Glastonbury festival-goers have been warned to "pack their wellies" after the Met Office claimed temperatures will soar in the coming days before thunder and rain set in for the weekend. That spells bad news ahead for the music festival as thousands descend on Somerset.
Temperatures will peak at 28C to 29C on June 22, before getting steadily cooler and the warm weather being replaced by “thundery showers”, according to Alex Burkill, a Met Office meteorologist. Conditions are likely to be unsettled during the festival, with a chance of rain on June 24, 25 and 26.
Burkill said: "Through Thursday, we’re going to see some hefty showers pushing up from the south. Particularly later on in the day, many parts of England could see some heavy, perhaps even thundery, showers. Then, further showery rain, heavy, perhaps even thunder at times as we go through Friday, Saturday and especially Sunday.”
He said that Sunday was set to be the wettest day for the next few days. He added: “So at the moment, Sunday looks perhaps the wettest day to come for the next few days.
“But that being said, there will still be some showery rain around starting later on Thursday but continuing all the way through Friday and into the weekend.” Unfortunately for festival-goers, he said that Glastonbury will not escape the wet weather.
“They will have a fine, hot day (on Wednesday), perhaps too hot for some, with plenty of sunshine and then thereafter it definitely becomes more changeable,” he said.
“So there’s risk of heavy showers on Thursday, particularly later on. And then the risk of a few showers as we go through Friday and Saturday, but heavier showers on Sunday.”
He advised attendees to pack for both scorching hot weather and rain. He said: “They’ll need hats and sunscreen, and plenty of water to deal with the hot sunny spells, particularly on Wednesday. And then thereafter, they’ll definitely need their wellies because conditions will take a bit of a wetter turn.”
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