Crazyfool01 Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 9 hours ago, Neil said: that land doesn't really drain, it needs growing stuff to suck the water from its depths. I mean it drains pretty quickly with a little sun . Have seen it go from swamp like to solid over the space of a few days . And that’s before they added loads of extra drainage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 15 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said: I mean it drains pretty quickly with a little sun . Have seen it go from swamp like to solid over the space of a few days . And that’s before they added loads of extra drainage That's just surface. Problem is it's saturated right down- that doesn't drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blisterpack Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 10 minutes ago, Neil said: That's just surface. Problem is it's saturated right down- that doesn't drain. Will 11 weeks (spring/summer weeks at that) make any sort of difference do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoricape Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 1 minute ago, Blisterpack said: Will 11 weeks (spring/summer weeks at that) make any sort of difference do you think? High pressure taking over next week. Land will very bone dry by June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 5 minutes ago, Blisterpack said: Will 11 weeks (spring/summer weeks at that) make any sort of difference do you think? Yes . Definitely if we get a few weeks dry weather the water table will drop … still no need for worry at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlotteB Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 12 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said: warm rather than sunny I think 🙂 well 19 degrees warm 11 hours ago, Neil said: An outlandish rumour then! Glorious where I am 🥳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, CharlotteB said: Glorious where I am 🥳 Overcast in Bristol. It won't be drying the farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashwell Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Surely all the rays of sunshine that we have here will dry the ground out, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 8 minutes ago, Cashwell said: Surely all the rays of sunshine that we have here will dry the ground out, no? Any warmth will help . It’s not really that sunny here but it all aids evaporation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyhack Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Fed up with the weather: just been raining, is raining or will be raining shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Plenty of time for it all to sort itself out. Don’t start panicking until 2 weeks out 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierc Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, grumpyhack said: Fed up with the weather: just been raining, is raining or will be raining shortly. Yeah. It's not been much better here in SE England. The quantity of rain we've had to endure since Christmas has been ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Keep the faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Dead Yet Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Ground water levels are high but ground water levels do drop, despite some suggesting they do not. If they did not drop then the UK is forever flooded. Ground water will drain into vast underground natural reservoirs and then slowly release in springs and drain out into rivers and the sea. Overcast weather is also great for drying, sun is a bonus but dry and warming weather will dry. Wind is also superb at drying the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Pee Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 39 minutes ago, Not Dead Yet said: Ground water levels are high but ground water levels do drop, despite some suggesting they do not. If they did not drop then the UK is forever flooded. Ground water will drain into vast underground natural reservoirs and then slowly release in springs and drain out into rivers and the sea. Overcast weather is also great for drying, sun is a bonus but dry and warming weather will dry. Wind is also superb at drying the surface. It is also influenced by height AMSL plus the soil / ground composition. The south downs / Hampshire area with the chalky aquifers will have the ground water causing challenges in some areas for the next several months even if it does not rain for the next several months. The areas is like a soaking sponge. Pilton is higher / more hilly and will start to lose the high ground water levels more quickly. As long as we get some breaks rainfall wise in the 6 to 4 weeks pre festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlotteB Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 If the weather was exactly like this at Glasto I'd be chuffed. Could do with drier ground, mind 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Enjoy the 3 days of half decent weather we're going to get before it all turns to sh*t again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerqueen Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 I've realised that for at least the last two Glastos I haven't spent weeks in the lead up looking out of the window, and commenting on whether it's raining or not and what that means for the condition of the ground at the festival (much I'm sure to the delight of all my colleagues). That's because the last few years it hasn't been as wet in the long term run up and I've been saying "it doesn't matter so much about immediately before the festival, it's how much the ground is saturated" (again much to the interest of my colleagues). I'm sure 2016 was so bad because it had been raining forever beforehand and new rain had nowhere to go. Ah well, acoustic lineup is ok - I can shelter in there if need be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Just mown the lawn … sun is out it’s all good today . Perfect drying weather . Keep the faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike_Like_A_Mum Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 (edited) Finally FINALLY some dry weather up in the east too! Feeling like I can start thinking about camping again 👏🏼 Edited April 12 by Bike_Like_A_Mum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barneym Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Does anyone know when we will start getting the stick and diver updates, that’s the only source I trust now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamingofsunnydays Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, Barneym said: Does anyone know when we will start getting the stick and diver updates, that’s the only source I trust now 1st June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipsteak Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 4 hours ago, Barneym said: Does anyone know when we will start getting the stick and diver updates, that’s the only source I trust now We're gonna need a bigger stick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield Steve Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 8 of the major meteorological agencies around the world have released their temperature forecasts for June. All 8 have gone for a warmer than average June in the Glastonbury area, some considerably so. Given the effect global warming has had on the climate and the temperature records that have been broken over the last year, that’s no real surprise, but nice to see such consistency nonetheless. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubenz Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 Was thinking about this recently and how it hasn't stopped raining since last July! The ground must be mega saturated. There must be many new glasto goers from the last few years who have never experienced the joys of a wet and muddy one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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