"Not sure they really know what they're doing"????? - Paddydog, I shll be having words with you on Mindless Banter
Hello btw - I am the ~ahem~ 'Weather Doc' on Glastofestivalforecast. I'm not a meteorologist, but I do actually have a PhD in reservoir sedimentation rates, part of which involved looking at seasonal variation in rainfall & the like. I also taught meteorology at basic level to undergraduates. What I am reasonably good at is interpreting charts - I impressed myself one year by predicting to the hour when we would have showers at Glastonbury by interpreting forecast maps.
The GFF site is meant to be a bit of fun, but I am very serious about trying to produce if not my own forecast then at least a reasonable precis of the forecasts out there. If anyone does have good links to forecast sites (other than the usual metchecks, weatheronline & this one), particularly those that will give longer term forecasts with maps of pressure, precipitation & winds, we'd all be really chuffed, and your name will live in glory evermore, and praised unto the highest, yea even unto thy firstborn.
My gut reaction for this year's Glastonbury? "Simpsons" skies with fluffy white clouds, breezy, not too cold & with the occasional shower coupled with the odd rumble of thunder. Same as usual then
All help gratefully received & acknowledged on GFF
(Pleased to see there's a weather photography forum on herre too - I may have a contribution or two for that one).