on for hours.  This is probably just the amuse bouche of a full 7 course tasting menu.

It's what's outside the visible reporting area in the South West that still worries me too.....

 

[Mr.Tease]

7 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

We're not out of the woods yet.  It's scheduled to go on for hours.  This is probably just the amuse bouche of a full 7 course tasting menu.

Monday morning is scheduled to give the site another rain-fuelled battering

[Glastorose]

Been drizzling all morning on site and just grey sky above. Wasn't supposed to rain until later.  

[Spindles]

2 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

It's what's outside the visible reporting area in the South West that still worries me too.....

 

The shape of it has changed in the last 12 hours, forming a wide band rather than the big lump, spreading the precipitation over a wider area than expected.  Rain could easily be over by the time the moon is up and very little to follow so combine some decent sunshine with the wind and things could look much better than they have over the last 2-5 days.

[Notamurderer]

33 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

Anyone coming from Ireland or the North East.....we owe you a pint.

 

It was a doozy alright.  

[Mr.Tease]

Hmm, a fair few forecasts are showing a spiteful rain shower for the hours just before, during and after gates open on the Wednesday

Edited June 19, 2016 by Mr.Tease

[Heartbreaker]

3 minutes ago, Spindles said:

The shape of it has changed in the last 12 hours, forming a wide band rather than the big lump, spreading the precipitation over a wider area than expected.  Rain could easily be over by the time the moon is up and very little to follow so combine some decent sunshine with the wind and things could look much better than they have over the last 2-5 days.

Indeed, the intensity seems to be dropping off the further east it gets, seems as if Cornwall and Devon have been very kind and taken the heavier stuff by the looks of things!

[Spindles]

The level of detail of data we have had this year has been second to none.  The updates in picture, video and testimony from the site, the variety of imaging on what's actually in the sky and the rate of update for that, fantastic stuff.  I love technology.

I do wonder, with the quantity of top-drawer video coming off site in the run up being greater than ever before whether the detractors of taking smart phones to festivals still feel the same way.  Technology is augmenting our experience and I am all for it.

[Spindles]

3 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

Hmm, a fair few forecasts are showing a spiteful rain shower for the hours just before, during and after gates open on the Wednesday

Well, they can get to fuck can't they? 

[jonodillieono]

I went to Split in Crostia from tuesday-friday and checked the bbc for weather on Monday night. Thunderstorms tuesday and wednesday with a lot of rain on thursday was predicted.

There was no rain whatsoever and people came back looking like they had leprosy their sunburn was that bad. I refuse to believe the bbc ever again

[rubenz]

3 minutes ago, Spindles said:

The level of detail of data we have had this year has been second to none.  The updates in picture, video and testimony from the site, the variety of imaging on what's actually in the sky and the rate of update for that, fantastic stuff.  I love technology.

I do wonder, with the quantity of top-drawer video coming off site in the run up being greater than ever before whether the detractors of taking smart phones to festivals still feel the same way.  Technology is augmenting our experience and I am all for it.

It's quite amazing really the amount of info we have on here now, technology is really coming into it's own.The thing is we have all this info but at the end of the day the weather will just do it's thing regardless! At least we can plan ahead a bit better and know whether we need wellies, canoes, small submersible etc

[Heartbreaker]

@Spindles Personally, I am a big fan of the info we have coming from site pre-festival, it helps ramp up the excitement and with this weather help to plan what to expect upon arrival.

However, when the festival is in full swing, I have no time for anything except an old Nokia to meet up with friends etc. I find not having a smart phone helps to immerse myself fully in the festival by disconnecting from the outside world for the duration. I will however, as always add to the end of a post such as this, each to their own!

[Spindles]

1 minute ago, rubenz said:

It's quite amazing really the amount of info we have on here now, technology is really coming into it's own.The thing is we have all this info but at the end of the day the weather will just do it's thing regardless! At least we can plan ahead a bit better and know whether we need wellies, canoes, small submersible etc

Yeah, as everyone has said, locally you can't predict a thing, but you can see the big picture and you can see how it is unfolding against the predictions, so at least we know whether it's walking boots or wellies, trollies or sledges.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Back in 1997 we used to have to rely on which way the cows were standing to know what the weather was going to do.  

A happier, simpler time, with better music and better drugs and Candle in The Wind 97 number one for the entire summer.