The Weather Thread 2023

[Trunks1993]

why does a good GFS run lift me so high. Hate it. Rent free. I'm in the palm of it's hands.

[4AssedMonkey]

15 minutes ago, briddj said:

We are still left hoping for a fingering to clear up the weekend. What will the 12Z bring?

GATES OPEN

Only a very small amount of rain around on the Monday now, dry on Tuesday and for gates open on Wednesday AM. The site will be bone dry based on this. Stays dry all day with highs of 19-20.

 

Totally different appearance for the low pressure in this run (right), however, compared to the 0Z (left). Where will we go?

THURSDAY

There's no doubt here the high is winning, pushing the low pressure out west. Very, very small possibility of early evening rain. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY

Again effectively a dry day, with completely insignificant rainfall - would be burned away by the temperatures of 23.

SATURDAY

High pressure build yet further, leading to an increase in max temperatures to 24. Completely dry.

This is the different in the position of the high pressure in the last two runs. Latest on the right.

SUNDAY

A FINGERING! More high pressure! No rain! Max temps of 24!

 

SUMMARY

The best run we've had for a long time, with hardly any rain and very good temperatures.

This is pretty much perfect (though a few would drop weekend temps a bit). But remember, it's still TOO EARLY.

Stick.  Stick.  STICK.  f**king STICK!!!!!

[PolygonWindow]

We need consistency across future runs now!

[George_92]

19 minutes ago, briddj said:

We are still left hoping for a fingering to clear up the weekend. What will the 12Z bring?

GATES OPEN

Only a very small amount of rain around on the Monday now, dry on Tuesday and for gates open on Wednesday AM. The site will be bone dry based on this. Stays dry all day with highs of 19-20.

 

Totally different appearance for the low pressure in this run (right), however, compared to the 0Z (left). Where will we go?

THURSDAY

There's no doubt here the high is winning, pushing the low pressure out west. Very, very small possibility of early evening rain. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY

Again effectively a dry day, with completely insignificant rainfall - would be burned away by the temperatures of 23.

SATURDAY

High pressure build yet further, leading to an increase in max temperatures to 24. Completely dry.

This is the different in the position of the high pressure in the last two runs. Latest on the right.

SUNDAY

A FINGERING! More high pressure! No rain! Max temps of 24!

 

SUMMARY

The best run we've had for a long time, with hardly any rain and very good temperatures.

This is pretty much perfect (though a few would drop weekend temps a bit). But remember, it's still TOO EARLY.

this is the one! 

[catavento]

12 minutes ago, Trunks1993 said:

why does a good GFS run lift me so high. Hate it. Rent free. I'm in the palm of it's hands.

Me every other time there's a GFS run: it's unreliable, it's probably an outlier anyway, far too early

Me when it's a GFS run I like: sounds good, see you then

[stopwn1981]

It on - the finger goes hard

[Justcalledtosay]

13 minutes ago, Sheffield Steve said:

wowowow, as we have seen, a vast improvement.  Still a chance of a shower on Wednesday.  And some rain does push through on Thursday, but the increasing pressure does it’s best to keep it minimal. It tries to bring the odd shower on Friday too, but I’d think that unlikely and after that, it’s dry dry dry right through until Monday.

Lovely to see, let’s hope it’s a trend, but will be all change again tomorrow!
 

That’s my guy!

[Neil]

These warmer days.... Is it climate change or are we having a summer?

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

19 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I will not cease from Mental Fight,

Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand:

Till we not a f**king raindrop falls,

On Michael Eavis's green & pleasant Land.

How does it get so green and pleasant?

[sunnyshoes]

Amazing - both of those forecasts sound perfect. 👌👌 Let's hope they stay like that and that a storm hits West Yorkshire this evening to clear the air. The lightning map is showing tons of lightning around the UK. 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Urgh

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, Neil said:

These warmer days.... Is it climate change or are we having a summer?

Can't say from just these few weeks, but the overall worldwide trend of the past few years strongly indicates climate change and it's going to get nasty

[FuzzyDunlop]

Im now at peace that it'll be a shitshow & I wont see much.

So Im a bit more Zen about it than I was at weekend. It'll be hot & rancid. Dont worry

[Neil]

8 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Can't say from just these few weeks, but the overall worldwide trend of the past few years strongly indicates climate change and it's going to get nasty

british summers have been noticed before, its when the rain is warm.

[tigger123]

39 minutes ago, churlie100 said:

If I was talking absolute dream fest I'd drop all the temps by like 2/3 degrees, but I am beyond thrilled at that, especially given what we've had so far. STICK STICK STICK.

 

43 minutes ago, briddj said:

We are still left hoping for a fingering to clear up the weekend. What will the 12Z bring?

GATES OPEN

Only a very small amount of rain around on the Monday now, dry on Tuesday and for gates open on Wednesday AM. The site will be bone dry based on this. Stays dry all day with highs of 19-20.

 

Totally different appearance for the low pressure in this run (right), however, compared to the 0Z (left). Where will we go?

