Spanish plume anyone? Storm and convective discussion 17th July Onwards

[Harsh Climate]

I'm considering driving down towards Bournemouth to catch a storm as there seems to be little headed this way. Any thoughts or would I be wasting my time?

 

 

I'd just stay where you are until something significant developes

[Lincs Observation]

Rumbles here no light show as yet but heavy rain

[Raidan]

I wonder what the number of storms will be I have had by the time the 19th is over.

Currently at 4!

[snow raven]

Sun has finally broken through here. Fingers crossed this bodes well for later.

[ChezWeather]

Getting going around Leicester 

[Daveob]

All day so far, the excitement has been skimming past devizes :-(

[Guest]

Quite a sharp line of torrential rain now forming south of Chesterfield down to Northampton, backbuilding and intensifying considerably over the last hour. Sferics soon there?

 

edit, already are!

Edited July 19, 2014 by SjV

[Harsh Climate]

I wonder what the number of storms will be I have had by the time the 19th is over.Currently at 4!

 

So typical of storms, some get several whilst the rest of us get a big fat zero, you will probably have more to come ; ) lol

[Guest]

Getting going around Leicester 

Good for us

[The PIT]

I wonder if it'll brighten up when this present band of rain pushed through. Bit of warm sun to enjoy at the end of the day would be nice. Better than these norms anyway.

[TropicThunder]

I'd just stay where you are until something significant developes

Thanks, was thinking that as it seems a bit quieter in France atm so hopefully more will develop later.  Seems like Dorset, Wiltshire and Lincolnshire are the places to be so far!

[Lincs Observation]

Update

 

Light and noise now the Kyme shield has finally been breached

[alibabba]

Storm just skimmed skeg dammit!

[Nouska]

Lovely panorama of last nights arcus from Pas de Calais.

 

[matty007]

Lovely panorama of last nights arcus from Pas de Calais.

 

 

Beautiful  

Storm just skimmed skeg dammit!

 

Been the same story for me all last night and so far today. Just keeps missing me. 

[toggerob]

Manchester Airport going for thunderstorms and heavy rain anytime from now up until 10pm, best developments look to be east of this low-level murk and the Beeb was going for a line of storms from Kent to the NW during the afternoon.

[AWD]

Constant thunder (some faint) for around an hour now.

Only seen 2 flashes of lightning though. More to come to my east by the looks of it.

[Harsh Climate]

I wonder if it'll brighten up when this present band of rain pushed through. Bit of warm sun to enjoy at the end of the day would be nice. Better than these norms anyway.

 

Would just be nice to get in the garden with the sun out, I'm certain if that was the case it wouldn't be long until big towers shot up, then whatever the radar/lightning maps showed would be irrelevant.

[Andy Pepler]

its still going on down here ..very heavy sumo rain thunder and close cg lightning ...

[alibabba]

Beautiful   Been the same story for me all last night and so far today. Just keeps missing me.

Bloody annoying lol especially when I have a bet with hubby that we will have a big storm today and he is saying zilch my pride is riding on this! (Not to mention a £5)

[richep]

Can here distant thunder on and off. Dark skies to my east.. Storms following same path for a couple days now. Just don't seem to want to come this far West, apart from the one this morning

[pip22]

I hoping for that Bristol cell won't die and reach the North-West by late-afternoon. Fingers crossed.

[RazorRob]

Couple of piccys from last night, Camber, East Sussex:

 

 

 

Still processing lots more

 

 

[ryan93]

Anyone think brighton will have a chance anytime today just looks like general rain coming up now electrical activity decreasing?

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Lincolnshire getting battered! No change there then

 

Looks jet black that way too.