Glastonbury 2024 is just around the corner – but will it be rain or shine down on Worthy Farm? Check out the latest weather forecast below.
This year’s edition of the legendary festival will take place between June 26-30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA due to headline the Pyramid Stage. Other confirmed acts include Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip.
In early June, organisers revealed the full line-up, stage splits and timings for the sold-out bash – including some new names and various ‘TBA’ secret slots. The BBC has also shared its extensive coverage plans for the huge weekend of music.
Those lucky enough to have secured tickets for Glasto ’24 will no doubt be scouring the line-up and agonising over some of the brutal clashes on the bill. But another big talking point as the festival edges closer is – of course – the weather.
The BBC Weather website currently includes daily forecasts for the Wednesday and Thursday of Glastonbury Festival. See those below, and check back on this page for updates.
Wednesday, June 26: Light rain showers and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 19°C and lows of 11°C
Thursday, June 27: Light cloud and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 19°C and lows of 14°C
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Friday, June 28: check back for updates
Saturday, June 29: check back for updates
Sunday, June 30: check back for updates
The Met Office‘s first long-range forecast – which covers the Wednesday and Thursday of the festival – states that it is “most probable that initially fine conditions will prevail for most” in the UK.
It goes on to say that “temperatures will likely be close to or slightly above average”, adding: “Into the last week of June, on balance it appears more probable that milder than average conditions will continue, with the wind from the southerly quadrant.
“During this time rainfall looks quite variable (some places dry others wet).”
The Met Office’s second forecast covers the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Glastonbury 2024, reading: “There is little sign for any one type of weather pattern to dominate during this period.”
It continues: “As such, typical conditions for the UK are most probable with a mixture of weather types. All areas can expected to see some spells of drier, sunnier weather, but there will also be showers or longer spells of rain at times.
“Currently the only signals, weak as they are, hint that rain and showers will tend to be more biased towards the north and west, with any more prolonged drier interludes favouring the south.”
It concludes: “Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above climatological average.”
However, the service notes that it is “harder to offer local detail to as high a level of accuracy” compared to its shorter-range forecasts. It says that forecasts for five days and beyond are written on the scale of the UK as a whole.
BBC Weather‘s outlook for June 24 to July 7 currently predicts “summery interludes” across the UK.
It reads: “In the last week of June, there are signs that high pressure will build up near or over parts of the UK for a prolonged period. This increases the likelihood that temperatures will continue to rise, and that drier and calmer conditions will set in for a while.
“There is even a chance of very warm conditions in southern England and Wales later in the week. However, the main risk remains that areas of low pressure from Iceland will cover large parts or at least the northern half of the UK with changeable conditions.
“With areas of high pressure likely to remain close to the UK, there is a greater chance of warmer, calmer and drier weather in the first week of July. Given the variable weather forecast models, conditions could be more changeable, windier and cooler at times.”
It continues: “There is also still a risk that the high pressure could shift to the west or north-west of the UK and a generally cooler north-westerly flow could prevail for a while.
“To summarise, the trend towards calmer and even summery conditions around and after the astronomical start of summer could continue, at least temporarily, although other solutions are also possible.”
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