Weather forecaster says Glastonbury revellers should take sun hats AND wellies - with both sun and thunderstorms predicted for the music festival
A weather forecaster has warned festival-goers should bring sun hats and wellies to Glastonbury as both sun and thunderstorms are to be expected.
James Carter, 29, has warned the weather for the legendary music festival is likely to be very mixed - and attendees of the famous event should prepare accordingly.
The meteorologist, from Worle, Weston-super-Mare, studies a variety of mapping systems for pressure patterns, temperature and wind speeds and interprets the data to form a forecast.
He said the event - taking place from 26 to 30 July - at Worthy Farm, just outside the village of Pilton in Somerset, is likely to see some hot weather for the first few days.
Festival goers are advised to pack for the rain and the sunshine over the five-day festival (Pictured: Glastonbury Festival 2023)
Iconic summer events such as Wimbledon and Glastonbury Festival could take place amidst high winds and heavy rain (pictured: a Glastonbury festival attendee caked in mud in 2016)
Glastonbury revellers should pack their wellies and a bottle of sun lotion as the Met Office has predicted mixed weather throughout the five-day festival (Pictured: Glastonbury Festival 2023)
But late on Friday or early Saturday, he said the weather will turn - going from high-twenties sun and tropical showers to low-twenties and rain.
James said: 'It's not looking to be really cold or particularly severe winds, but cooler and breezier towards the end of the weekend.
'The biggest issue will be the rain - make sure you have your coat as well as your shorts!'
James said the weather will be 'unsettled' over the course of the festival - with a warm and humid start, and the potential for tropical storms.
It will turn cool half way through the festival due to a northwesterly wind, which will bring a cooler breeze and more rain.
He warned after the cooler weather comes, the downpours could be particularly 'heavy' across the West - including on the thousands of festival-goers at Worthy Farm.
Glastonbury Festival 2024 kicks off on Wednesday, June 26 and runs until Sunday, June 30
Festival goers leave the festival site carrying their bags amidst very muddy conditions on the final day of the festival in 2016
But the cooler breezes towards the end of the weekend may come as a 'relief' from the humid start to the festival, he said.
James added: 'I'd say pack everything - shorts, suncream and umbrella - so you're prepared!'
His forecast has been echoed by the Met Office who have predicted mixed weather throughout the five-day festival.
Forecasters said there is a possibility of downpours but suggested that crowds can also expect to see some sunshine as they watch the likes of Coldplay and Shania Twain take the stage.
Revellers sunbathe as temperatures soar during the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm in 2019
Deep mud and rain doesn't deter revelers at Glastonbury in 2016
Nicky Maxey from the Met Office said: 'The general signals for the time show a low pressure in the south west.
'If that comes into play we could expect to see sun in the south and rain in the north.
'At the moment we have fairly dry ground which would be good for the festival, although that could change as there is rain forecast today which would change things, although how I'm not sure.
'We will have a much better idea as to what to expect in the coming days, as we get closer to Glastonbury.
'We look at trends and at the moment they are fairly weak,' he added to the Mirror.
