As the Met Office warns another hot spell is on its way next week, today’s weather modelling suggests peak daytime temperatures at Boardmasters could begin at 33-34°C on Wednesday before rising to a scorching 37°C by Sunday.
The prediction comes from the GFS prediction model, and while there’s still plenty of time for the forecast to change, the same model correctly predicted July’s 40°C heatwave two weeks ahead.
Earlier this afternoon, the Met Office said: “An area of high pressure building from the Atlantic into the south and south west of England will bring rising temperatures with some areas expected to reach low or even mid-30s by the end of next week.” – though they’re not expecting the heat to break any of the records set in July.
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While it’s still too early to be sure if Boardies temperatures will be in the mid-20s or mid-30s, it’s looking pretty certain to be hot and sunny throughout the festival, so make sure you come prepared. Bring a hat and plenty of suncream, then be mindful of the heat throughout the day. Don’t go too hard until the sun goes down, find some shade to rest in if you’re not feeling great, and make sure you stay hydrated – even if that means spacing out your beers with plenty of water.
You won’t be able to buy plastic bottles at Boardmasters, so make sure you’ve brought a couple of reusable bottles with you to top up from the free water points dotted around the site. If you can afford it, get yourself a blackout tent so you don’t wake up roasting when the sun hits it at 7am – a Fresh&Black tent can keep your bedroom 20°C cooler than it otherwise might be.
An umbrella or gazebo might help provide some shade to chill out in, and if you’re worried about five sweaty days without any showers, spend about a tenner on a portable solar camping shower to take with you. Fill it up from the water points and leave the bag in the sun – with the temperatures expected it’ll warm up in just a couple of hours – then hang it up high or get a friend to hold it up and you’ve got your own hot shower without any queues.
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In response to the current dry ground conditions and predicted high temperatures, Boomtown, another southern festival taking place the same weekend, has taken steps to ban the use of camping stoves throughout the site and restricted the use of fire and pyrotechnics within the festival. Street performers and communal camp fires will be cut back, although the main stages will use pyro effects as normal on the basis these are controlled environments with firefighters on hand.
Met Office chief forecaster Steve Willington said: “We could see parts of the UK entering heatwave conditions if the above-average temperatures last for three days or more. Many areas of the UK, especially the south will witness temperatures several degrees higher than average, but these values are likely to be well below the record-breaking temperatures we saw in mid-July.
“As the high pressure builds there is very little meaningful rain in the forecast, especially in those areas in the south of England, which experienced very dry conditions last month. Elsewhere in the UK, such as in northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, rain-bearing weather fronts will make limited headway against the high pressure, bringing some rain to north-western parts of the UK.”
Rebekah Sherwin is a deputy chief meteorologist with the Met Office. Commenting on the drivers for the hot spell, she said: “The weather pattern bringing next week’s hot spell is different to the one responsible for last month’s record-breaking temperatures which saw already hot air being drawn up from southern Europe adding to our own home-grown heat.
“This time, that is much less likely; instead, temperatures will build steadily within the lingering area of high pressure.
“There is some uncertainty about next week’s temperatures, although in early August sunshine in the UK doesn’t have the heating potential of mid-July as the sun is lower in the sky and the hours of daylight are marginally shorter. Both of these factors suggest that we’re very unlikely to see temperatures peak much above low to mid 30s. However, this would still be a hot spell of weather.”
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First: Kayleigh Wood
Second: Callum Morse
Final: Boardmasters
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