The Weather Thread 2023

[Alcatraz]

3 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

its a classic video ..... ? with the comment it will be nothing like this 

Think they were referring to Nal

 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Duggyfresh44 said:

I was there for that!!!! That’s what I call the Glastonbury spirit!

more like beer 🙂 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Alcatraz said:

Think they were referring to Nal

 

ah yeah 🙂 

[BlueJeansAndWhiteTshirts]

4 minutes ago, WelshWonderer said:

Unbelievably good or unbelievably bad?

Holding my breath here.....

[fred quimby]

1 minute ago, Duggyfresh44 said:

I was there for that!!!! That’s what I call the Glastonbury spirit!

😃It is a story I will tell until I die. It was Brilliant

[mikeydredlox]

6 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

The 15z is unbelievable

No, that's the EMF90

[fraybentos1]

7 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

its a classic video ..... ? with the comment it will be nothing like this 

Not you, I mean The Nal 

[broken monkey]

17 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

Nightmares!!

I've just always wanted to know...what did these people do next? Did they go home or did they pitch up somewhere else and let everything dry out? Or did the Eavii offer up accommodation in the cow shed? Anyone know?

We were camped in there. Water started rushing into our tent around 7am, so we dragged what clothes, bags, etc we could back to the car. By the time we returned, the water was waist high and the portaloos had overflowed into the lake. We had to abandon our tent and last few things. 

Myself, gf and bro ended up leaving later that day as my partner had also developed mumps overnight. But of a nightmare really.

Heard later on that the festival provided those effected with vouchers for the on-site Millets. 

[PolygonWindow]

ECMWF shows dry till Wed eve then a shower/light rain then dry into Fri midday (when the run ends). Massive improvement on the GFS for Mon and Tue too. Sun bit iffy tho.

 

https://charts.ecmwf.int/products/esuite_0078_medium-mslp-rain?base_time=202306131200&interval=6&projection=opencharts_europe&valid_time=202306231200

Edited June 13, 2023 by PolygonWindow

[catavento]

1 hour ago, duggyfresh32 said:

Saying that, I went with two people who were first timers - I thought it would put them off. They couldn't wait to go back in 2008. 2007 was a pain in the arse but I still have fond memories of it, as I do of every year. Even 1997. Radiohead for a start were PHENOMINAL.

I did that in 2007, basically an "and if I liked it that much when it was in that state?" Steward shifts up until Saturday evening stood in pissing rain, got a day off Sunday but promptly came down ill and could barely move, but couldn't wait to go back and tbh this week I'm like a kid in the run up to Christmas

[fred quimby]

11 minutes ago, broken monkey said:

We were camped in there. Water started rushing into our tent around 7am, so we dragged what clothes, bags, etc we could back to the car. By the time we returned, the water was waist high and the portaloos had overflowed into the lake. We had to abandon our tent and last few things. 

Myself, gf and bro ended up leaving later that day as my partner had also developed mumps overnight. But of a nightmare really.

Heard later on that the festival provided those effected with vouchers for the on-site Millets. 

Oh man, mumps on top as well.

[Skip997]

21 minutes ago, Duggyfresh44 said:

I was just up the hill from that. Walked to the bottom of Pennards and saw the devastation. Crowds of people looking on in disbelief. It was the most freakish weather I’ve ever seen in my life in the uk. 

I was in a van in T&C crew camping. I slept through the storm, completely unaware. Woke up needing a wee, opened the door to see The Green Room in the middle of a small lake. A mate turns up in an all areas site landrover and says "come on Skip, lets take a look round".

My abiding memory is of a lorry parked outside Joe Bananas, trying to offload wellies, it was like footage you see of aid lorries, with people fighting over the next pair.

[HyperTechnoHorse]

everyone in this thread:

[tazbang]

The latest 18z GFS is bringing in some serious heat in for Glasto weekend!

[briddj]

Been in the pub, so a summary 18Z.

TO GATES OPEN: Still some heavy rain on Monday morning, but now CLEAR on Tuesday morning. Barely any rain after Monday morning to gates open.

