Storm and convective discussion 7th July Onwards

[Harry]

The Croydon cell us inching closer...could hear thunder from it earlier but nothing recently. Getting darker...

...and dying according to radar

Edited July 12, 2014 by Harry

[paul m]

Anything in the darlington co durham area

Not according to radar.. There could be later as there is a lot heading in from the west

[anything-but]

Been watching that one too,inching closer indeed!

[Jonathan Lang]

Cool with moderate rain with no sign of thunderstorms. 

[Wet'n'Dry]

Seeing some very impressive IC lightning here, no wind to speak of, vertical rain and very loud thunder!

[Harry]

This cell dying a painful death...going to enjoy my dinner and the rest of the evening. Enjoy the storms you lucky peeps

[Mokidugway]

First signs of electrical activity appearing over the Irish Sea !!...

Edited July 12, 2014 by Mokidugway

[Eye to the sky]

Showers now moving into the midlands,gone very dark to the Sw of here,nothing electrical as yet.Still very warm and muggy here though

[Wet'n'Dry]

The Basildon storm is intensifying as it heads East, it started off as a very little rain affair with IC's but has matured to a full blown CG, be safe everyone in its track!

[Hodr]

Cool with moderate rain with no sign of thunderstorms. 

Yeah it's frustrating. We haven't has a single thunderstorm here this year really, just  a few distant rumbles and some near misses. I thought with this heat and humdity something would have kicked off by now.

[vladthemert]

storm here went south of us though we did get an edge of tad rainfall

 

cell south west of derby according to our webs live sat

Edited July 12, 2014 by vladthemert

[Meggy]

The Basildon storm is intensifying as it heads East, it started off as a very little rain affair with IC's but has matured to a full blown CG, be safe everyone in its track!

We've had a few distant rumbles here too

[Team Jo]

Pleasantly surprised with the two storms, although nothing jaw dropping, I'll take two hours of rolling thunder any day!!

[Convective]

First signs of electrical activity appearing over the Irish Sea !!...

 

Had a downpour about an hour ago. Lasted no more than 30 seconds, now heavy fog.

[cheese]

The Met Office have us down for a hail shower tonight at 18C. I don't see that very often.

Edited July 12, 2014 by cheese

[Bolt from the Blue]

those storms east of London are looking lively! hope someone is getting some footage of it

[Buckster]

they're not that lively

 

here in Essex - rumbling away with C-C lightning every 10 mins or so

 

pleasant - but nothing special

[Dami]

very dark out back a little way off. radar shows it to be a light shower near Luton. Nice breeze and a bit of high cloud. 

[Wet'n'Dry]

Bloody hell, CG strike just now 500 metres from my house!

[Cloud 10]

More strikes than Germany!  

 

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

[Greeny]

I know today isn't over yet but could there be more possibilities of storms tomorrow in the southeast and east. Looks to be muggy again, temps looking not quite so high though and DLS lacking again. Any more experienced forecaster welcome to look into it in more detail

[Mokidugway]

Had a downpour about an hour ago. Lasted no more than 30 seconds, now heavy fog.

doesn't sound promising!!....

[Convective]

Sky looks ready to go bang any minute! Just thrown it down about 5 minutes ago.

 

 

 

[poseidon]

That was quite fun. Lots of thunder, ccs and some cgs, one of which was huge and sounded like an explosion while I was parked up near Braintree. Taking the cross-country route through torrential(!) rain was not the wisest move as it was more like driving a speedboat than a car given the size of the bow wave. I decided discretion was the better part of valour in the end.

Best storm of the year so far round here, but not a spectacular by any means.

 

Can still see the lightning out back to the East, now it's getting dark.

[Mokidugway]

Sky looks ready to go bang any minute! Just thrown it down about 5 minutes ago.

 

 

 

does look good , like the UFO in last image !!......