South East England, East Anglia & Central Southern England Weather Discussion

[Captain Shortwave]

Clear start here this morning.

[HammerJack]

Nice bright and cool start today. What an improvement from yesterday.

[lassie23]

Windy out there, but sunny! Some showers to my west!

Edited October 9, 2014 by lassie23

[HammerJack]

Wind really picked up since this morning. Just had a very lively shower.

Edited October 9, 2014 by LeighD

[Norfolk Sheep]

Quite a lot of thunder about in the south apparently, no one heard any? Here it's just bight and breezy

[lassie23]

Quite a lot of thunder about in the south apparently, no one heard any? Here it's just bight and breezy

Bright, breezy and thunderless here too!

[EWS]

Quite a lot of thunder about in the south apparently, no one heard any? Here it's just bight and breezy

 

Yes, we've had thunder on and off for a few hours now, with each cluster of showers.  very, very windy too. 

[BB1979]

Rumbling away nicely (and black as new gates knocker ... to quote my dear old Nan) in Central London

[Daniel*]

Some electrical activity about 30 minutes ago, with growling dark skies and lots of rain. Eased up and and the Sun is breaking through April showers sort of day...

[Jax]

Just been getting some pokey showers here, over very quickly though, no T&L that I have been aware of and sun making a return now, very breezy and feeling cooler out in that breeze, shed sensor is reporting 13.3oC at present.

[nicadh]

Wow, ranging here from nice and sunny to sudden wind and rain with a bit of hail and thunder mixed in! Rinse and repeat. All lovely up until the point I stood outside school in it, the hail pounding us. Despite a big brolly came home drenched where it blew in sideways at us.

[Nick F]

3rd or 4th storm of the afternoon rumbling past, difficult to tell how many storm cells exactly as there seems to be a continuous conveyor over SE London, some occasionaly quite close c-g lightning strikes too, which is putting my 3 yr old son on edge!

[Tom Quintavalle]

3rd or 4th storm of the afternoon rumbling past, difficult to tell how many storm cells exactly as there seems to be a continuous conveyor over SE London, some occasionaly quite close c-g lightning strikes too, which is putting my 3 yr old son on edge!

Yes Nick, had the same here in Croydon. These cells no doubt accentuated by lift over the N.Downs. Thunder mainly the deep growling variety, apart from one almighty clap, no doubt the same one you reported on from S.Norwood, in the Storm & Convective thread.

Outside gloom now lifting, to reveal brighter skies, in the last 10 minutes or so.

Regards,

Tom.

[HammerJack]

Monsoon type rain here at the moment. Very dark skies, but no T&L as of yet...

[Jax]

I was going to take a walk into town this afternoon but the dark skies put me off, may try that trip another day instead.

[Captain Shortwave]

Had some heavy showers late morning, otherwise a reasonable day, if a little cool.

[lassie23]

Avoided the thunder and heavy showers today. Still breezy though! 13.3c

[HammerJack]

Rain eventually stopped here around 6pm. Light breeze and partly cloudy skies now. Off to centre parcs tomorrow for the a 4 day birthday treat for my 7 to be year old son. So hopefully the weather stays dry.

[Sussex Jules]

BBC South East @bbcsoutheast

Six fire crews are currently tackling a fire in a block of flats in Hailsham after it was struck by lightning earlier this evening

[lassie23]

 

BBC South East @bbcsoutheast

Six fire crews are currently tackling a fire in a block of flats in Hailsham after it was struck by lightning earlier this evening

 

Feel fortunate to have avoided all the storms today!

[Sussex Jules]

Feel fortunate to have avoided all the storms today!

It does bring it home a bit when it's on your doorstep

[Crepuscular Ray]

Where in Hailsham is it, Jules?

[Sussex Jules]

Where in Hailsham is it, Jules?

Diplocks estate. Police were turning vehicles around at Western Road's junction with Sussex Avenue.

[Crepuscular Ray]

Not near enough to affect my parents, then, thankfully, if selfishly.

 

Thanks

[Sussex Jules]

Not near enough to affect my parents, then, thankfully, if selfishly.

 

Thanks

Think it was about 7.15 we had some lightning overhead and lights flickered a bit here, scary tho eh.