South East and East Anglia weather discussion/Chat - 18th February onwards

[Dami]

moderate rain here atm.

[alexisj9]

The mist has finally lifted enough to let the sun shine through, still rather hazy but sun shine none the less.

 

[Captain Shortwave]

Well it is brightening up here after a rather wet day with frequent heavy showers. It feels rather muggy out there again.

[alexisj9]

Sea fog is rolling back in now, looks pretty hugging the hills.

Edited May 11, 2016 by alexisj9
To add the first two words, which for some reason didn't show up.

[Daniel*]

Amazonian type rainfall earlier on blimey it was heavy, large droplets, seems like another downpour is commencing.

[Methuselah]

Hey, peeps, the sun is shining.

[Rob Deacon]

Looking on the radar there is some big red blobs in northern france that could be coming this way? could that be thunder storms i hope it is.

[Updraft]

There's quite a lot going on in Northern France/Belgium right now, looking on lightning maps, whether it makes it over here remains to be seen, it would appear to be heading in the direction of the channel.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Seriously bad flash flooding round here after today's showers, just driven through a temporary river near West Byfleet and the ditches just can't handle it.

Reports of the local river also has burst it's banks

Oh and as I type this in the car with dad a tree in the road.. 

[March]

Muggy out there......

[Blessed Weather]

Funny old day. Thought it would be better, but after early hazy sun it turned dull, grey and with a few spots of drizzle. Then this pm the clouds broke and in sunny spells it was very pleasant and reached 17.8C.

Storm wise, after a few flashes & rumbles west of Oxford earlier, not a lot happening in the UK or our neck of the woods. And isn't it frustrating to see a big storm just over the Channel. But unfortunately (for us storm lovers) it's projected to run just west of the Isle of Wight into the southern West Country.

This evening:

Edited May 11, 2016 by Blessed Weather
typo

[alexisj9]

For what it's worth, cloud is coming up from the south east now, don't think I'm expecting anything other than rain though. Guess we will see. It looks kind of anvilly I think.

[Dami]

was going to say can you see any flashes.

[Blessed Weather]

That storm activity is tantalisingly close to the SE corner! The track of the storm(s) is looking a smidge further north than the 12z high res models were predicting. It might well be possible to see the flashes from the south coast now?? Looking like those on the south coast might be in for a soaking and maybe some flashes & bangs?

EDIT: Lightening activity on the Blitzortung radar has now died out mid-channel; just seven or so miles from the coast. Close but no cigar!

Edited May 11, 2016 by Blessed Weather

[alexisj9]

Very heavy rain here now, no thunder so far. Heavier than last nights heavy rain.

 

Edited May 11, 2016 by alexisj9

[Sunshineandshowers84]

Is this heavy downpours or just cloud and general cloud and heavy rain that is falling?

[Ben Lewis]

Another outrageous prediction from AccuWeather. Apparently limited heat for the UK..... As with all of these online predictions. 90% worthless be it a negative or positive prediction.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/europe-summer-2016-forecast-heat-to-bypass-uk-stormy-france-to-poland/57179674

Edited May 12, 2016 by Ben Lewis

[Captain Shortwave]

Well back to the sunny skies today and warm again as temperatures peaked at 23C.

[seaside 60]

7 hours ago, Ben Lewis said:

Another outrageous prediction from AccuWeather. Apparently limited heat for the UK..... As with all of these online predictions. 90% worthless be it a negative or positive prediction.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/europe-summer-2016-forecast-heat-to-bypass-uk-stormy-france-to-poland/57179674

Well to be fair it aint wrong till summer is over.

I suppose if they were forecasting 100 days of heatwave like the Express might do then its outrageous.
Saying limited heat is sitting on the fence nicely for a summer forecast for the UK.

[stainesbloke]

Turned out very nice here today despite the strong breeze, plenty of sunny spells and top temp of 23C. 

Edited May 12, 2016 by stainesbloke

[Blessed Weather]

9 hours ago, Ben Lewis said:

Another outrageous prediction from AccuWeather. Apparently limited heat for the UK..... As with all of these online predictions. 90% worthless be it a negative or positive prediction.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/europe-summer-2016-forecast-heat-to-bypass-uk-stormy-france-to-poland/57179674

That 'summer forecast' made me chuckle actually! I think those boys from AccuWeather have all got degrees. But as Basil Fawlty might have said, their specialist subject is..... the bl**ding obvious! For example; the UK will have "limited heat & bouts of rain". Sounds like a normal summer! Europe will have "locally severe thunderstorms". Sounds like a normal summer! The Med and surrounding countries "dry and hot". Ah! Now that prediction is clearly wrong. Everyone knows we fly off to the Med to enjoy cold and wet!!

[Methuselah]

That could be just about any summer barring 1976, 1983, 1995 or 2006...The longer we stay alive, the longer our memories become. It's amazingly mundane when you think about it?

But something I must ask: has Mr Blessed ever visited the Whispering Gallery, at St, Paul's?

[Captain Shortwave]

Well it has finally happened in true north easterly fashion, the low cloud has rolled in.

[alexisj9]

Been a lovely day today, no complaints. Started off with ac and ac cas about, producing a few big drops. Not enough to wet anything or register on radar even. After that nice and sunny and warm even with the wind all day.

[Ben Lewis]

Just back from a run. 

You can clearly tell the air source has changed, it feels very cool this morning and the wind is brisk. 

Very cloudy this morning as well.