WEDNESDAY: Tiny amount of rain, highs of 22.

THURSDAY: Completely dry! Compared to the all-day rain on the 12Z. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY: Completely dry, high building in! Highs of 20.

SATURDAY: Completely dry, ooh a finger! Highs of 25.

SUNDAY: Completely dry, we're high! Highs of 29.

SUMMARY: WHAT A RUN! Though some will fear those weekend temps.

[FuzzyDunlop]

4 hours ago, briddj said:

Been in the pub, so a summary 18Z.

TO GATES OPEN: Still some heavy rain on Monday morning, but now CLEAR on Tuesday morning. Barely any rain after Monday morning to gates open.

WEDNESDAY: Tiny amount of rain, highs of 22.

THURSDAY: Completely dry! Compared to the all-day rain on the 12Z. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY: Completely dry, high building in! Highs of 20.

SATURDAY: Completely dry, ooh a finger! Highs of 25.

SUNDAY: Completely dry, we're high! Highs of 29.

SUMMARY: WHAT A RUN! Though some will fear those weekend temps.

Urgh.

[fightoffyour]

We are Freddy, and we all got fingered.

[BlueJeansAndWhiteTshirts]

5 hours ago, briddj said:

Been in the pub, so a summary 18Z.

TO GATES OPEN: Still some heavy rain on Monday morning, but now CLEAR on Tuesday morning. Barely any rain after Monday morning to gates open.

WEDNESDAY: Tiny amount of rain, highs of 22.

THURSDAY: Completely dry! Compared to the all-day rain on the 12Z. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY: Completely dry, high building in! Highs of 20.

SATURDAY: Completely dry, ooh a finger! Highs of 25.

SUNDAY: Completely dry, we're high! Highs of 29.

SUMMARY: WHAT A RUN! Though some will fear those weekend temps.

This was beautiful to wake up to 🌞 

[fightoffyour]

00z BB (before @briddj) summary:

Heaviest pre-festival rain coming through on Tuesday throughout most of the daytime but not torrential amounts.

Weds-Thurs dry 20C

Fri afternoon showers 21C

Sat dry we start to get fingered 24C

Sun dry finger gets chopped off back down to 21C

[Miathedog]

BBC still showing a fair bit of rain up until Friday, be nice if they would get rid of that now! 

[Duggyfresh44]

It’s going to be a classic.

Hi Karen btw 😁

[Duggyfresh44]

46 minutes ago, Miathedog said:

BBC still showing a fair bit of rain up until Friday, be nice if they would get rid of that now! 

Since the BBC stopped using the Met Office I think their forecasting is based on what Geoff who’s always in the pub says.

[2019]

Looking quite nice this morning. Dry across the opening days wed/Thur/Fri, light winds, 20c.

A couple of bumps before the festival are showing up. Sunday 18th could make things a bit damp.

and then again on Tuesday 20th, but I only have icon13's word for it.

 

I don't even look at the weather this much when I'm out sailing.

[Avalon_Fields]

7 hours ago, briddj said:

Been in the pub, so a summary 18Z.

TO GATES OPEN: Still some heavy rain on Monday morning, but now CLEAR on Tuesday morning. Barely any rain after Monday morning to gates open.

WEDNESDAY: Tiny amount of rain, highs of 22.

THURSDAY: Completely dry! Compared to the all-day rain on the 12Z. Highs of 22.

FRIDAY: Completely dry, high building in! Highs of 20.

SATURDAY: Completely dry, ooh a finger! Highs of 25.

SUNDAY: Completely dry, we're high! Highs of 29.

SUMMARY: WHAT A RUN! Though some will fear those weekend temps.

I can’t believe how important this is to me and my general sense of wellbeing. I’m clinging to the optimism of this forecast! 

[FuzzyDunlop]

4 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

I can’t believe how important this is to me and my general sense of wellbeing. I’m clinging to the optimism of this forecast! 

Me too, I am praying it's wrong