Glastonbury Festival Weather Forecast Set For 'Heavy Showers'

The latest weather report for festival-goers at this week's Glastonbury festival shows that their will be a mix of sunshine and heavy rain.

The three-day event gets under way in Somerset from June 24-26.

A spokesperson for the Met Office told Gigwise: ''As people arrive on Wednesday there will be a mix of sunshine and showers through the morning.

Thursday is looking mainly dry but cloudy with sunny spells, though there is the chance of a shower. It will be quite breezy at times which will make it feel quite cool.

Adding: ''Much the same on Friday with a mix of sunshine and light rain at times, again feeling cool in the wind. Over the weekend unfortunately it the weather will take a turn for the worse. So although the next few days are looking mainly dry with light showers Saturday and Sunday will see heavy showers.''

Daytime temperatures will reach highs of 11 degrees.

Glastonbury will be headlined by U2, Coldplay and Beyonce. Other acts on the bill include Elbow, Tinie Tempah, Queens Of The Stone Age, Morrissey and DJ Shadow.

For more information about Glastonbury and all this summer's festivals, check out the Gigwise Festival Guide.