The Met Office forecast for Glastonbury Festival 2023 - mostly sunny with the odd shower

Showers, perhaps thundery, are forecast for Glastonbury this year. Credit: PA

Update: Find the latest forecast here.

The UK is currently experiencing a sustained period of hot weather - but will it last until Glastonbury Festival?

It's less than a week until the gates will open at Worthy Farm and festival-goers are perhaps hoping for slightly cooler, although still dry, conditions.

While it's still too soon to get much detail on the weather forecast for the festival duration, here's what forecasters are saying so far...

  • The view from ITV News West Country weather presenter Charlie Powell

Charlie said: "We get off to a showery start Wednesday, Thursday, could still be some heavy showers around

"As we get towards the weekend there could be a return of some drier skies but all the time those temperatures are going to stay above average but certainly may be worth packing your wellies".

The Met Office says the weather will be "unsettled" for the duration of the Glastonbury Festival with a "continued risk of heavy, thundery showers". But it says the days will be warm with muggy nights.

Here's the breakdown day by day...

Wednesday 21 June

Day one of Glastonbury Festival - Wednesday 21 June - is forecast to start cloudy with light showers starting by late-morning and continuing into the early evening.

The Met Office is forecasting highs of 22C and lows of 12C.

Thursday 22 June

The Met Office says the Thursday of Glastonbury Festival will be "sunny" with some cloud. Highs of 23C and lows of 12C are predicted.

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Friday 23 June

The Friday of the festival is set to be cloudy but is currently forecast to remain warm and dry. The Met Office is predicting highs of 23C and lows of 14C.

Saturday 24 June

The Saturday of this year's Glastonbury Festival may start cloudy but the Met Office says this will quickly make way for unbroken sunshine by lunchtime.

Highs of 24C are forecast with temperatures not expected to dip below 14C.

Sunday 25 June

Sunny weather is forecast on the Sunday of this year's Glastonbury Festival with the final day set to see some of the hottest temperatures of the week at 26C.

The Met Office is predicting fine and settled weather at the end of the festival. Its long-range forecat says: "Temperatures are likely to be rather warm, and perhaps hot in the south."