South East and East Anglia weather discussion/Chat - 1st June onwards

[alexisj9]

The rains gone and the sun's out now.

[Ste L]

Same feel to the day here in Romford as yesterday, suns out now, and warming the air up again... i wouldn't mind something like this again ... Thomasz Shcafernaker said this cloud is probably 6+ miles high, and this is the bottom bit ....  (on twitter to me) 

That white bit in middle is actually lightning in cloud

Yesterday 8pm.

Edited June 13, 2016 by Ste L

[lassie23]

Sky was more dramatic yesterday

[Dami]

As is the norm, the rain it raineth just before the school run. it's is pouring.

On a better and less smelly note I have a brand new shower after the old one blew up.

[Captain Shortwave]

A cloudy day here, outbreaks of rain and a few heavier downpours thrown in. It did feel quite warm despite the cloud, up to around 18C today.

[Azores Hi]

Nice bit of updraft action in Ashford today! 

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Torrential rain in Wymondham this afternoon, causing surface flooding.

[Allezwasps.]

Hefty shower now in wokingham

[Norfolk Sheep]

26 minutes ago, chrisbell-nottheweatherman said:

Torrential rain in Wymondham this afternoon, causing surface flooding.

Indeed, 15mm recorded here, flood defences into front barns overtopped! Brings the June total to 52mm already 

[lassie23]

Rainy heavy here right now.

[stainesbloke]

Had some very heavy rain this morning, torrents of water gushing down the road! Cleared up a bit now, the sun even came out for 15 seconds when it felt quite warm. Loads of cloud about though. 

[Methuselah]

Nowt here, so far...Mostly cloudy but with some sunny intervals, still quite warm/muggy - 18C.

[lassie23]

Feels quite tropical out, neighbour's banana tree is thriving

[stainesbloke]

4 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

Feels quite tropical out, neighbour's banana tree is thriving

How are your melons coping with all this rain? 

[lassie23]

Just now, stainesbloke said:

How are your melons coping with all this rain? 

LOL They like the warmth but have been drowned in their pots three times.  I had to pour the water out. They are growing slowly but the courgette plants are four times the size of the melon plants. They are in pots too.

[stainesbloke]

1 minute ago, lassie23 said:

LOL They like the warmth but have been drowned in their pots three times.  I had to pour the water out. They are growing slowly but the courgette plants are four times the size of the melon plants. They are in pots too.

Ooh dear melons don't like it too wet, I hope they survive and the sun is back soon. Put my melons in the greenhouse so they look alright. Courgettes going mad lol...

[lassie23]

Just now, stainesbloke said:

Ooh dear melons don't like it too wet, I hope they survive and the sun is back soon. Put my melons in the greenhouse so they look alright. Courgettes going mad lol...

If we get a decent August and September which some have predicted for the South East, then they will do very well in the greenhouse.

[Blessed Weather]

5 minutes ago, stainesbloke said:

Ooh dear melons don't like it too wet, I hope they survive and the sun is back soon. Put my melons in the greenhouse so they look alright. Courgettes going mad lol...

Loving the tales of woe about @lassie23 melons! Ironic to have a name with "water" in it, and consist of 92% water, and then not be able to cope with a soggy pot! I might start calling them "I don't like too much water melons"?

Back from Wales and checked my weather station - found that the deluge that caused the flooding in my local High Street on Saturday gave 17mm of rain in an hour.

Lots more heavy showers around today, developing and moving E/NE into East Anglia, and the Realtime Lightening website shows a few active cells too, the latest near Maldon in Essex.

12.35

[Methuselah]

Let's just hope that, for the sake of common decency, Lassie covers his melons with an extremely thin, white tee-shirt?

[stainesbloke]

Hehe, wet melon competition?! We could show off our cucumbers and courgettes, if they get big enough 

Torrential rain again here....

Edited June 14, 2016 by stainesbloke

[stainesbloke]

Wow! Super heavy rain here

[Dami]

lovely big drops.

[Norfolk Sheep]

Hold the front page - distant rumble of thunder from a small cell close to Fakenham. That makes 2 rumbles of thunder this year!!!

[Captain Shortwave]

It is chucking it down here now, it could last a while. No thunder or lightning though the detectors suggest there might be some under this cell.

[lassie23]

4 hours ago, Ed Stone said:

Let's just hope that, for the sake of common decency, Lassie covers his melons with an extremely thin, white tee-shirt?

Melons under wraps hereRaining again