The Weather Thread 2022

[Sheffield Steve]

ECMWF still has a mostly dry Saturday, but gives us a pretty wet Friday evening.  It goes to show that the models are all over the place at the moment, and there’s not much agreement on the details.   The only day they all agree will be dry is Thursday.  This is Friday evening.

[JoeyT]

Latest GFS run coming through like

[moogster]

This week end Hellfest is France is expecting 35+ degrees temps. They have giant water sprayers that shoot water up to 60 meters away. I am wondering if the GL crowed would love this or start screaming in horror "NO MUUUUUD!!!"

From what I read it all seems fine to me, just need to know a bit more as to choose my lower legs coverings. So keep up the good work Weather Thread!

[JoeyT]

From Netweather:

[rascalpete]

54 minutes ago, briddj said:

After the 18Z went so, so well last night, will the news be good again? Let's find out!

THIS WEEKEND

Some very, very light rain around. Virtually non-existent so essentially dry.

WEDNESDAY MORNING - GATES OPEN

Totally dry right through to now, temps of 18 at 9am.

 

So, let's start the high vs. low pressure roller-coaster!

Latest on the left, previous on the right.

It's a very, very similar picture through to gates open. But what will happen after this?

First days of the festival.

WEDNESDAY

Totally dry, highs of 22.

Very similar, but is the low starting to spin downwards earlier than on the last run? 😶

 

 

THURSDAY

Totally dry, highs of 24.

 

But no! On this run the high pressure is only getting stronger on this run! This could be a SCORCHIO update! 🌞

 

 

FRIDAY

Totally dry, highs of 28.

There is a bit of a fight back from the low, but it is definitely weaker than in the 18Z. 😀

 

 

SATURDAY

Unfortunately there's rain around through most of Saturday, highs of 28. Nothing too bad though and warm at 24.

The low pressure is now starting to make an impression - but surely too little, too late, to ruin things? 🤔

 

 

 

SUNDAY

Dry and temps of 19.

 

FULLY REPELLED! 🍾

The pressure is reduced, leading to the lower temps, but the low doesn't come in.

 

SUMMARY

I think some will want to twist here with highs of 28 on Friday.

But it's a second update in a row where the low fails to in against the high. So that is promising.

But it's still TOO EARLY and we remain on a KNIFE. EDGE.

COME ONNNNNNNNNN LETS BE AVVIN YOUUU

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, moogster said:

This week end Hellfest is France is expecting 35+ degrees temps. They have giant water sprayers that shoot water up to 60 meters away. I am wondering if the GL crowed would love this or start screaming in horror "NO MUUUUUD!!!"

From what I read it all seems fine to me, just need to know a bit more as to choose my lower legs coverings. So keep up the good work Weather Thread!

Always shorts.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

Always shorts.

Some people just don't listen

[moogster]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

Always shorts.

Yeah that's probably it. plus I think the Covid pounds may not allow me to wear festival pants. Leggings for an eventual chilly night. 

[chazwwe]

2 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Always shorts.

Two shorts

[Sheffield Steve]

The midnight run of the Canadian GEM is out and apart from a few showers on Wednesday, predicts a dry festival with temperatures rising from around 21 on Wednesday up to a high of 29 by the Sunday. Too hot. They build an anticyclone over the UK by the Sunday. 

[FuzzyDunlop]

6 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

From Netweather:

34 / 35? 

If that happens, I will go home early. Or in an ambulance. Either or.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, Sheffield Steve said:

The midnight run of the Canadian GEM is out and apart from a few showers on Wednesday, predicts a dry festival with temperatures rising from around 21 on Wednesday up to a high of 29 by the Sunday. Too hot. They build an anticyclone over the UK by the Sunday. 

 

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

21 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Was it for that long? Blimey.  But even so, the ground remained essentially dry throughout 😁

This was the path by The Glade

[FuzzyDunlop]

4 minutes ago, Sheffield Steve said:

The midnight run of the Canadian GEM is out and apart from a few showers on Wednesday, predicts a dry festival with temperatures rising from around 21 on Wednesday up to a high of 29 by the Sunday. Too hot. They build an anticyclone over the UK by the Sunday. 

Apologies...What does that mean? 

[kevbizarre]

5 minutes ago, Sheffield Steve said:

The midnight run of the Canadian GEM is out and apart from a few showers on Wednesday, predicts a dry festival with temperatures rising from around 21 on Wednesday up to a high of 29 by the Sunday. Too hot. They build an anticyclone over the UK by the Sunday. 

Sweet baby cakes! Back in dreamland 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Back to seeing nothing all weekend 😪

[gigpusher]

Just now, FuzzyDunlop said:

Back to seeing nothing all weekend 😪

It's bad for all of us but it's quite the emotional roller coaster for you! 

I'd recommend having a chilly bottle of water and a fold down dog water bowl that you can at least put one hand at a time in! 

[gherkin8r]

8 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

34 / 35? 

If that happens, I will go home early. Or in an ambulance. Either or.

Swings and roundabouts.

[joeruss]

17 minutes ago, moogster said:

This week end Hellfest is France is expecting 35+ degrees temps. They have giant water sprayers that shoot water up to 60 meters away. I am wondering if the GL crowed would love this or start screaming in horror "NO MUUUUUD!!!"

From what I read it all seems fine to me, just need to know a bit more as to choose my lower legs coverings. So keep up the good work Weather Thread!

Went to Kappa festival in Turin a few years back, it was boiling and they had these rows of shower like things spraying cold mist you could stand under to cool down

[kevbizarre]

None of the usual weather forecast websites are showing anything near that heat for next weekend. I would be surprised if it actually happens 

[FuzzyDunlop]

6 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

It's bad for all of us but it's quite the emotional roller coaster for you! 

I'd recommend having a chilly bottle of water and a fold down dog water bowl that you can at least put one hand at a time in! 

Yeah. The worst is, I am genuinely scared. I'm scared of having a panic attack in it. Which means Im more likely to have 1. I havent had 1 for a long time, but I also havent been in the sun since. 

I am determined to enjoy the festival, but if there is a heatwave, the likelihood is, I'm going to suffer.

[doodlesbyben]

15 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

34 / 35? 

If that happens, I will go home early. Or in an ambulance. Either or.

You won’t be the only one. The 2017 Wednesday almost finished me off. I passed out in a slither of shade beside my tent having mild hallucinations (queued overnight so was tired too), just awful. 

The site wide cheer when that cloud covered the sun in the evening will stay with me forever. 

[moogster]

That's it. I''m going to stop reading this thread and just bring lots of layers. 

Who am I kidding. Am back in 10 mn.

[steviewevie]

Don't think it will get to 34/35...if it does FuzzyDunlop won't be the only one bailing out.

[briddj]

1 hour ago, zeppelin said:

Ha I was enjoying that set so much I don't even remember the rain 😅. 

Was between Hot Chip and Chems I think? I was under a massive tree with a few hundred others!