Stormyking

It was down a place called Steephill Cove, We were trying to use the boats as a composition, I exposing each round for about 20 seconds Iso was on 1800 I think. It didnt sink in I had captured it and remembered wait a minute I WAS EXPOSING! Hahaha

A few showers about, a lot of AcCas and Cumulus, still would'nt be surprised if we got the odd thundery shower later this Afternoon. Apologise for this late photo from Tuesday Nights storms, was meant to sort it last night but didnt finish work till really late. This is my first ever Positvie CG capture This was just the first wave of storms were moving in.

Wowww yess I have well and truly had my storm fix! And so many others too! We set out around 9:45ish, drove down to Steep hill cove which is in Ventnor just South of the Island. Got on to the beach and could already see the distant Lightning from the developing storms South of the Channel. Most of it was intra cloud and also the odd Positive CG was starting to pop as they were getting nearer. By the time the cells were about 40/50 miles South of the Island, new areas of cells were blowing up quick. We then drove right back through to Brading Downs, to get a view across Sandown bay and towards Ventnor. By this point the Lightning was getting very close and very frequent and from that point the Lightning was dancing around all over the place. The first wave of storms were very dry and barely any rain fell, but then the 2nd wave we drove to Ryde Pier Head North East of the Island to get a view of the back edge of the 1st wave but also keeping an eye on the 2nd wave behind us. At this time, the Lightning was looking so cool, so make out more CGS which most were Positive, extremely bright! Also Anvil Crawlers, spidery looking Lightning. Then the 2nd wave arrived which had a lot more rain with it along with very frequent Lightning as well! We then started to drive towards Culver down and drove through some incredibly torrential Rain along with some Hail mixed in!! Once we arrived to Culver the 2nd wave cleared through and then that was it for us, but we enjoyed the Lightning show as it moved further away to the North!

Okay then here we go we finally have some interesting skies going, plenty of friends about (AcCas) and can just about see some cumulus starting to show. This has all developed very quickly.

Thanks mate Sorry to hear that, I can understand that is a tricky one especially when you have to up early anyway Still not a cloud in the sky here, definitely has warmed up even more though, still very early times!

I understand that one, the early hour scenarios can be a drag but as soon I see any distant lightning or hear any decent thunder I generally can never rest properly even if they are miles away and won't arrive till another couple of hours or something haha. I would then just stay up all night but that's just me

Hmm a little unsure for this area at the minute, got a feeling we are just a little to far East. Looks awesome further West, looks like you guys are in for fun night hopefully. Right At the moment there is not a single cloud in the sky, its completely blue. Anyway who knows, plumes can be very unpredictable as we all know

Certainly have a lot of interest going on Tuesday, managed to book it off work so will probably mean it wont happen now as thats just my luck Anyways on a serious note, Elevated showers or storms I reckon would start firing early Evening South of the Channel and then further more to develop Mid channel giving a good chance anywhere along the South and West. Then the risk moving further East as the Night goes on, that's the vibe i'm getting with these current charts. Fingers crossed

Apologise for the lack of posts have been extremely busy with work. Anyway fun little evening, we have finally had a storm! Not the most impressing but Ill take it, Most of did just miss us to our East but heard some pretty cool loudish rumbles

Good Morning Observations since my last report Yesterday Evening: The rest of the Evening actually became completely clear, this only lasted up until after Midnight as cloud developed rather quickly and by the end of the Night it was full cloud cover. This Morning continued cloudy and it has a cooler feel as well. Current: It is still cloudy out there, definitely the cloudiest start I have seen for quite a while now, there is a little hint of brightness though starting. Temperatures: 16.2'c Overnight Low: 13.7'c at 02:55am Yesterdays High: 22.5'c at 17:55pm Humidity: 68% Overall High: 91% at 03:32am Overall Low: 59% at 17:55pm Winds: Easterly 6mph Gusting: 11mph Highest Gust: 16mph at 11:56am Average Direction: Easterly Rainfall: 0.0mm

