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Just seen a big bolt come down over near Poole unfortunately Missed it with the camera though
And one much further out to sea more south of Bournemouth
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8 minutes ago, ChannelThunder said:
That line west of Cherbourg looks pretty encouraging on radar for Sussex and eastwards, I'd say.
I have a feeling that lot is going to push more north/northeast but I could be wrong
Edit, that first statement was poorly worded, obviously that lot is going to travel in a north-easterly direction, but I think it will affect areas further west than what you mentioned in you post.
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2 minutes ago, Eagle Eye said:
Thanks, I've got to keep hope ha ha. The moderate risk is looking a bit risky, Handry went for a high
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Was that for the first lot that's already gone through or the expected second round that Lance has alluded to?
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Just now, Mapantz said:
A few lightnings detected on my station.
its getting quite gloomy out there, we should be able to actually see the lightning soon
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14 minutes ago, ChannelThunder said:
The sferics are lost in this wet mess...
Too wet for shooting other than setting up in the shelter of the car boot perhaps...
Sheltering in the boot of the car is probably the best bet unless more durable shelter can be found, I stopped by the over cliff carpark in Highcliffe and it was quite windy, which makes me think that sheltering in the car will not give good results from a photography point of view
there's also a chance to catch the partial lunar eclipse but is not going to be easy, I believe last Mays storms also coincided with a lunar eclipse, could be a good sign
Good luck if you do head out!
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3 minutes ago, ChannelThunder said:
Lift off
I was literally typing the exact same thing
Its pretty grim out there though, I want to head out, but with this cold wind and rain I'm struggling to get motivated
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3 minutes ago, ChannelThunder said:
I was in a work call at the time, but plenty of cracks of thunder recently. East side of the island having the most fun though as per!
Hopefully tomorrow will deliver the goods
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The rain here in Christchurch is crazy heavy but nothing remotely electrical happening even though it looks impressive on radar
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23 minutes ago, Alderc 2.0 said:
Third absolute downpour in the last 90mins. Absolutely battering it down!
Same here in Mudeford, sat in the car waiting for it to pass, the camera is at the ready just in case as you can't let even the smallest chance pass you by after this years big letdown
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1 minute ago, Mapantz said:
Thunder
Lovely, I was looking at the radar and thinking there may be some lightning for a few people
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1 hour ago, wimblettben said:
I saw some very infrequent distant flashes of lightning to my south or southeast about an hour or so ago and i am in West Wales.
Was quite surprised as I didn't think anything was expected.
I think it's fair to say that nothing will come of this lot, I wouldn't rule out the odd rumble of thunder but I think it's going to decrease in intensity as it pushes east, which is probably a good thing as the next week or so is looking quite wet, not great for areas that have suffered with flooding.
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Who's keeping an eye on that front coming up from the south? I've seen a report of thunder in Devon and I can see a few showers forming just off the south coast
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I'm hearing some nice loud crackles on the radio, nothing showing on lightning maps though, I wonder witch cells are responsible?
The heavier stuff out in the channel is still going strong but nothing electrical appears to be coming out of it. If it continues on its current course it's going to hit somewhere between Bournemouth and the Isle of wight. But it's all very uninspiring and I'm not expecting anything exciting but I love to be proven wrong
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Just a wet mess here in Christchurch, it's looking quite dark to my east though, I wouldn't be surprised if somewhere north of here gets something as it looks like it's still developing
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5 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:
Look in the channel
Yes, I'm wondering if my wish of storms lasting until later in the evening will materialize, or will they die off before they even get near us, judging by the the current radar, we might have a decent shot of lightning, and maybe not too far from sunset!
I'll be keeping a very close eye on the radar, and camera at the ready just in case!
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1 hour ago, Eagle Eye said:
Convective Outlook
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An unstable setup is likely to develop across England throughout today with intense showers developing. Thunderstorms are expected to develop across Southern England bringing some lightning, hail, gusty winds & intense rainfall rates.
I couldn't be placed any better going off the map you posted, obviously things won't pan out exactly as shown but nice to see regardless
What are your thoughts on timings? It looks like the majority of the activity will be this afternoon which is the worst time as I'm at work until 4pm, I was hoping there might be something later on this evening, I get the feeling things will be dying down by then.
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2 hours ago, Nick F said:
06z AROME nicely shows instability (CAPE shown by pink contours) and the threat of thunderstorms arrive from the south through tomorrow afternoon. My go to model for any thunderstorm risk now.
Nice to see there's something showing on the models, just checked the Google weather app which shows storms for tomorrow afternoon/everything
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For those interested in sprites and attempting to photograph them, this is a very good video outlining best practice for video and stills
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3 minutes ago, Metwatch said:
Sprites Galore
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Friday 27th May 2017 a large storm rapidly formed over Devon and Cornwall. Wilcot camera detected a record 23 sprites in a single nightMay 2017 great example of quite a few caught on monitoring cams and some in 2020 as well.
Great find!
So it appears that there has already been a UK capture of sprites, and they appear to be reasonably bright which is a surprise for me as I've always thought they were very faint, when in fact they look to be almost visible to the naked eye.
A new weather phenomenon has been added to the list of things to photograph, it could be a long wait
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I'm sure I posted this a while back but it seems like a good time to repost for those wanting to learn more about sprites
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9 minutes ago, Eagle Eye said:
The UK is such a hard place to get sprites. You have no idea how big they are in reality. The reason they look small in camera is that generally people have to take them 100s of miles away from the store. It's actually quite hard to find a place to do that because it's so crowded.
It might be worth trying to get a picture of sprites over over Northern France, how far are away do you think someone would need to be, and what kind of equipment would be needed?
I can't imagine any standard Digital camera could capture sprites apart from some Sony bodies along with a good prime lens, the images on sony cameras are usually very clean even when cranking the iso all the way up
Too costly for me to switch now but I probably would go Sony if I was just getting into photography
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36 minutes ago, The Tall Weatherman said:
Have just been reading about this and is very interesting. It explains that a lot of the worlds super bolts happen in the English Channel in the winter and that many of these lead to TLEs (like sprites and elves. I really do wonder that one day somebody in the England will get a crisp sprite capture.
On the relationship between lightning superbolts and TLEs in Northern Europe - ScienceDirect
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Lightning occurrence at higher latitudes in northwestern Europe is by far less frequent than mainland continental and the Mediterranean during most of…Photographing sprites in the UK will happen one day but I feel that any super bolts that do occur will be few and far between, especially in winter, so it'll take some serious dedication to get that shot, and I'm not sure how far you'd need to be from the storm to give clear view of the of the cloud tops and that's before you take into account that it will probably be cloudy in preferred locations further north, maybe the French will have a better chance
This was taken in Dordogne!
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Yesterdays storms were a welcome surprise for many folk on here but nothing of note other than a few rumbles of thunder affected my location, however these late season storms we've been getting are great to see, and I wonder if there will be further convective events to come, especially following this weekends brief warmup, definitely keeping my fingers crossed
I've also had a chance to go through some of the shots I took while away in France this summer, and have found a few that I'd somehow missed.
I'll also be posting a few more over on X in the coming days
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5 hours ago, SupercellEastSussex said:
Just spotted a funnel cloud over the coast near Worthing.
It's amazing how such a innocuous looking cloud can produce a pretty decent looking funnel, lovely capture!
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Storms and Convective discussion- October 2023
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Oh yes
massive bolt just came down south of Bournemouth!!