Weather forecast for Glastonbury as Met Office delivers heatwave verdict

Thousands of people from Liverpool and across the UK will be heading to Glastonbury hoping for warm weather.

Festival goers this year will be able to enjoy performances from the likes of Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Burna Boy. Liverpool musician Jamie Webster will also be returning to the festival on a bigger stage but rumours are abound about who will take the ‘surprise’ slot.

The festival starts in Somerset on Wednesday, June 26 and will run until Sunday, June 30. Previous years such as 2016 saw floods take place in the area beforehand.

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However, it doesn’t look like that will be the case this time around, according to the Met Office. In a general UK forecast, the weather agency has said higher temperatures could come into force early next week.

The Somerset area could experience either warm or very warm temperatures. The first day of the festival, June 26, will be cloudy with sunny intervals with temperatures ranging from 16 to 21°C from 7am until 10pm. Humidity levels are forecast to begin at 88% before dropping to the mid-sixties during the day before rising again to 79% in the evening.

A similar story on day two is possible, with temperatures ranging from 15 to 20°C. Humidity will be in the high eighties in the morning before a drop to around 65% during the day. It is forecast to rise again to 80% during the day.

Commenting on the upcoming weather across the UK, Neil Armstrong, Met Office chief forecaster, said: “After a brief, less settled, interlude on Friday and Saturday, fine conditions will return by Sunday and into next week. For much of the UK this will be accompanied by a boost in temperatures with many places reaching the mid-20°Cs by the middle of next week.

"Some central and southern areas are likely to see temperatures approaching the values needed for heatwave conditions. Heatwave conditions need to remain in situ for three consecutive days, and by the middle of next week it is possible that some parts of the UK could be reaching heatwave thresholds.

“However, whether or not everyone experiences heatwave thresholds, the majority of the UK will experience the finest conditions and highest temperatures so far this year.”

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