Weather at Glade 2009?

[Inastate_]

Anybody know how to find the long range forecasts with no likely basis in reality?

Need to spice things up a bit with some predictions of torrential floods and gale force winds.

[liggins]

Met check gives 2 weeks forecast for free but last year a festival could sign up to them and it would give a forecast for it for months before..

(i did check it most days at work and it predicted every possible combination of weather except snow, so i it really isn't worth taking seriously until around july 10th)

[pre-s-ton]

it cant be worse than glade 07, so wats to worry about?!

[admin]

As discussed here, Metcheck's free forecasts for Glade aren't properly set up yet - it's currently predicting what looks like a combination of Biblical floods and nuclear blast temperatures and winds.

Long-range forecasts for a climate like Britain's are inherently unreliable - even with some of today's fastest supercomputers, you shouldn't trust anything more than five days beforehand. So, like you say, don't take it seriously until 10 July at the earliest.

There are services that do charge shitloads who claim greater accuracy using sunspot cycles etc - some festivals do use them, as do big agricultural companies, but it's debatable whether the info they provide is any better than Farmer Palmer and his "red sky at night, get orf moi laaaand!" approach.

[Amber]

Met check gives 2 weeks forecast for free but last year a festival could sign up to them and it would give a forecast for it for months before..

(i did check it most days at work and it predicted every possible combination of weather except snow, so i it really isn't worth taking seriously until around july 10th)

You can still find out the early predictions for Glade on metcheck but you have to sign up for their £4 per month service.

[robertowaldhinio]

Lets hope this works out!:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8026668.stm

[PaulX]

Lets hope this works out!:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8026668.stm

Trust Old Sperge's Almanack on this one. I said before that we were due a scorcher. We had a very cold winter and they are usually followed by hot summers. This is reinforced by the record heatwave Australia had at the same time. Glade is on what is statistically the hottest, driest weekend of the year in the UK (and many record temperatures are set that weekend).

[Amber]

Yeah I literally screamed "YES!" when I heard that on the news today on Radio 2.

[baldmosher]

it cant be worse than glade 07, so wats to worry about?!

It's not at the same site. Slate wiped.

[ouzodave]

if it does rain like 07 at the bowl you will be fooked!

[SoloStrike]

Yeah I think we are due a nice one. This spring has been lovely compared to the last couple of years - April was pretty good for the time of year all the way through. In really hot summers though, when it comes down it comes down hardcore so there's always a chance of a washout. No way I'll be leaving my wellies at home

[pre-s-ton]

it cant be worse than glade 07, so wats to worry about?!

It's not at the same site. Slate wiped.

ahh yes, very gd point. still, lets be optimistic about it, i want glade 06 weather again.

[alboot]

tickets purchased, looking forward to applying heavy amounts of sun lotion yassssss

[bottomheavy]

apparently long term forecast is for a good summer

[liggins]

Met check gives 2 weeks forecast for free but last year a festival could sign up to them and it would give a forecast for it for months before..

(i did check it most days at work and it predicted every possible combination of weather except snow, so i it really isn't worth taking seriously until around july 10th)

You can still find out the early predictions for Glade on metcheck but you have to sign up for their £4 per month service.

I might buy 4 lottery tickets a month instead of wasting 4 £ on it telling me it going to rain, and if i win the lottery buy a giant portable canopy. get a team of people to move it everywhere i go and keep me dry as fuck...

[leah]

i bloody love discussing the weather!

this is my new favourite thread

[Deebster]

if it does rain like 07 at the bowl you will be fooked!

Yeah, I really enjoyed the 07 mud and carnage, but having to swim and rave will be challenging...

[jakecore]

rain or shine, doesn't really matter. been last 2 years and it was great both times

[pre-s-ton]

rain or shine, doesn't really matter. been last 2 years and it was great both times

yeh doesnt realy matter. but were british, thus meaning we must constantly talk about the weather. thats jus how we roll.

[Jemo]

yeah man, sun all the way. I loved the Mud year, however not being able to just plot down on the grass when needed was agitating....

[admin]

not being able to just plot down on the grass when needed was agitating....

That is the single worst thing about muddy festivals, it really does drain your energy. Especially at Glastonbury, where it's a real mission to get from one end of the site to the other even when it's dry.

[fletcher]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8057528.stm

thats buggered it

[demetzy]

That is the single worst thing about muddy festivals, it really does drain your energy. Especially at Glastonbury, where it's a real mission to get from one end of the site to the other even when it's dry.

The mud year was an expereince I will rewmember forever, wading through waist high water and ditching the car was the ultimate way to arrive at a festival.

BUT it was so knackering not being able to sit down and sinking to my knees trying to dance to Venitian Snares!!! Look forward to being able to do it properly this year.

[ouzodave]

The mud year was an expereince I will rewmember forever, wading through waist high water and ditching the car was the ultimate way to arrive at a festival.

BUT it was so knackering not being able to sit down and sinking to my knees trying to dance to Venitian Snares!!! Look forward to being able to do it properly this year.

Tell me about it. Just one little bit of grass to park my ass would of been nice.

[baldmosher]

Tell me about it. Just one little bit of grass to park in my ass would of been nice.

That won't stop the sniffer dogs, it'll just make them angry.