Glastonbury weather watch: what to expect at this year's festival

That time of year is fast approaching – when thousands flock to the Somerset countryside for a weekend of fun, frolics and all the good music you can imagine at Glastonbury Festival.

Sunshine streamed down in 2022 and 2023 partygoers – but 2024 could be a very different story if current predictions from the Met Office are anything to go by.

Fans are being advised to pack their wellies to take to Worthy Farm for the Glastonbury weekend, which will take place from Wednesday, June 26 to Sunday, June 30.

But the full and accurate prediction is still somewhat in the air.

Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon told how it is currently looking like a “mixed picture” in the UK for that time frame, “with a cool pool of air introducing showers in the northern half of the UK over the next few days, while those further south will generally remain drier.”

He added: “This cool pool of air had been drawn in by a north-westerly airflow, dropping temperatures from the figures many saw over the weekend.

“While those in the north will see more frequent showers in the coming days, there will also be some drier interludes at times, though it will still feel relatively cool for the time of year. Further south will see less in the way of showers, albeit temperatures will be somewhat subdued here as well.

“Later in the weekend and into early next week, there are signals for high pressure to begin to exert its influence on the UK weather, which would likely reduce the frequency of showers in the north and return temperatures to around average for the time of year.”

But things could change in the coming weeks as the event draws closer.

He added: “In terms of an outlook for the end of the month and Glastonbury, it’s simply too early to give an indication on the likely conditions at a specific location at this range, as even small changes in the Atlantic can have big impacts on the dominant weather regime in the UK.”

The last time the heavens poured at Glastonbury was 2016, when flash floods saw festival goers caked in mud and soaked for the duration.