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What will Manchester weather be like for Bonnaroo 2025? What festival goers should know about rain, arrival times
Along with the camping gear and sunscreen, festival goers should also plan to pack rain boots and ponchos as they make the pilgrimage to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester. According to forecasts from the National Weather Service, it's gearing up to be a rainy, humid weekend in Coffee County.
On June 12, the forecast calls for a 30% chance of afternoon thunderstorms, followed by a 60% or higher chance of storms during the afternoon hours from June 13-15.
Additionally, conditions will remain quite warm until storms arrive and cool things down, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Husted, with heat index readings projected to reach the low 90s each afternoon of the festival.
Here's what else to know ahead of the festival.
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With only a few days left until doors open on the farm, festival organizers are encouraging Bonnaroovians to avoid peak arrival times to ensure shorter waiting periods.
Here's what time you should plan to arrive each day:
June 10 - Longer wait times are anticipated between noon and 2 p.m. while 3- 8 p.m. are considered average wait times.
June 11 - Longer wait times are anticipated between noon and 4 p.m. while 8-11 a.m. and 5-8 p.m. are considered average wait times.
June 12 - Longer wait times are anticipated between 8-11 a.m. while noon to 8 p.m. are considered average wait times.
June 13 - Longer wait times are anticipated between noon and 4 p.m. while 8-11 a.m. and 5-8 p.m. are considered average wait times.
June 9: A high near 83 and an 80% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 p.m. Then mostly cloudy, with a low around 62 at night and a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
June 10: Sunny, with a high near 82 then mostly clear, with a low around 59 at night.
June 11: Sunny, with a high near 85 then partly cloudy, with a low around 64 at night.
June 12 (Bonnaroo day one): Mostly sunny, with a high near 88 and a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Then mostly cloudy, with a low around 68 at night.
June 13 (Bonnaroo day two): Partly sunny, with a high near 86 and a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Then mostly cloudy, with a low around 70 at night and a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
June 14 (Bonnaroo day three): A high near 87 and an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Then mostly cloudy, with a low around 70 and a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
June 15 (Bonnaroo day four): A high near 85 and an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Diana Leyva covers trending news and service journalism for the Tennessean. Contact her at Dleyva@ or follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @_leyvadiana
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