The Weather Thread 2024

[westholtschic]

1 minute ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

 

Although, looking at the webcam, it does appear to be cloudier over the farm than it is 20 miles away. Still lovely though

Lovely in Wookey at the moment 😀

[The Nal]

YR have also updated now with rain coming in. Was dry previously. 

 

These are worrying times. 

 

[Ayrshire Chris]

Still plenty time for forecasts to turn round, then round again, then round again.  Showers are basically hit and miss. That’s why bbc, met office all show % chance of rain at 33%. In other words they arnt sure. 

[4AssedMonkey]

16 minutes ago, eatingglitter said:

Here are the steps I have taken:
Spent £40 a brand new poncho
Bought a dry robe with waterproofing as a secondary option
Bought new waterproof walking boots in case my OTHER pair of waterproof walking boots get too wet
Have brought out the waterproof trousers
Have waterproofed our poptop roof that we won't even be using
Have told all my friends they need to buy waterproof gear 
Have several pairs of gaiters saved in my notes folder to order.

I also buried a sausage.

Is this sufficient? Do the Gods want more? I can offer more if needed?

 

[Jacko45]

7 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Still plenty time for forecasts to turn round, then round again, then round again.  Showers are basically hit and miss. That’s why bbc, met office all show % chance of rain at 33%. In other words they arnt sure. 

 

Also the huge positive is the next 7 days forecast on-site. Glorious sunshine low 20's. 

 

That's massively important drying time. 

[EavisAintDead]

10 minutes ago, Jacko45 said:

 

Also the huge positive is the next 7 days forecast on-site. Glorious sunshine low 20's. 

 

That's massively important drying time. 

How dry do you want it? Not sure there's any moisture after this weekend 

[rlandy95]

The 00Z and 06Z for Wednesday gate opens are like chalk and cheese, hold on everyone 🎢

[AdrianH]

6Z GFS has added some rain for Saturday and dropped it for Wednesday. Messy out in the Atlantic though - it's going to come down how close it gets to the UK, if it stays far enough away, we end up with a scorchio scenario like the ECM.

[Superscally]

 

49 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

@Superscallyprobably the best man to do a comparison for you.

Yeah, it wasn't so bad. Its just tiring being on feet all day. Number one thing is if it's wet, have a chair if you need to take breaks and obviously be considerate in your use of em - people seemed to be at Download.

This wasn't as bad as 2016

Edited June 17 by Superscally

[Jacko45]

22 minutes ago, EavisAintDead said:

How dry do you want it? Not sure there's any moisture after this weekend 

 

There was a fair amount of rain - Thurs/Friday/Saturday on-site. 

[kemosabe]

1 minute ago, Jacko45 said:

 

There was a fair amount of rain - Thurs/Friday/Saturday on-site. 

I think the people on the ground there now are saying it's pretty dry tbf. The real issue is gonna be the rain (or not) over the festvial now. 

[briddj]

After the 00Z gave us the F.E.A.R., what will become of us on the 06Z? Let's find out!

 

THROUGH TO GATES OPEN

 

No rain of any note whatsover and won't be a problem for the ground.

 

Dry with temps of 19-22 through to Wednesday.

 

 

GATES OPEN & WEDNESDAY

 

Yes! Back to dry for gates open! Massive improvement.

 

 

 

Highs of 20-22 on a lovely, dry Wednesday.

 

 

You can see that high pressure is in a much better place on this right (most recent on the right.)

 

 

THURSDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 21-23.

 

 

FRIDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 22-24.

 

 

SATURDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 23-25.

 

 

Much improved pressure picture on Saturday, with the pocket of lower pressure pushed out. Most recent on the right.

 

 

SUNDAY

 

A tiny dribble of rain around in the evening. But highs again of 23-25.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Hooray! A return to a great forecast.

 

But hold onto your hats, there's still a definite KNIFE EDGE over low pressure vs. high pressure.

[briddj]

25 minutes ago, AdrianH said:

6Z GFS has added some rain for Saturday and dropped it for Wednesday. Messy out in the Atlantic though - it's going to come down how close it gets to the UK, if it stays far enough away, we end up with a scorchio scenario like the ECM.

 

There's no rain on the Saturday on the 06Z.

[joeruss]

1 minute ago, briddj said:

After the 00Z gave us the F.E.A.R., what will become of us on the 06Z? Let's find out!

 

THROUGH TO GATES OPEN

 

No rain of any note whatsover and won't be a problem for the ground.

 

Dry with temps of 19-22 through to Wednesday.

 

 

GATES OPEN & WEDNESDAY

 

Yes! Back to dry for gates open! Massive improvement.

 

 

 

Highs of 20-22 on a lovely, dry Wednesday.

 

 

You can see that high pressure is in a much better place on this right (most recent on the right.)

 

 

THURSDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 21-23.

 

 

FRIDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 22-24.

 

 

SATURDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 23-25.

 

 

Much improved pressure picture on Saturday, with the pocket of lower pressure pushed out. Most recent on the right.

 

 

SUNDAY

 

A tiny dribble of rain around in the evening. But highs again of 23-25.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Hooray! A return to a great forecast.

 

But hold onto your hats, there's still a definite KNIFE EDGE over low pressure vs. high pressure.

 

Thats more like it  😃

[Jacko45]

1 minute ago, briddj said:

After the 00Z gave us the F.E.A.R., what will become of us on the 06Z? Let's find out!

