Early June rainfall in Bristol has the Glastonbury community feeling cautiously optimistic as the festival build intensifies at Worthy Farm. A popular Reddit thread from r/glastonbury_festival on June 3, 2025, highlights the benefits of this early moisture:
- Ground recovering after a long dry spell
- Dust layers becoming damp, easing future suppression
- Weather "getting it out of its system" ahead of the festival
Commenters mostly share this upbeat sentiment, despite ongoing forecasted showers for the week. Many playfully invoke the “weather gods,” hoping for timely early rains paired with dry conditions during the actual festival, which runs June 25–29.
That said, some users urge caution. Early rain doesn’t guarantee festival weather will cooperate, especially with Met Office forecasts warning of potential extended rain spells and thundery showers mid-June—a reminder of past weather woes like the notorious 2016 mud crisis.
With a star-studded lineup featuring The 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo, plus Rod Stewart in the Sunday Legends slot, fans and organizers alike are focused on dust and mud control as the countdown to Glastonbury begins. The recent wet spell in Bristol offers a hopeful start, but all eyes remain on the skies.
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Source: r/glastonbury_festival