Some of the most important names in the entertainment world have appeared in Glastonbury today, despite forecasts of an exceptionally wet weekend.
Game of Thrones actors Kit Harington and his wife Rose Leslie, model Daisy Lowe and Laura Whitmore of Love Island were among the VIP attendees at the festival who came down to Worthy Farm this afternoon.
Festivities were seen dancing in scarce costumes in the heat of the sun yesterday, but conditions had changed quite a bit in Somerset this morning, with the dress code changing to raincoats and macs, as some even put on umbrellas to protect themselves. if of the rain.
The showers have arrived at the festival this morning, with more showers on the way this afternoon before heading down in the evening, but there will be a risk of heavy rain tomorrow and more showers on Sunday afternoon.
Some showers could also affect British summer festivals in Hyde Park in London with Elton John today, the Rolling Stones tomorrow and the Eagles on Sunday, although the Met office said they will be “light”.
Temperatures are expected to remain warm in most areas, sitting at 20ºC (low-70ºC) over the weekend for the whole of the UK, but this afternoon there is a storm warning for storms in the northeast .
Rachel Ayers, the Met Office’s senior meteorologist, said today it will bring showers in the north and north-east of England and south-east Scotland, some of which could be intense with the possibility of local storms.
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie attend the third day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2022 in Glastonbury, England
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi stroll through the Glastonbury site on Friday afternoon
Model Daisy Lowe and her partner Jordan Saul were among the prominent names seen at the festival this afternoon.
Sienna Miller and Oli Green attend the third day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2022 in Glastonbury, England
Paul McCartney will give a surprise concert early this evening at a small music venue in Frome, Somerset, the night before his Glastonbury headline show.
Love Island’s Laura Whitmore poses after arriving at a wet Glastonbury festival on Friday afternoon
Model Tigerlilly Taylor was also seen on Friday afternoon when the weather began to change at the Glastonbury festival.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi stroll through the Glastonbury site on Friday afternoon
Laura Whitmore and a friend make their way through a field at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on Friday afternoon
Model Daisy Lowe and her partner Jordan Saul were among the prominent names seen at the festival this afternoon.
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie attend the third day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2022 in Glastonbury, England
Laura Whitmore, wearing shiny silver boots, makes her way to the Worthy Farm site on the third day of the festival
Princess Beatrice and her husband attended despite gloomy forecasts for much of the weekend
A group of Glastonbury Festival partygoers have installed their own shower today at the Worthy Farm campsite in Somerset.
Festival attendees in the rain during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset this morning
Festival goers make their way to the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset this morning
Festival goers tour the Glastonbury festival site at Worthy Farm, Somerset, in the rain this morning
Partygoers cheer as The Libertines perform on the other stage of Worthy Farm during the Glastonbury Festival today
A group of festival goers avoid the long queue for showers by setting up their own facilities in Glastonbury this morning
Festival attendees in the rain during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset this morning
A group of strawberry-clad festival-goers stroll through the venue during the third day of the Glastonbury Festival today
Festival goers tour the Glastonbury festival site at Worthy Farm, Somerset, in the rain this morning
Yesterday – Notting Hill Carnival Artists during a parade through the venue on the second day of Glastonbury yesterday
Yesterday: Festival attendees during the second day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset yesterday
Yesterday: Festival goers dance yesterday in warm weather at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset
There will also be some moderate showers in central and southern England until this afternoon with some sunny periods, especially in Scotland and the east of England.
Ms Ayres said: “A rain band will be propelled through Northern Ireland, Wales and the south-west of England in the afternoon, arriving in Glastonbury in the middle and late afternoon, bringing cooler and windier conditions.
Police have made 11 arrests in Glastonbury so far (but it’s 85% less than in 2019)
Glastonbury Police have reported approximately 85% fewer offenses so far this year compared to the last festival in 2019.
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said this may be because the event has run out of cash and attendees are paying with their phones.
At 11 a.m. today, 11 crimes had been recorded since the doors of Glastonbury opened on Wednesday morning, ending a three-year hiatus for the Somerset festival.
These crimes included four robbery incidents, four drug-related crimes, a common assault incident, a criminal damage incident and a public disorder incident.
One of the drug-related crimes resulted in an arrest.
“The showers will decrease until Friday night and the rainstorm will continue to the northeast, sometimes causing some heavy rain.”
Tomorrow, the rain band will weaken, but showers will occur in the west and southwest.
Ms Ayres said some “could be locally intense with a risk of local storms, especially in the south-west, hence the risk of some heavy showers for Glastonbury”.
Northern Ireland and parts of the west of Scotland could experience longer periods of rain, with strong gusts, while the north and west could experience strong winds at risk of coastal storms.
On Sunday, Ms Ayres said: “Cloudy with rain showers in the north-west, this will become more rainy later. Elsewhere, a mixture of sunny weather and scattered showers, some showers for Glastonbury in the afternoon, these more intense in the southwest.
Strong winds continue north and west with a risk of coastal storms, mainly in Northern Ireland, Wales and the west of Scotland, while elsewhere there will be strong winds.
He arrives when Billie Eilish will make history when he climbs the Pyramid Stage tonight as the youngest solo headliner at the Glastonbury Festival.
The weather will be dry during its performance, despite the high probability of showers throughout the afternoon.
Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: “It will be a pretty cloudy start in the morning.
“There will be some showers around, but usually in the light part, so the day is a bit cloudy and humid, but a pretty warm start with temperatures around 16 ºC (61 ºF). It looks like it will become drier and bright as the morning progresses.
“There will be a few sunshines in the early afternoon, but then it looks like in the early evening there is a rain band coming from the west, so around 4pm there will be a some rainy rain going east through Glastonbury … but it should clear up around 7pm.
The crowd today sees the Libertines on the other stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
Festival attendees in the rain during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset this morning
Festival goers stroll around the venue at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset today in the rain
Partygoers cheer as The Libertines perform on the other stage of Worthy Farm during the Glastonbury Festival today
Festival goers tour the Glastonbury festival site at Worthy Farm, Somerset, in the rain this morning
Festival attendees in the rain during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset this morning
A festival attendee enjoys music today during the third day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset
The other stage of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, opens with a message from Ukraine today
Musician Pete Doherty today signed the arm of a fan at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival.
‘The rest of the afternoon should be dry. If we have sun, it will be around 19 ºC (66 ºF), but compared to 24 ºC (75 ºF) yesterday, it will be a cooler day. ‘
Volodymyr Zelenskyy greets Glastonbury fans
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the crowd at the Glastonbury festival with a video message that was played today on the big screens of the Other Stage.
He said: “Greetings Glastonbury. The festival resumes this year after a two-year hiatus, the pandemic has put the lives of millions of people around the world in suspense, but it has not broken. In Ukraine we also I would like to live life as before and enjoy freedom and this wonderful summer, but we cannot do it because the most terrible thing has happened: Russia has robbed us of peace.
“But we will not let the war in Russia break us, we want to stop the war before it ruins the lives of people in other countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America; they are all threatened now. That is why I am heading. to you for supporting Glastonbury, the largest concentration of freedom these days, and I ask that you share that feeling with all that freedom is under attack.
“Spread the truth about the Russian war, help Ukrainians who are forced to flee their homes because of the war, find our charity platform United24 and pressure all politicians you know to help restore peace in Ukraine.
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