 

THROUGH TO GATES OPEN

 

No rain of any note whatsover and won't be a problem for the ground.

 

Dry with temps of 19-22 through to Wednesday.

 

 

GATES OPEN & WEDNESDAY

 

Yes! Back to dry for gates open! Massive improvement.

 

 

 

Highs of 20-22 on a lovely, dry Wednesday.

 

 

You can see that high pressure is in a much better place on this right (most recent on the right.)

 

 

THURSDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 21-23.

 

 

FRIDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 22-24.

 

 

SATURDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 23-25.

 

 

Much improved pressure picture on Saturday, with the pocket of lower pressure pushed out. Most recent on the right.

 

 

SUNDAY

 

A tiny dribble of rain around in the evening. But highs again of 23-25.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Hooray! A return to a great forecast.

 

But hold onto your hats, there's still a definite KNIFE EDGE over low pressure vs. high pressure.

 

 

[AdrianH]

3 minutes ago, briddj said:

 

There's no rain on the Saturday on the 06Z.

 

I meant the coming Saturday - not the festival itself

[briddj]

Just now, AdrianH said:

 

I meant the coming Saturday - not the festival itself

 

Ah sorry yeah. But that's absolutely nothing.

[Nobody Interesting]

6 minutes ago, briddj said:

After the 00Z gave us the F.E.A.R., what will become of us on the 06Z? Let's find out!

 

THROUGH TO GATES OPEN

 

No rain of any note whatsover and won't be a problem for the ground.

 

Dry with temps of 19-22 through to Wednesday.

 

 

GATES OPEN & WEDNESDAY

 

Yes! Back to dry for gates open! Massive improvement.

 

 

 

Highs of 20-22 on a lovely, dry Wednesday.

 

 

You can see that high pressure is in a much better place on this right (most recent on the right.)

 

 

THURSDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 21-23.

 

 

FRIDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 22-24.

 

 

SATURDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 23-25.

 

 

Much improved pressure picture on Saturday, with the pocket of lower pressure pushed out. Most recent on the right.

 

 

SUNDAY

 

A tiny dribble of rain around in the evening. But highs again of 23-25.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Hooray! A return to a great forecast.

 

But hold onto your hats, there's still a definite KNIFE EDGE over low pressure vs. high pressure.

 

I take the blame for the bad forecasts.

Last night I put our sun brollies in the bag.

After the bad forecasts I took them out earlier and replaced them with the rain umbrella.

[devonhammer]

1 minute ago, AdrianH said:

 

I meant the coming Saturday - not the festival itself

 Even the festival itself looks risky. On a ridge, but we don't have high pressure. To be fair, that's a risk of a few light showers, not a risk of a downpour. Only 6 sleeps until Countryfile.

[gigpusher]

3 hours ago, foodmad said:

As a lurker, a lot of people advising patience as we’re still 10 days out. how many days before can we say with reasonable certainty that this is what the weather will be.

 

Just so i can decide whether to buy a few wet weather items! 

Yesterday morning I woke up and looked at my local weather forecast for the day. It said there was going to be 2 hours of thunder in 2 hours time. We have one very noise sensitive dog who is terrified of thunder so I quickly told my husband we need to get ready and go and get the dogs out as there's going to be 80% chance of thunder in 2 hours time. By the time we were walking I checked the app again (about 30 minutes later) and the thunder had gone and been replaced with light rain. By the time it actually came round we got about 5 minutes of drizzle and it was actually quite warm. I tell you this story to demonstrate that even by the time we get to the festival it will still not be clear what the weather holds in store for us for 5 days. Only somebody completely foolhardy doesn't have some form of preparation for both rain and sun. Regardless of the forecast on the weekend before the festival I will be packing waterproofs, walking boots, sun screen and a handheld fan.

[EavisAintDead]

10 minutes ago, briddj said:

After the 00Z gave us the F.E.A.R., what will become of us on the 06Z? Let's find out!

 

THROUGH TO GATES OPEN

 

No rain of any note whatsover and won't be a problem for the ground.

 

Dry with temps of 19-22 through to Wednesday.

 

 

GATES OPEN & WEDNESDAY

 

Yes! Back to dry for gates open! Massive improvement.

 

 

 

Highs of 20-22 on a lovely, dry Wednesday.

 

 

You can see that high pressure is in a much better place on this right (most recent on the right.)

 

 

THURSDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 21-23.

 

 

FRIDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 22-24.

 

 

SATURDAY

 

Completely dry, highs of 23-25.

 

 

Much improved pressure picture on Saturday, with the pocket of lower pressure pushed out. Most recent on the right.

 

 

SUNDAY

 

A tiny dribble of rain around in the evening. But highs again of 23-25.

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Hooray! A return to a great forecast.

 

But hold onto your hats, there's still a definite KNIFE EDGE over low pressure vs. high pressure.

Do these runs give any indication of low/night time temps? 

[briddj]

4 minutes ago, EavisAintDead said:

Do these runs give any indication of low/night time temps? 

 

12 at 3am on the Thursday morning, 14 the other days, then 17 at 3am on Monday morning.

[Aragorn]

roll on the ensembles for the 06z 

[Radicles]

6 minutes ago, Aragorn said:

roll on the ensembles for the 06z 

When do the 06z ensembles get published?

[Euphoricape]

I blame myself for this mornings extinction level event charts. Last night I told my wife I was only gonna bring trainers. I can only apologise