Evening all Observations since this Mornings report: Most of this Mornings cloud mostly cleared to allow another lovely afternoon with some warm sunshine but a touch cooler than recent days. There has been periods of cloud still in the form of Cumulus, Stratocumulus and Altocumulus. Towards the latter part of the Afternoon the wind picked up a touch along with some more cumulus trying to develop. Current: Mostly sunny with some cloud at times still, I can see some cool looking cumulus to my North but looks like it will flatten out again in to stratocumulus. Temperatures: 21.6'c Today's High: 22.5'c at 17:55pm Humidity: 62% Today's High: 75% at 10:00am Today's Low: 59% at 17:55pm Winds: East South East 2mph Gusting: 4mph Today's highest Gust: 16mph at 11:56am Rainfall: 0.0mm

Good Morning Observations since my last report: The rest of yesterday remained sunny with just some patchy cloud at times, it did feel rather warm again as well especially with there not being as much wind compared to recent Afternoons. Into the Evening and Overnight it remained fine and dry, though more cloud developed through the night and by the end it was mostly cloudy with some patchy clear skies. Current: Well the cloud broke up for a time but its clouded over mostly again, mostly Cumulus, Altocumulus and some Stratus. Looking to my North and North North West the cumulus look almost deep enough to produce a light shower but nothing as yet. It certainly feels a bit fresher than recent Mornings but still feels pleasant. Temperatures: 20.0'c Overnight Low: 15.4'c at 04:13am Yesterdays High: 25.4'c at 17:21pm Humidity: 70% Low Humidity: 42% at 17:21pm High Humidity: 91% at 04:21am Wind: South East 7mph, Gusting: 12mph. Yesterdays High Gust: 14mph at 10:04am. Average Direction: North North East Rainfall: 0.0mm

Good Morning Observations since my last report: Rest of yesterday Afternoon remained dry with good sunny spells and some patchy cloud, it did turn very warm as well towards the end of the Afternoon and early Evening. Overnight remained dry with a mix of clear spells but some cloudier periods at times. Today: Started off fine and bright with some high and middle level cloud, in the form of Cirrus and some Altocumulus. Now it's sunny and feeling warm along with Cirrus and Cumulus. Winds are also light making it feel more warmer in general. Weather recordings/Data starts from 10am on each day and starts again 10am the following day Temperature: 22.1'c Overnight Low: 14.5'c at 05:17am Yesterdays high: 25.7'c at 16:41pm Humidity: 53% Yesterdays high Humidity: 84% at 05:17am Yesterdays High Humidity: 42% at 18:18pm Winds: North North East 5mph, Gusting at 10mph. Yesterdays Maximum Gust: 27mph at 14:30pm. Average Direction: Westerly Rainfall: 0.0mm

We got some weak scud and up draft going on from a cumulus developing right over head almost, looks close enough to produce a very light shower Temperature: 22.6'c Edit: We have a a couple of spots of rain coming down but its extremely light you can barely notice it.

Good Afternoon Observations: Overnight became mostly cloudy, there were some really cool cloud structures though just before dark. Felt very humid earlier on in the night, but it became cooler than recent nights towards the end of the night. The Morning started on a mostly cloudy note, but more sunny spells developed as the Morning went on. Current: Feeling warm with some good sunny spells, there is a lot of Cumulus, Stratocumulus and Cirrus. Winds fairly light but with the odd moderate gust at times. Temperatures: 23.0'c Overnight Low: 13.8'c at 03:37am Today's High so far: 23.9'c at 11:23am Humidity: 58% High Humidity: 71% Low Humidity: 53% Wind: West South West 9mph: Gusting: 20mph . Highest Gust and average dirtection: 20mph: Average Direction: Westerly Rainfall: 0.0mm

Yeah I remember they were pretty spectacular! 2014 was genuinely a very good year I thought, I'm pretty sure there were very good storm events in each of May, June, July, August and September that year, even October and November delivered loads of really awesome coastal storms as well that year Anyway its a lovely morning so far, though there is fair amount of cumulus around. I'm still liking the look of the charts for the next few days at least, still looking mostly sunny with just some cloud at times, along with a shower risk further North and East of the Country which wouldn't surprise if some of those showers were on the thundery side, especially Today

It might have something to do with that, i'm not to knowledgeable on SSTs to be honest haha. I do remember the September 2014 ones though and know your area and the Bristol got hit nicely, I remember a good friend of mine living in Bristol showing me through Facetime. I still feel something will happen through some point during August or September this year still

