Glastonbury weather: The Met Office's day by day forecast for 2023 festival

The crowd watch soul singer Diana Ross fill the Sunday teatime legends slot on the Pyramid Stage
The festival is set to get off to a soggy start before dry weather over the weekend. Credit: PA

The gates of Worthy Farm open are officially open and away from the Glastonbury Festival line-up people's eyes are likely looking at one thing - the weather.

People going to Glastonbury Festival this week can expect to get a little wet as they arrive - but the event is not predicted to be a total washout.

According to ITV News West Country's weather presenter and meteorologist Charlie Powell, the festival is expected to get off to a "shaky start" with showers forecast on the first two days.

But the rain is expected to pass quickly to make way for a dry but humid weekend.


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Charlie said: "Well the big day is here. For those of you already on site, congratulations.

"It's looking like a fairly showery start to the festival as we've been talking about for the last few days.

"We've already got some showers developing across parts of Devon and Cornwall, a couple of those creeping further east all the time and there is a thunderstorm warning in place from midday.

"Expect a couple of downpours to work their way across the site as we head through today, but really then from tomorrow it is an improving picture.

"High pressure builds in so a good deal of sunshine working its way through right the way through the weekend.

"A cloudier end to the festival, perhaps a little bit of rain as we head into the evening but you can see temperatures picking up a little bit but it looks pretty decent."

The Met Office's day-by-day forecast for Glastonbury Festival

Wednesday - sun changing to cloud

Day one of Glastonbury Festival - Wednesday 21 June - is forecast to start with sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime. The Met Office is forecasting highs of 22C and lows of 12C.

Thursday - warm with light showers

The forecast says Thursday will be sunny changing to light showers by late morning. Highs of 23C and lows of 13C are forecast.

Friday - dry but cloudy

The Friday of the festival is set to be cloudy changing to sunny intervals by early evening. The Met Office is predicting highs of 23C and lows of 13C.

Saturday - dry and humid

The Saturday of this year's Glastonbury Festival is forecast to be sunny with highs of 25C are forecast with temperatures not expected to dip below 15C.

Sunday - humid with the chance of evening showers

Sunny weather is forecast on the Sunday of this year's Glastonbury Festival with the final day set to see some of the hottest temperatures of the week at 25C.