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Think this will be an event that's worth a separate thread for chats on specific storms plus pics + videos
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A shiny new thread as we head into the second half of July and the mid point of the summer. What a summer it has been. We started the summer with a lot of thunderstorms as June came in with a bang. Unfortunately as June came to a close and we moved into July the temperatures dropped and so did the storm risk. The most thundery early June I can remember has been balanced by the poorest early July I can remember. This looks like it is all set to change though as temperatures rise and summer returns. Temperatures are already rising across the south and this building warmth and humidity will spread northwards through the early part of the coming week, with the heat likely peaking on Tuesday. The first 30c is very likely this week. The increasing heat and humidity also looks likely, on current modelling, to culminate in the possibility of some dramatic thunderstorms. The thoughts of Weather09 in the previous thread provide a good view of what we could expect from current modelling, seen on page 140 of the thread. The very high CAPE values being modeled for Tuesday are unlikely to be realised with strong ridging. It is currently late Tuesday night into Wednesday the period of interest (subject to change of course). Pin pointing an area to be at risk at this range is pointless. I am thinking this thread is going to get busy with lots of excitement, forecasts and thoughts regarding what is likely to happen, even what you are hoping will happen. I am hoping it will be busy with lots of reports of thunderstorms and convective activity by the middle of this week and beyond. I think most of us would not want to see it fill up with "why do I always miss out", "nothing here", "wishing for no storms" or other moaning posts that should be in the correct moaning thread like the one below. Good luck to all those that want a storm. A chart showing MLCAPE for early Wednesday, just to get the excitement flowing
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New thread here folks. . Hopefully some of us will be out of the NSC by the end of the week! time will tell of course !Good luck all and do keep safe.
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I have been reading a lot about "Spanish Plumes" and how important they are in the development of thunder storms. Now, I have searched the Met site for the meaning but, how would I identify one on a weather map, radar etc. I am new to the site (about 3weeks in) and I'm utterly baffled by some of the terms used and how to identify conditions on maps, and I want to learn as much as my non- mathematical brain can take. So, if any one can show me a plume so I know in future, I'd be really grateful. Thanks, Jess.