Glastonbury ‘weatherman’ shares his predictions for festival

“I’ve been very lucky, it’s developed organically,” he said.

“The forecasts seem to be well respected, people seem to enjoy them and find them reliable.

“It’s like the last piece of the puzzle on the journey to Glastonbury.

“When I start doing my forecasts, which is normally two weeks out, it’s the beginning of the final countdown. The final push.”

Mr Partridge said he has had a love for the weather since he was about three years old, after a “series of very cold winters”.

He said: “That was the first thing that started the passion, watching the BBC weather every night and seeing if it will snow the next day.

“The passion just grew.”

Despite providing weather forecasts for many festival-goers for over a decade, he said he has never been to Glastonbury.

“I would love to go and meet everybody but I’m not really a camper,” he said.

“If they built a nice hotel with an en-suite bathroom down the road, that would be ideal for me.”

His latest forecasts show early arrivals will experience “very warm and sunny weather”, but Wednesday or Thursday could see a “thundery” breakdown.

“For anyone attending the full week, I’d take sun cream and sun hat as well as wellies and some warm clothing,” he advised.

“It’s going to be a changeable year overall.”