In our sister publication ThreeWeeks we have a reputation for dwelling quite a bit on the weather, but that's because we find festivals, which ThreeWeeks covers, are quite a bit more fun when the sun shines, even those festivals which get to use proper indoor venues. With the whole festival sector struggling this year in part because of the large number of wash outs last year, welcome to a new feature in the CMU Daily, your festival weather report, including warnings for those with mud phobias regarding when and when not to head forth into festival land.
This weekend is arguably the first big weekend of the UK music festival season with both the Isle Of Wight and Download festivals and a load of others taking place. If you are thinking about partaking, well, heere's our quick weather guides for festivals taking place this here weekend...
Big Session Festival 2008, Leicester (Fri - Sun)
Cloudy today, showers and sunny spells over the weekend, top temperature on Sunday 18 degrees.
Clothing tip: Waterproofs and layers - stay dry but strip off when sun comes out.
Download Festival, Donington Park, Leicestershire (Fri - Sun)
Oh dear, rainy all weekend, though with some sunny spells. Top temperature 17 degrees, though rather chilly over night.
Clothing tip: Waterproofs and something warm for the nightime.
Isle Of Wight Festival, Isle Of Wight (Fri - Sun)
Oh dear again, really rather rainy today, and more rain all weekend.
Clothing tip: A waterproof hat and wellies.
NASS, Shepton Mallet, Somerset (Fri - Sun)
Dry and sunny today, hurrah. Rainy with sunny spells over the weekend. No good. High 18 degrees.
Clothing tip: T-shirts today, cagoules for tomorrow and Sunday.
Out To Graze, Shabbington, Buckinghamshire (Fri - Sun)
Dry and sunny here today also, but showers over the weekend also. No good.
Clothing tip: As NASS.
Southern Lights Festival, Holton Lee, Dorset (Fri - Sun)
Oh dear, lots of rain today, and more rain over the weekend. Some sunny spells though.
Clothing tip: A waterproof hat.
Wimborne Folk Festival, Wimborne, Dorset (Fri - Sun)
Unsurprisingly given their geographic closeness - pretty much as Southern Lights.
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Winterwell, Gloucestershire (Fri - Sun)
Secret location this one, so can't be too precise. But Gloucestershire is going to be rainy this weekend too, so wear that hat. Mistys Big Adventure are playing though, so probably worth getting wet for.
Escape Into The Park, Swansea (Sat)
Dry today so probably will be OK underfoot - but expect rain during the festival itself. Shame this isn't taking place on Monday - weather is looking glorious in Swansea on Monday.
Clothing tip: Go with a cagoule.
Leamington Peace Festival, Leamington Spa (Sat - Sun)
Yeah, more rain with sunny spells, top temperature 17 degrees.
Clothing tip: You're getting the theme here, right? - layers, hats, waterproofs - ie prepared for warm, wet and chilly.