Glastonbury Festival weather: For the latest forecast follow a guy called Gav
For those heading to Glastonbury Festival this week, talk about the weather is the hot topic in the days leading up to the massive music event.
From frantically checking the forecast 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.
One man has developed quite the cult-following for his Glastonbury weather updates, with more than 20,000 subscribers on YouTube.
His name is Gavin Partridge, 47 – otherwise known as GavsWeatherVids.
The 47-year-old amateur forecaster from Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, has been running his Glastonbury weather predictions since the creation of his channel in 2012.
'It started off with me looking at the weather for specific summer events and Glasto is one of the biggest,' Gav told Metro.
'I've got a bit of a reputation with the Glasto-goers now and my fanbase has steadily grown.
'It really is lovely.
'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.
'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.'
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.
He officially confirmed that this is his Glastonbury catchphrase.
'It has certainly caught on over the years with Glasto-goers,' he said.
'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.'
Gav uses different forecast models to predict the likelihood of certain weather patterns with the technology set up in his living room.
The weather vlogger posted his first Glastonbury weather forecast on YouTube on Friday, 12 days before gates open on June 25, 2025.
His seventh update was posted on YouTube today with people in the comments section posting that Gav is a legend.
While Gav also makes general videos, he said his Glasto ones are the ones that have the closest following.
'I'm not sure why there is so much interest in my Glasto videos – maybe it is my personality,' Gav said.
'I think it acts as an official countdown for the festival goers. People are interested in whether it will be sunny or a washout.
'What is lovely is whatever news I deliver, good or bad, it is always taken well by Glasto-goers.'
Gav has no plans to stop making the videos and is a full-time YouTuber now.
'It is like my child,' he said.
'I think if I was to go to Glasto myself I'd need a nice hotel nearby. Camping isn't my thing.
'It would be great to meet some of the subscribers at some point though.'
Wednesday, June 25 – Low pressure out to the north west. Mainly dry weather with a few showers, temperatures around the 23/24°C mark.
Thursday, June 26 – Overnight from Wednesday into Thursday some showery rain but mostly dry in the day with temperatures around 20/21°C.
Friday, June 27 – High pressure starts to build up from the south with low pressure up away towards the north. Mainly dry, plenty of sunshine, temperatures in the mid to high-20s.
Saturday, June 28 – High pressure strengthening, mainly dry with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures around the mid-20s.
Sunday, June 29 – High pressure bringing dry and warm weather, with temperatures in the upper-20s.
Monday, June 30 – Mostly dry, temperatures approaching 30°C.
Hot temperatures are often talked about among Glasto fans, but you don't want it too hot.
The hottest temperature recorded at the festival was in 2017, when temperatures soared to 31.2°C on Wednesday, June 21.
The intense heat impacted attendees, with some needing medical treatment because of the hot conditions.
Rain and mud are the other talking point at Glastonbury, and they are an awful combo. More Trending
The wettest day happened in 2007 when 60.1mm of rain fell on the Friday, June 22.
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.
This article was originally published on June 17, 2025
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