The Weather Thread 2022

[The Nal]

The filth just turned up to arrest Gav

[Billy Corgan's Ego]

If Gav's update holds true (it won't), then I'd guess that this year's weather would go straight into the top 3 of all time (certainly this century). 

Very very positive indeed. 

[FuzzyDunlop]

2 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

The forecast rain on Sunday and Monday is nowhere near enough to cause any problems from the current position we're in. And then the main music days are pleasant temps, a max of 24C at midday on one day and there are cries of too hot? Give me a break

It's a great run, it's got potential for the best festival weather ever all round. And I mean for everyone, cause obviously 2019 can't actually be topped.

2017 was the best weather the festival has had for me. Wednesday was not good, the rest was good for everyone.

2019 & 2010 - the worst.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Fair play. I had it in my head it was the torrential rain on the Friday before that destroyed the site and those videos popped up of water bursting out of the ground. Happy to be wrong though. 

That was the final straw. It was the high water table that had it spilling out of the ground, because it had nowhere to flow.

[fightoffyour]

1 minute ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

2017 was the best weather the festival has had for me. Wednesday was not good, the rest was good for everyone.

2019 & 2010 - the worst.

Ok could be 2017 if it didn't rain, can't remember now. I'm sure 2010 was just sunny but not too hot.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

That was the final straw. It was the high water table that had it spilling out of the ground, because it had nowhere to flow.

Ah there we go then, funny how I have no memory of the rain before 😂

[AlexOvd]

4 minutes ago, Billy Corgan's Ego said:

If Gav's update holds true (it won't), then I'd guess that this year's weather would go straight into the top 3 of all time (certainly this century). 

Very very positive indeed. 

We all know it won't be. We can only dream. 

[scaryclaireyfairy]

From what I remember, even in 2016 the ground dried out a fair bit at first. Then more wet things happened and it got churned up and that was that.

[4AssedMonkey]

2 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Fair play. I had it in my head it was the torrential rain on the Friday before that destroyed the site and those videos popped up of water bursting out of the ground. Happy to be wrong though. 

2016 had one of the wettest Springs on record, then the 10-14 days beforehand were cold with the odd biblical downpour.  there was no chance of it drying/draining away and that was what screwed it.  At least this year it's been dry and warm in advance, so the water can soak in or evaporate.  The main concern I've got over the latest forecast is the big dip in temperature after the heavy rain this weekend.  That will have a big impact on how quickly the mud dries.  Think the heavy rain this weekend is pretty much nailed on but the actual festival weather could still change.  Fingers crossed.

[CanadianGuy]

Edit : wrong thread

Edited June 14, 2022 by CanadianGuy

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

2017 was the best weather the festival has had for me. Wednesday was not good, the rest was good for everyone.

2019 & 2010 - the worst.

2019 was awful, I suffered in that heat on the Saturday morning. 

[pehaw]

This could end up as good as 2010!

[deebeedoobee]

59 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

2016 had a lot higher water table. Based on the ground reports the well is super dry so not the same mud risks. 

We definitely had water in the well in 2015 - 2018. None to speak of in 2020 or 2021. This year we have had none since January. In fact we now have ferns and stuff growing up. It’s less of a well and more of a vertical greenhouse.

[stopwn1981]

When do the traders pull on? Same time as these biblical piss downs just in time to turn it into no man’s land at the Somme?

[Fred Zepplin]

6 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

From what I remember, even in 2016 the ground dried out a fair bit at first. Then more wet things happened and it got churned up and that was that.

I can’t even remember 2016 being bad. 2007 was my first festival so I’m sure I would have remembered it really well anyway but there’s no way I’m forgetting the weather that year. 2016 however I can’t really remember complaining about the weather. 

[squirrelarmy]

A little bit of rain the weekend before is probably a good thing. If the ground stays as hard as it is now everyone is going to be needing mallets to put tent pegs in. Softer ground will make it a little easier when it comes to erecting time. 

[westholtschic]

3 minutes ago, stopwn1981 said:

When do the traders pull on? Same time as these biblical piss downs just in time to turn it into no man’s land at the Somme?

Sunday normally 

[fightoffyour]

2 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Softer ground will make it a little easier when it comes to erecting time. 

[stopwn1981]

2 minutes ago, westholtschic said:

Sunday normally 

Oops

[kingmonkey1980]

17 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

Ok could be 2017 if it didn't rain, can't remember now. I'm sure 2010 was just sunny but not too hot.

It was boiling! Remember watching England v Germany and absolutely melting. I’d take it again though 100%

[scrippit]

Rain or shine, Gav’s a hero.

[Chip Batch]

21 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

Ok could be 2017 if it didn't rain, can't remember now. I'm sure 2010 was just sunny but not too hot.

2010 was really hot every day. Forced out the tent by 8am. It got to be nice about 7pm when some of the heat eased back. I found it difficult in between but would still definitely take it 

Edited June 14, 2022 by Chip Batch

[MoonBuggy]

2010 was great overall, but I do have a definite memory of having to climb inside the A board outside one of the food places to get some shade! 

[FuzzyDunlop]

26 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

Ok could be 2017 if it didn't rain, can't remember now. I'm sure 2010 was just sunny but not too hot.

2010 was boiling. 

2017 had a very hot wednesday, but cooled down to about 18-20 Thur to Sun & dry.

[SighMo]

We need a thread where only the Weather thread big hitters can post leaving the rest of us plebs to interpret how we like and continue to wind each other up.