This Afternoon has remained sunny and warm with just some patchy cloud of small Cumulus and Alto-cumulus, but a strong wind did pick up during the Afternoon and its blowing a fair bit still. However there is bigger area of of cloud moving in from the West and can see a lot to my North now also. Temperature: 20.7'c Today's High: 23.2'c at 11:25am Humidity: 70% which is the current highest Today so far. Low Humidity reached 44% at 12:04pm Wind: West South West, 14mph: Gusting at 26mph. Highest Gust 29mph with the Average direction remaining West South West Rainfall: 0.0mm

Yeah that's right I certainly remember it was night time, I know I was in the channel islands (Guernsey) at the time and remember we had some beasty Morning stuff (Elevated), but am sure it was either later that night or the night before some real nasty storms crossed in a fair few places across the country (Can't fully remember which way around it was). I also agree with your second part as well, I tend to find storms from plume set ups May-July tend to look a lot more cleaner and they tend to be more drier I find too. Where August-September I find they have a lot lot more rain with them and just genuinely a lot more moisture with them.

Being right on the far South Coast I do feel quite lucky to be honest, we have had countless sunny and warm days. There has been the odd cloudier day at times but in general its been very pleasant. There has been 2 occasions where we have had a load of storms past way out to the East and one of them was good for visibility of the lightning. That's all there has been in terms of proper storm activity. I do feel for a lot of you that have suffered with the cloudier conditions As for the rest of the summer though, who knows where the rest could go. For storm and heat potential I feel that potential can still go right up until the end of September in some years, I've seen some of the best storms in September. I remember a couple, 2014 and 2008 stands out to me. I remember 2014 a fair few places had some quite awesome stuff. There is still so much to play for with only just in the 2nd week of July

Good Morning Weather observations and data over the last 24 hours: So yesterday started on a fairly cloudy note during the Morning, most of it broke apart to leave the Afternoon under mostly sunny skies and feeling pleasantly warm. There was however the odd spell of mid level and high cloud at times though still. There was a bit of breeze at times during the day, but became very light or calm during the Evening and overnight. Today so far: Another glorious sunny Morning with light winds, though there has been more cloud developing in the last hour or so but so far its just some fair weather cumulus. Feeling very warm also. Data for the last 24 hours: Temperature: Current: 22.9'c. Overnight low: 16.6'c Yesterdays High: 22.7 Humidity: Current: 56%. Low Humidity: 42% High Humidity: 83% Wind: Current: South West 4mph, Current Gust is 8mph. Highest Gust and average Wind direction: 26mph, West South West average direction. Rainfall: 0.0mm

So the rest of Yesterday remained lovely with good amounts of Sunshine, but more cloud did develop as we moved towards the Evening. Most of it was Mid level Stratocumulus and Alto cumulus. Yesterdays high was 19.8'c So Today: Started off on a bright note with some good sunny skies, cloud has thickened up more though with a lot of Stratocumulus. Feeling warm though however.. Temperatures: Currently 21.5'c Overnight low: 16.8'c

Good Afternoon, a very different story here Today compared to Yesterday! All Morning practically had completely blue sky with very light winds. Its still lovely and sunny now, but there is a lot more high cloud developing ( Cirrus ) there is the odd patchy cumulus passing by too, Winds are still very light too. Temperature: 19.4'c which is the current high but is still rising. Overnight Low: 17.9'c so quite a warm night. Rainfall: 0.0mm Wind: South West 7mph. Gusting: 11mph

Not the greatest of days here today, it started off wet with light to moderate rain, this lasted until around late Morning. The Afternoon remained cloudy but became dry, though there were a few occasions with the odd brighter spell. It certainly had a much fresher feel to today, especially where I live on the East Coast of the Island due to an offshore breeze too. Currently now we have a lot of fairly high cloud with the odd patch of blue sky. Though I can see a lot of thicker cloud to my West and North moving its way in. Winds are mainly light, though there is still a breeze blowing in off the sea. Temperature: 16.6'c High: 18.1'c Low: 15.5'c Rainfall Today: 1.5mm Wind: SW 5mph, Gust Strength: 10mph Max Gust: 16mph

Looking great in the South East, sadly just a bit too far East for here this time round. Though we got a very good view of the lightning and can still see a lot of lightning way out East. Looks pretty cool, especially some of the CGS and Multi strikes.