Glastonbury 2023 is just around the corner, and festival-goers are frantically stressing that they’ve packed the right gear for a festival that has seen both scorching sun and torrential floods in the past. You’ll be wanting some info about what to expect, then?
According to weather experts, the current forecast for Pilton, Somerset, where Glastonbury takes place, suggests that it will predominantly be dry throughout the festival. Accuweather provides a breakdown of the daily weather predictions:
Wednesday 21 June: The day is expected to start off sunny with some clouds, but a thunderstorm is forecasted for late morning. The temperature is predicted to reach 22 degrees.
Thursday 22 June: It will be mostly sunny with a few clouds, and temperatures are expected to reach a high of 23 degrees.
Friday 23 June: The weather will be predominantly sunny with some clouds, and temperatures will also peak at 23 degrees.
Saturday 24 June: The day will be cloudy with occasional rain showers, but the temperature will remain at 23 degrees.
Sunday 25 June: It will be a warm day, with temperatures soaring up to 27 degrees. The weather is forecasted to be mostly cloudy.
TL;DR – Glastonbury is hot for Elton John. He’ll be joined by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Lizzo, Guns N’ Roses, Rina Sawayama, Lana Del Ray, Maggie Rogers, The Last Dinner Party, Lil Nas X and ‘The ChurnUps’, whoever they are. Kicking off from Wednesday, 21st June, the main music stages start from Friday, 23rd June.