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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/16\/map-shows-hot-get-officially-a-heatwave-uk-23428827\/\">the forecast<\/a> in the hopes that it won’t be a washout, to packing and repacking different types of clothes for the changing weather, Glasto-goers are on weather watch.<\/p>\n<p>One man has developed quite the cult-following for his Glastonbury weather updates, with more than 20,000 subscribers on <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/youtube\/\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His name is Gavin Partridge, 47 – otherwise known as GavsWeatherVids.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old amateur weather forecaster from Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, has been running his Glastonbury weather forecast predictions since the creation of his channel in 2012.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro’s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/news-updates\/?signup-source=news-article\">News Updates<\/a><\/strong> newsletter or get <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/breaking-news?ito=news-article&?signup_source=news-article-link\">Breaking News<\/a> <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>‘It started off with me looking at the weather for specific summer events and Glasto is one of the biggest,’ Gav told <strong>Metro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>‘I’ve got a bit of a reputation with the Glasto-goers now and my fanbase has steadily grown.<\/p>\n<p>‘It really is lovely.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255738910-7712.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23425649\" alt=\"Pennard Hill camp at Glasto.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>People will be hoping that this year’s Glastonbury Festival won’t be a washout (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>‘In 2022 it really started blowing up. I sent my address to somebody and then suddenly all these postcards started getting delivered to me straight from Glasto.<\/p>\n<p>‘It was a bad year for me that year and I thought I would stop Glasto updates altogether but the thought of people’s kindness helped me through.’ <\/p>\n<p>For fans of Gav’s videos, you’ll already know that he encourages festival goers to ‘soak up the atmosphere’ on the Wednesday once they’ve pitched up their tents.<\/p>\n<p>He officially confirmed that this is his Glastonbury catchphrase.<\/p>\n<p>‘It has certainly caught on over the years with Glasto-goers,’ he said.<\/p>\n<p>‘It wasn’t like that at first. One year I didn’t say the catchphrase at all but somebody noticed and then it became the catchphrase that it is today.’<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the Glastonbury weather forecast works<\/h2>\n<p>Gav uses different forecast models to predict the likelihood of certain weather patterns with the technology set up in his living room.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"636\" height=\"358\" src=\"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99418233-0-image-a-5_1750077566368.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23428144\" alt=\"Weather forecast from Gav.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Gav uses different weather models to predict the weather<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The weather vlogger posted his first Glastonbury weather forecast on YouTube on Friday, 12 days before gates open on June 25, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His second update was posted on YouTube yesterday and already has 3,400 views.<\/p>\n<p>While Gav also makes general videos, he said his Glasto ones are the ones that have the closest following.<\/p>\n<p>‘I’m not sure why there is so much interest in my Glasto videos – maybe it is my personality.<\/p>\n<p>‘I think it acts as an official countdown for the festival goers. People are interested in whether it will be sunny or a washout.<\/p>\n<p>‘What is lovely is whatever news I deliver, good or bad, it is always taken well by Glasto-goers.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"388\" src=\"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161673949.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23426174\" alt=\"Glastonbury Pyramid Stage.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Gav said he’s never been to Glastonbury before (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gav has no plans to stop making the videos and is a full-time YouTuber now.<\/p>\n<p>‘It is like my child,’ he said.<\/p>\n<p>‘I think if I was to go to Glasto myself I’d need a nice hotel nearby. Camping isn’t my thing.’<\/p>\n<p>‘It would be great to meet some of the subscribers at some point though.’<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGlastonbury weather forecast according to Gav\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Wednesday, June 25<\/strong> – High pressure in control, which means it will mostly be sunny, dry and hot, with temperatures into the 30s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, June 26<\/strong> – High pressure starts to push up to the north as a cooler and fresher north wind comes in. Temperatures dropping really quite dramatically around to the mid-20s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 27<\/strong> – Mainly dry, with temperatures in the upper teens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, June 28<\/strong> – High pressure is back in dominance with temperatures in the low-20s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, June 29<\/strong> – High pressure is just out to the west, but temperatures start to peak back up again into the mid-20s.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures at Glastonbury are tipped to be hotter than Tenerife, Ibiza and Benidorm according to Casino Bets.<\/p>\n<p>Glastonbury has been priced at 6\/4 to record a higher temperature than Tenerife, 2\/1 to be higher than Benidorm and 3\/1 to surpass the temperature of Ibiza.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When was the hottest day at Glastonbury?<\/h2>\n<p>Hot temperatures are often talked about among Glasto fans, but you don’t want it too hot.<\/p>\n<p>The hottest temperature recorded at the festival was in 2017, when temperatures soared to 31.2\u00b0C on Wednesday, June 21.<\/p>\n<p>The intense heat impacted attendees, with some needing medical treatment because of the hot conditions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When was the wettest day at Glastonbury?<\/h2>\n<p>Rain and mud are the other talking point at Glastonbury, and they are an awful combo.<\/p>\n<p>The wettest day happened in 2007 when 60.1mm of rain fell on the Friday, June 22.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of the site were turned into a muddy quagmire and the rain continued throughout the weekend for those watching headliners Arctic Monkeys, The Who, and The Killers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T4M24S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/16\/13\/99418233-0-image-a-4_1750077565442.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-06-16T13:36:44+0100″,”description”:”Will the festival be a scorcher or a mud pit?”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/06\/16\/5936515605108210367\/480x270_MP4_5936515605108210367.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/for-the-latest-glastonbury-weather-forecast-you-need-to-follow-a-guy-called-gav\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">For the latest Glastonbury weather forecast you need to follow a guy called Gav<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6464"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6464"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6470,"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6464\/revisions\/6470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}