Convective/Storm Discussion Thread 25/5/16 onwards

[STORMGUY]

Thunderstorms developing all around here

[Mr_ Nexus]

Just heard the thunder in the distance

[Gord]

Walsall is still grumbling away...

...and there it goes again.

[STORMGUY]

More rumbles of Thunder now from the south

[Darren Bown]

Not sure if the heavier stuff apparently forming NW of me is anoprop or not.

[chapmanslade]

Fantastic line of back building convection in the Midlands keeps fuelling the storms

[Spikecollie]

1 hour ago, Tom Jarvis said:

Tomorrow

Météo France are forecasting more storms the north than the south, but you may be too far west. Definitely a possibility though. Temps. are going down for a few days though.We haven't had any storms in Limousin yet, just a heavy shower just now! The sunshine and warmth have been beautiful though, up to 27c for the last few days. We're heading to Paris tomorrow, so we should/might catch something en route.

Happy, safe travels, and enjoy that beautiful coast...

[Wilxy]

Had a small storm pass over whilst at work earlier which was a nice surprise considering i wasn't expecting anything. Lovely structure to the storm as well! Picture taken just before 16:30.

[STORMGUY]

Big black cloud above the house has developed in the last 10 min

[Gordon Webb]

torrential rain here

edit - it's really only heavy

Edited June 10, 2016 by Gordon Webb

[ancientsolar]

Not expecting any developments in se Wales valleys... But always some hope when this is to your south

[shogan83]

Biblical rain here in Kettering!!  Few strikes too though barely noticeble due to the substantial noise the rain is making!!

[Gordon Webb]

no thunder here but first substantial rain for a while

[weather09]

Activity nudged south as expected, but not as much lightning compared to the storms further north earlier this afternoon.  Still, got a couple of overhead strikes and a torrential downpour.

Good news is we look to have a storm risk day each day from now until possibly back end of next week.  Doesn't get more interesting until next week as upper cold pool moves over the country, leading to a rather unstable environment with strong June sunshine.  Not the most ideal setup, but certainly looks like an active period coming up.

Edited June 10, 2016 by weather09

[Carl46Wrexham]

12 minutes ago, Gordon Webb said:

torrential rain here

edit - it's really only heavy

You had a close shave today eh? Quite a few strikes not all that far from you earlier on.

Edited June 10, 2016 by Carl46Wrexham

[Muffelchen]

Heavy rain here now..... Still no storm here this year, which is unusual.  Plenty of time left though.

[Staffordshire]

5 hours ago, Arnie Pie said:

Keeping a close eye on the live wind vectors....looks like we have a convergence building to the near North......early days yet

I actually didn't end up getting back untill about 6:45 due to a delayed train service... The main road back Into burntwood was flooded so I thought I may try the lanes... Even worse. A bit frustrating I wasn't there to witness an actual storm however

[Staffordshire]

4 hours ago, Nick L said:

My hometown of Cannock is getting absolutely mullered, flooded roads over there.

Yep, nationwide bank flooded

[IanR]

few sporadic rumbles again here this afernoon,  5 thunder days so far in 2016 , not bad for here,  

[William Grimsley]

Just spitting with rain here, nothing interesting going on. I think next week will be better down here but by no means the hotspot for the most action.

Edited June 10, 2016 by William Grimsley

[Snowyowl9]

Lots of showery rain about now,nowhere will escape the rain in the west and central parts.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/rainfall-radar#?map=Rainfall&fcTime=1465544700&zoom=7&lon=-2.39&lat=52.87

Edited June 10, 2016 by Snowyowl9

[William Grimsley]

3 minutes ago, Snowyowl9 said:

Lots of showery rain about now,nowhere will escape the rain in the west and central parts.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/rainfall-radar#?map=Rainfall&fcTime=1465544700&zoom=7&lon=-2.39&lat=52.87

I'll believe when I see it, family and friends are complaining about the lack of a "thundery breakdown" and I couldn't agree more. I would appreciate some heavy rain that would last for several hours tonight and/or tomorrow so that the air was "cleared out".

Edited June 10, 2016 by William Grimsley

[Nick L]

Home's weather station record in Cannock has been broken, 46mm and counting today, could still reach the 50mm.

[Dale Hay]

21:15 Outside turned out like a monsoon. The cat's pretty much crapped themselves at the downpour. Haha.

[andymusic]

2 minutes ago, Dale Hay said:

21:15 Outside turned out like a monsoon. The cat's pretty much crapped themselves at the downpour. Haha.

we may get that one too - outside has gone very dark considering we've been getting used to having light until 10.30pm recently - just waiting to see if it sparks at all