For those heading to Glastonbury Festival next 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 – Gavin Partridge, 47 – otherwise known as GavsWeatherVids.
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.
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‘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.’
How the Glastonbury weather forecast works
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 second update was posted on YouTube yesterday and already has 3,400 views.
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.
‘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.’
Glastonbury weather forecast according to Gaav
Wednesday, June 25 – High pressure in control, which means it will mostly be sunny, dry and hot, with temperatures into the 30s.
Thursday, June 26 – 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.
Friday, June 27 – Mainly dry, with temperatures in the upper teens.
Saturday, June 28 – High pressure is back in dominance with temperatures in the low-20s.
Sunday, June 29 – High pressure is just out to the west, but temperatures start to peak back up again into the mid-20s.
When was the hottest day at Glastonbury?
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.
When was the wettest day at Glastonbury?
Rain and mud are the other talking point at Glastonbury and they are an awful combo.
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.
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