THURSDAY

There's no doubt here the high is winning, pushing the low pressure out west. Very, very small possibility of early evening rain. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY

Again effectively a dry day, with completely insignificant rainfall - would be burned away by the temperatures of 23.

SATURDAY

High pressure build yet further, leading to an increase in max temperatures to 24. Completely dry.

This is the different in the position of the high pressure in the last two runs. Latest on the right.

SUNDAY

A FINGERING! More high pressure! No rain! Max temps of 24!

 

SUMMARY

The best run we've had for a long time, with hardly any rain and very good temperatures.

This is pretty much perfect (though a few would drop weekend temps a bit). But remember, it's still TOO EARLY.

Literally perfect!!

[Isaact]

44 minutes ago, briddj said:

We are still left hoping for a fingering to clear up the weekend. What will the 12Z bring?

GATES OPEN

Only a very small amount of rain around on the Monday now, dry on Tuesday and for gates open on Wednesday AM. The site will be bone dry based on this. Stays dry all day with highs of 19-20.

 

Totally different appearance for the low pressure in this run (right), however, compared to the 0Z (left). Where will we go?

THURSDAY

There's no doubt here the high is winning, pushing the low pressure out west. Very, very small possibility of early evening rain. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY

Again effectively a dry day, with completely insignificant rainfall - would be burned away by the temperatures of 23.

SATURDAY

High pressure build yet further, leading to an increase in max temperatures to 24. Completely dry.

This is the different in the position of the high pressure in the last two runs. Latest on the right.

SUNDAY

A FINGERING! More high pressure! No rain! Max temps of 24!

 

SUMMARY

The best run we've had for a long time, with hardly any rain and very good temperatures.

This is pretty much perfect (though a few would drop weekend temps a bit). But remember, it's still TOO EARLY.

[dingbat2]

I find myself weirdly drawn to this thread this year despite not having a ticket. In previous years I would only dip in and out as it was too much of a rollercoaster, but I suppose because as I have no "skin in the game" this year I can dip into this thread more often without panicking either way (heat or rain)

Only observations I would make are....

1. It has been really dry for a long time so ground is hard and unlikely to change much over next few days, so unlikely to be a mudbath whatever happens over the fesitival weekend. Might be a few muddy bits here and there if it rains hard but nothing to get excited about. 2016 was a bit of a mess due to the weeks leading up to the festival, just check out some of he videos of the site build the weekend before 2016 to see how much of a mess the site was in the weekend before gates open. I cant see than happening this year

2. Nothing matters until the oracle that is the Countryfile forecast is shown this Sunday...

 

Enjoy everybody, its going to be just fine

 

RIP Bigdog

[Phoenix Girl]

9 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Im now at peace that it'll be a shitshow & I wont see much.

So Im a bit more Zen about it than I was at weekend. It'll be hot & rancid. Dont worry

Yeah it’s hot isn’t it. But I’ll take it for the team. 

[Avalon_Fields]

Can this really be it, settled? 

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

1 hour ago, briddj said:

We are still left hoping for a fingering to clear up the weekend. What will the 12Z bring?

GATES OPEN

Only a very small amount of rain around on the Monday now, dry on Tuesday and for gates open on Wednesday AM. The site will be bone dry based on this. Stays dry all day with highs of 19-20.

 

Totally different appearance for the low pressure in this run (right), however, compared to the 0Z (left). Where will we go?

THURSDAY

There's no doubt here the high is winning, pushing the low pressure out west. Very, very small possibility of early evening rain. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY

Again effectively a dry day, with completely insignificant rainfall - would be burned away by the temperatures of 23.

SATURDAY

High pressure build yet further, leading to an increase in max temperatures to 24. Completely dry.

This is the different in the position of the high pressure in the last two runs. Latest on the right.

SUNDAY

A FINGERING! More high pressure! No rain! Max temps of 24!

 

SUMMARY

The best run we've had for a long time, with hardly any rain and very good temperatures.

This is pretty much perfect (though a few would drop weekend temps a bit). But remember, it's still TOO EARLY.

Thanks @briddjyou're a star for these updates 😊

(P.s. I reserve the right to change my opinion weather dependant)

[Radicles]

I can’t believe that it’s been almost an hour without a sensationalist take on the forecasted weather, wow!

[Calum stoke]

1 hour ago, stopwn1981 said:

It on - the finger goes hard

Just shared pics of the latest run update with a Glastonbury WhatsApp group. Mate asked what a fingering was. Sent this. 😆

[fightoffyour]

Too wet, too cold. Twist.

[4AssedMonkey]

Just now, fightoffyour said:

Too wet, too cold. Twist.

The Weather Gods have seen fit to intervene for us and your ingratitude could see us all swept away in a storm of Biblical proportions.  Do not anger them with your flagrant disrespect.  HE HAS DOOMED US ALL!!!!  STONE THE HERETIC!!!!

[fightoffyour]

7 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

The Weather Gods have seen fit to intervene for us and your ingratitude could see us all swept away in a storm of Biblical proportions.  Do not anger them with your flagrant disrespect.  HE HAS DOOMED US ALL!!!!  STONE THE HERETIC!!!!

Edited June 12, 2023 by fightoffyour