Glastonbury weather: 'Dry and bright' conditions set for festival weekend
Crowds at Glastonbury might have to cope with an “occasional light shower” on Friday but the vast majority of the weekend will be “dry and bright”, Met Office forecasters have said.
Friday night will see Dua Lipa, who took home the Brit Award for best pop act in March, headlining for the first time when she takes to the stage in Somerset.
The Met Office’s Nicola Maxey said: “Although there is a chance of an occasional light shower today at Glastonbury, it will be a mainly dry and bright day with sunny spells, and the chance of some late evening sunshine for festival goers.
“Tomorrow will mostly be another dry and bright day, a little warmer than Friday, but becoming cloudier through the evening with the chance of some light drizzle later one.
“The drizzle should clear as we go through Sunday morning, making way for another dry day with plenty of sunshine.
“Whilst a weather front could bring some rainfall to the festival site for a period on Monday, Tuesday is looking like another dry day.
“Temperatures are expected to reach high teens to low 20s Celsius over the coming days.”
The settled weather is in contrast to previous years when festivalgoers have struggled with high temperatures and rain that turned the site into a muddy bog.
This year’s event also sees American R&B singer SZA headlining on Sunday, while country star Shania Twain will play the coveted Legends slot.
Festival boss Earlier Eavis defended the line-up amid criticism of there being a lack of rock bands, telling the PA news agency: “I think the line-up reflects what’s happening in the music world at the moment – there aren’t a lot of new rock acts to choose from, if I’m honest.
“Hopefully that will emerge again, my heyday was 1995 with Pulp and Oasis and Radiohead… and that was great, but music changes all the time and right now this is where we’re at.
“Every year, we’ve been criticised for being too rock, too grime, too hip hop, too pop… it’s just part of our year.
“Generally it’s not from the public… everybody’s really happy and excited to be here.”
