South East England, East Anglia & Central Southern England Regional Weather Chat

[legrandefromage]

sweatier than a sweaty thing thats a bit sweaty.

[Stephanie Starr]

any chance of funnel clouds or tornadoes today 

[Jax]

any chance of funnel clouds or tornadoes today 

hope not, I like stuff to be where I left it

[lassie23]

any chance of funnel clouds or tornadoes today 

I thought funnel clouds and tornadoes happened on a weekly basis in the storm capital of England! (Lincolnshire)

[poseidon]

Very hot now with the sun out. Some big clouds appearing.

[Jax]

sweatier than a sweaty thing thats a bit sweaty.

tad mild then?

[Dami]

open back door, check heavy cloud and humidity. Phone goes Forget  door is open, sudden heavy shower, get back to kitchen, puddle on floor. Oh the joys. 

[Jax]

Just seen a blue cloud, no wait it has gone

 

Windy now too.

[saint]

Looks like the showers off to the east are getting a bit interesting on radar... They look quite heavy. 

[fine wine]

Very heavy showers interspersed with strong sunshine. Very warm and humid at 24c

[Neilsouth]

 - Left at 7.30, drove through the medway towns, drove through dartford, drove to basildon at about 10.30ish. No storms, no rain nothing 

 

Came back at 4.30am same destinations, no thunder nothing..

Edited July 13, 2014 by Victor Meldrew
needless met office bashing - last warning

[loopydreamer]

Patches of dark cloud here in Chatham.

[Ste L]

Left at 7.30, drove through the medway towns, drove through dartford, drove to basildon at about 10.30ish. No storms, no rain nothing 

 

Came back at 4.30am same destinations, no thunder nothing.

 

Considering the performance of the met, not unexpected either

 

 

The storms in south essex Basildon and Benfleet were from about 5pm til about 9pm , 3 of them too, they were pretty correct, very little rain , lots of lightning and thunder though

[loopydreamer]

yea. Here in Chatham there was a lot of thunder, like every 30 seconds. it only went on for about 20-30 mins. the rumbling became pretty loud like there really was a storm coming, then it just stopped... bummer! that was just after 20:00.

[loopydreamer]

God! This is boring! No storm for me 2day.

[Neilsouth]

yea. Here in Chatham there was a lot of thunder, like every 30 seconds. it only went on for about 20-30 mins. the rumbling became pretty loud like there really was a storm coming, then it just stopped... bummer! that was just after 20:00.

 

I wouldn't mind a storm that goes through the night, you know those proper imported storms!

 

Starts at about 8 and goes on till 3am in the morning and covers the e,se

[loopydreamer]

Oh Yes! Fingers crossed for a stormy summer night this year!

[A.J]

A friendly request to refrain from 'met office bashing' as the site team are getting reports from members about these posts. Yes, it's frustrating when the weather doesn't produce the goods, but let's not let frustrations spill over needlessly....thanks everyone 

[poseidon]

Tall Cb over Braintree/Colchester way. Sky is black underneath. Looks ominous.

 

EDIT: Looks to be producing some sferics now and heard distant thunder.

Edited July 13, 2014 by poseidon

[Neilsouth]

A friendly request to refrain from 'met office bashing' as the site team are getting reports from members about these posts. Yes, it's frustrating when the weather doesn't produce the goods, but let's not let frustrations spill over needlessly....thanks everyone 

 

Give me their names and I'll take it to PM

Turning out to be a nice day here, no showers

Edited July 13, 2014 by Victor Meldrew

[A.J]

Give me their names and I'll take it to PM

Turning out to be a nice day here, no showers

no........pm's/reports are sent in confidence and will remain in confidence, just follow the friendly request please....thanks

Edited July 13, 2014 by ajpoolshark

[lassie23]

Sunny, very warm! Enjoy the warm weather because late next week will be humid,  sultry, hot, stifling, sticky and...............mild! 30c or higher is possible! :cray: :cray: !

Edited July 13, 2014 by lassie23

[cloudsabove]

Here are some images of the cell that passed by - only saw one lightning flash, just distant thunder, very sporadic. Case of more interesting structure than content, I think. Very warm and humid, I think today was supposed to happen yesterday (I knew I might have to eat my words after my previous 'rant' post!) Torrential rain after the last cell clipped this location, the odd puddle left over from previous rain transformed into huge lakes on the roads which were practically covered in water. Beginning to rain again as the grey  overcast clears from these storms.

 

Have posted pics in Storms and Convective Thread 7th July onwards on page 23 for those who are interested. Some lovely cloudscapes today

[Neilsouth]

Flying ants and rapid convection over Herne Bay, can see the towers shooting upwards

[lassie23]

Flying ants and rapid convection over Herne Bay, can see the towers shooting upwards

Damn ants get everywhere! 23c, sunny and towerless here!