From his bedroom in Northants, Gavin Partridge has become the unlikely oracle for anxious festival-goers desperate to know if they’ll be dancing in sunshine or drowning in mud
Forget the Met Office – when it comes to Glastonbury weather, there’s only one man festival-goers trust with their wellies-or-sunscreen dilemma.
His name is Gavin Partridge, and from his modest setup, the 47-year-old has built a devoted following of more than 20,000 YouTube subscribers who hang on his every meteorological word.
Known to his fans simply as “Gav” or by his channel name GavsWeatherVids, this self-taught weather enthusiast has become THE go-to guru for Glasto-goers frantically checking forecasts in the days before the world’s most famous festival.
And with this year’s event kicking off tomorrow, his latest predictions are being watched more eagerly than ever.
The Bedroom Forecaster Who Became a Festival Legend
Starting his YouTube channel back in March 2012, Partridge began with the “specific intention of bringing easily understandable and accessible weather forecasts” to the general public. What he couldn’t have predicted was becoming a cult figure in the festival community.
This is probably one of the most classic sort of updates and forecasts we’ve done over all these years,” Partridge declared in his latest video about Glastonbury 2025. “It doesn’t get better — dry, hot, sunny. If you want a prolonged spell of summer weather at the end of June, this is it.”
Music to the ears of festival-goers who’ve endured the infamous Glastonbury mudbaths of 2005, 2007 and 2016!
The Man Who Speaks Festival-Goers’ Language
What sets Gav apart from the stuffy official forecasts? He talks like one of the punters, not a professor.
“Somewhere like Glastonbury could easily see 30°C, which is about 86°F. There’ll be bags of sunshine — it’s looking absolutely classic,” he enthused in his first 2025 forecast.
But he’s not one for false promises. “Please bear in mind, this is only update number one and it is subject to change,” he cautioned viewers. “We’ve seen trends flip before — so don’t get too carried away just yet.”
It’s this honest, no-nonsense approach that’s earned him his devoted following.
From Zero to Hero: The Rise of GavsWeatherVids
The numbers tell their own story. In June 2012, his fledgling channel had just 11,959 page views. By June 2013, that had rocketed to 29,199. Today? He’s closing in on 20,000 subscribers and uploads multiple videos daily – sometimes several a day during crucial weather periods.
His dedication is staggering. A typical day sees him posting a 6am forecast (GMT), followed by specialist forecasts for different regions, including a weekly USA forecast on Wednesdays. Then there’s his signature “10-15 dayer” where he pores over computer models to spot long-range trends.
And when it comes to Glastonbury? He goes into overdrive.
This Year’s Verdict: A Tale of Two Halves
For the hundreds of thousands descending on Worthy Farm between June 25-29, Gav’s latest update brings mixed news – though mostly good.
“We’ve got high pressure trying to hang on in the south, but low pressure systems are starting to move in from the Atlantic,” he explained in his most recent forecast. This could bring some cloud and patchy showers across the site by Wednesday — certainly not a washout, but enough to keep us on our toes.
But here’s the golden nugget festival-goers are clinging to: “We could be looking at a classic Glastonbury finish: sunshine, highs in the 80s Fahrenheit, and that golden evening light over the Pyramid Stage. It’s shaping up beautifully for the closing acts.”
His day-by-day breakdown has become essential reading:
- Wednesday-Thursday: Cloudier with occasional rain, especially Wednesday evening
- Friday: May start wet but clears up
- Weekend: Warm and dry – perfect for headline acts
- Sunday: “Especially warm and pleasant”
Why Festival-Goers Trust Gav Over the Professionals
While the Met Office hedges its bets with vague long-range forecasts full of caveats, Gav dives deep into the data, analysing multiple weather models including the Global Forecast System (GFS).
The GFS model, which usually leans unsettled, has been overly dominated by high pressure for the past week,” he noted in his latest update, demonstrating the kind of detailed analysis that has festival-goers choosing him over official sources.
Mixmag, the dance music bible, now cites “Glasto weather reporter Gavin Partridge” alongside the Met Office and BBC in their official weather coverage. That’s quite the endorsement for a bedroom forecaster from Northamptonshire!
The Secret to His Success
Unlike automated forecasts or corporate meteorologists, Gav brings personality to his predictions. He’s been tracking Glastonbury weather since 2012, building up years of festival-specific knowledge that generic forecasters simply don’t have.
He understands that festival-goers don’t just want to know if it’ll rain – they need to know WHEN it’ll rain, how hard, and most crucially, whether they should pack wellies or flip-flops.
It’s a strange setup,” he admitted about this year’s unusual weather patterns, showing the kind of transparency that’s built trust with his audience.
Beyond Glastonbury
While Glastonbury has made him a household name in festival circles, Gav’s ambitions stretch far beyond Worthy Farm. He provides daily forecasts for the UK, Europe and North America, covering everything from 1 to 90-day timescales.
His dedication to accessible weather forecasting has created what he calls on his website “a platform important, but it’s our people who make us what we are.”
The Verdict for 2025
As thousands prepare to descend on Somerset, Gav’s forecast offers hope for a memorable festival – in the best possible way.
“If you want a prolonged spell of summer weather at the end of June, this is it,” he promises, though with his characteristic caution adds: “We shall see.”
For the 20,000 subscribers refreshing his YouTube channel hourly and the countless more checking his updates through social media, Gavin Partridge has become more than just a weather forecaster. He’s the reassuring voice of reason in the pre-festival chaos, the man who tells it straight, and the unlikely hero who’s made weather forecasting… well, actually interesting.
As one devoted fan might put it: In Gav We Trust.
Follow GavsWeatherVids on YouTube for the latest Glastonbury weather updates – because when it comes to knowing whether you’ll need suncream or a snorkel, there’s only one man to trust.
