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June 26, 2009 at 8:40 am

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process

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looks like its gonna be a mudbath again…

Rain is being forecast for every day of the Glastonbury Festival including the possibilty of heavy thunderstorms this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Mirror.co.uk is sad to reveal.

The latest from the Met Office this afternoon reckons it may well rain every day at the Worthy Farm site in Somerset – although temperatures are set to remain high.

Glastonbury Festival weather could feature thunderstorms every day, says Met Office – mirror.co.uk

General weather situation, Fri 26 Jun 2009 to Tue 30 Jun 2009 A slack and rather warm, humid airstream will cover the area, bringing the likelihood of further thundery rain but also some sunshine.

Forecast for Fri 26 Jun 2009
Weather Cloud and outbreaks of rain clearing away during the morning to allow some spells of warm sunshine to develop, but with a risk of thundery showers developing again by late afternoon.
Temp at sea level Rising to an afternoon maximum of 22 Celsius.
Wind at sea level Light winds of 5 mph or less and with the direction variable, although an isolated strong gust could occur in or near heavy showers later.

Forecast for Sat 27 Jun 2009
Weather Sunny periods and becoming very warm but with the small risk of an isolated heavy shower affecting the site in the late afternoon.
Temp at sea level Rising to a midafternoon maximum of 24 Celsius.
Wind at sea level Rather variable in direction but mainly from the northwest, and no more than a light 5 to 10 mph.

Forecast for Sun 28 Jun 2009 Weather A good deal of very warm sunshine but with a moderate risk of some heavy, thundery showers affecting the site from mid to late afternoon through to the early evening.
Temp at sea level Rising to a midafternoon maximum of 25 Celsius.
Wind at sea level Light, mainly easterly, 5 to 10 mph. Risk of a few strong gusts near heavy showers.

Outlook for Mon 29 Jun 2009 to Tue 30 Jun 2009 Similar, with some very warm sunshine, but also with the likelihood of a few heavy, thundery afternoon showers, and also with temperatures a few degrees higher.

Glastonbury

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June 26, 2009 at 8:46 am

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ellie

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last year it chucked it down on the thursday night – but then dried out by friday night and was pretty dry for the rest of the weekend. With any luck it might be like that again with just rain today.

Don’t reckon it will be like the year before anyway!

I’ve been about 5 times and has always rained!

Hope it isnt too bad – my friend has gone and it is the first time she has ever camped :hopeless: having said that, i’d be pretty gutted if it was completely gorgeous weather the one year i dont go – but then i’m a jealous, bitter type of person! :laugh_at:
June 26, 2009 at 9:17 am

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Minghead

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yeah all our lot are there, ive been about 7 times now and as you soo rightly put it yesterday process its like alton towers!

i live not too far away, and its pouring down now! and it aint showing no sign of letting up! i realy thought it was gonna be a sunny glasto this year but hey ho! glade better be alright! the matterly bowl will be an utter nightnmare if it rains!

glastonbury does have a good lineup this year ( then again i spose its allways got a half decent lineup!) the techno looks pretty good this year! billy nasty josh wink etc, and i wouldnt mind seeing jarvis cocker, and rolf harris is allways worth a tickle!!

ive seen glastonbury change soo much and i just dont like what its become, yeah trash city is mega etc, but it really is such a different place since the travellers field has gone, i admit crime is lower, but its just not spreading the peace & love anymore!!

its all about an anti glasto knees up i reckons! everyone can be bitter together! mwhahahaha!:bounce_g:
June 26, 2009 at 9:33 am

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process

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Minghead;336810 wrote:

its all about an anti glasto knees up i reckons! everyone can be bitter together! mwhahahaha!:bounce_g:

:bounce_flash: :bounce_flash: :bounce_flash:
June 26, 2009 at 9:43 am

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Minghead

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its still chucking it down!
June 26, 2009 at 9:45 am

