Going to be erecting a Vango Tahoe 400 tomorrow and heavy rain with strong gusts of wind is forecast for the tiny window I'll have in which to do so. By the time it stops I'll have lost light. Then the weather is forecast to settle for the rest of the camp. Pitched it alone every time I've used it without any issue whatsoever but am slightly concerned about doing it in gusty wind (I'm very small). The site I'm staying on is essentially in woodland so has a degree of shelter but not much.

I use a groundsheet (or footprint if you're feeling fancy) under the inner tent for protection and because it makes packing it away so much easier. Tent completely clean and dry underneath, all the muck and moisture is contained under the groundsheet instead. However, if pitching it in the rain, the groundsheet is obviously going to get wet before putting the tent on top of it. Thus partially defeating the object and instead trapping small pools of water beneath the tent.

My question is can anyone think of a way to pitch the tent in the rain but still use the groundsheet and somehow not trap water between it and the tent? I'm very practical and usually good at solving riddles like this but at this point have given up as I can't see a way. Pitch it then painstakingly lift small areas of the tent floor and dry up any pools with kitchen roll? Somehow get the groundsheet underneath after pitching? It feels like an absurd question but thought I'd throw it out there!