Good news, campers! The Glastonbury weather forecast has shifted slightly, with Saturday and Sunday now looking less likely to be wet. According to the Met Office, the chance of precipitation is down to 20% on Sunday, and at less than 5% through Saturday daytime, and only rising to 20% in the evening. Come Saturday lunchtime, you may even want to consider breaking out the suncream, with a UV index of 6.
Friday, though, will still be the day for wellies and waterproofs, with rain from 9am through until mid-afternoon. The heaviest rain is likely to be in the morning, but those bands playing the sunset slots are in for a treat – the sky looks set to be clear for them, so they’ll get the combination bonus of a great time slot and a crowd buoyed by a change in the weather.
As a further bonus, the Weather Channel says there is no chance of snow. Phew.
Here’s what a range of different weather sites predict:
Friday
A high of 18C in mid-afternoon, with light rain from 8am, getting heavier as morning progresses, before finally clearing around 4pm. It should be clear and sunny from around 7pm (BBC Weather/Met Office).
The forecast for the true optimist, with showers around noon and 4pm, and a high of 21C (AccuWeather.com).
Afternoon showers, with a high of 20C (The Weather Channel/uk.weather.com).
Saturday
A generally cloudy day with a small chance of rain in the evening . Temperatures will peak at 19C during the afternoon (BBC Weather/Met Office).
A sunny morning will be followed by lunchtime showers and a cloudy afternoon, before the showers return around 5pm. The high will be 21C (AccuWeather.com).
Partly cloudy with a 21C high, 13C low, 20% chance of rain (The Weather Channel/uk.weather.com).
Sunday
There’s a small chance of rain, and don’t expect much sun to break through the clouds. The high will be 19C in late afternoon (BBC Weather/Met Office).
Morning showers will be followed by a cloudy day with temoeratures peaking at 20C around 3pm. (AccuWeather.com).
Light rain in the morning, with a high of 21C (The Weather Channel/uk.weather.com).