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SweetAss

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:laugh_at:Friday day weather
- Thundery Shower
- Max: 20°C
- Min: 14°C
- Wind: ENE 5mph
Saturday day weather
- Sunny Intervals
- Max: 22°C
- Min: 12°C
- Wind: W 6mph
Sunday day weather
- Light Rain Shower
- Max: 24°C
- Min: 16°C
- Wind: ENE 6mph
June 26, 2009 at 9:49 am

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Minghead

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SweetAss;336819 wrote:
:laugh_at:Friday day weather

Thundery Shower

Max: 20°C

Min: 14°C

Wind: ENE 5mph

Saturday day weather

Sunny Intervals

Max: 22°C

Min: 12°C

Wind: W 6mph

Sunday day weather

Light Rain Shower

Max: 24°C

Min: 16°C

Wind: ENE 6mph
allways they way innit, you spend £170 on a ticket, £800 on bits & bobs, then your life for the next month is spent pouring over the weather forcast!
June 26, 2009 at 9:49 am

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ellie

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djprocess;336812 wrote:

:bounce_flash: :bounce_flash: :bounce_flash:

why does it always say ash after your bouces?
June 26, 2009 at 9:53 am

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SweetAss

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Minghead;336822 wrote:

allways they way innit, you spend £170 on a ticket, £800 on bits & bobs, then your life for the next month is spent pouring over the weather forcast!

Very true mate……..

Don’t trust them usually, checked one before the Psy on the beach thing recently, stated it would be hammering it down, thunder, lightning etc…..

Couple of light showers yeh but it was pretty fine all night!!:love:
June 26, 2009 at 9:58 am

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process

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ellie;336823 wrote:

why does it always say ash after your bouces?

cause im special 😉
June 26, 2009 at 10:03 am

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Minghead

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SweetAss;336824 wrote:

Very true mate……..

Don’t trust them usually, checked one before the Psy on the beach thing recently, stated it would be hammering it down, thunder, lightning etc…..

Couple of light showers yeh but it was pretty fine all night!!:love:

har! i really wanted to come to that, but i was propper capatian insano by that point of the weekend! and i had to go out for a mates bbday, seone the night before ruined me! fooking lush sunny day in london though saturday day!
June 26, 2009 at 10:04 am

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General Lighting

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SweetAss;336824 wrote:

Don’t trust them usually, checked one before the Psy on the beach thing recently, stated it would be hammering it down, thunder, lightning etc…..

Couple of light showers yeh but it was pretty fine all night!!:love:

people get caught out because they aren’t “pessimistic” enough to keep looking at the forecast whenever they have access to the net.

Don’t use BBC or local media forecasts as they often have out of date info. The Met office update the regional observations and forecast every hour- they have some really smart people and computer kit, all paid for by our taxes so get your moneys worth!

if you get the met office weather gadget for your browser and spend a few minutes reading the site to work out how the weather is monitored (they explain it in simple terms so you don’t need to be a science brainbox) you can get very accurate forecasts, and observations are of course what is actually happening in each region…

I have kept a watch on the weather since 2001 when I became a regular cyclist – its possible to dodge a rain shower if you look at the “latest radar” bit and have reasonable geography/navigation skills and can work out the direction

and yes there is indeed a big cloud pattern right over SW England but with the rest of the UK staying mostly dry :laugh_at:
June 26, 2009 at 10:10 am

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SweetAss

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Minghead;336827 wrote:

har! i really wanted to come to that, but i was propper capatian insano by that point of the weekend! and i had to go out for a mates bbday, seone the night before ruined me! fooking lush sunny day in london though saturday day!

Yes mate had a wicked time, sat at the seone after party cooking in the sun……….not often that a banging techno dancefloor is cooler than outside!!!:weee:
June 26, 2009 at 10:11 am

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Minghead

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and yes there is indeed a big cloud pattern right over SW England but with the rest of the UK staying mostly dry :laugh_at:[/quote]

and its showing no signs of letting up! brizzal drizzal is avin it!
June 26, 2009 at 1:46 pm

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ellie

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listening to it on 6 music. Can’t believe the whip are playing the other stage. I stumbled across them at glasto (last yr or one before) playing just one of the small dance tents. HIghlight of my festie!

Making me want a beer and a cigarette
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