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Alexander Brock

Glastonbury 2019: Met Office forecasts heavy rain just days before festival starts

There's a possibility of heavy rain in Glastonbury this weekend before it makes way for "settled and warm" weather.

The Met Office forecast for Pilton looks promising this week, with mostly sunny intervals aside from the odd light shower.

Friday (June 21) in particular will have sunny conditions throughout the entire day, the weather agency predicts.

However, forecaster says there's a chance of heavy rain on Sunday (June 23) - just days before the festival starts.

The Met Office's outlook for Friday to Sunday says: "Friday and Saturday will be dry and sunny. However, after a sunny start to Sunday, cloud will build from the southwest, perhaps with heavy rain later."

In their long-range forecast, the Met Office also says heavy rain should arrive in south western parts of the country before it makes way for warm weather.

"On Sunday most places will start fine, bright, and dry and remain so through much of the day, especially in northern and eastern parts," it says.

"However, for southwestern and western parts heavy rain and some strong winds should arrive during the day as low pressure moves towards the UK from the southwest.

If it rains, the bin bag is your friend (Ben Curtis/PA)

"Rain is likely to spread northward and eastwards into Monday bringing unsettled weather more widely for the start of the next week.

"As we head into late June there are signs that high pressure may become more dominant, bringing a chance of settled and warm weather with temperatures mostly near normal."

 
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