Convective Storm/Discussion thread - 11/06/16 onwards

[Nick F]

Drizzle has cleared with cloud thinning, brightness and even hints of sun in south London, worth keeping any eye over northern Home Counties, appear to be some convective returns developing on recent radar scans over Herts. Thundery rain pushing NE out of France appears to have weakening lightning wise on northern extent.

[James1979]

Sun finally broken through briefly... too little too late?..

[sparky1972]

4 minutes ago, James1979 said:

Sun finally broken through briefly... too little too late?..

same here i feel

[James1979]

1 minute ago, sparky1972 said:

same here i feel

92% humidity here, incredible - such potential!

[Greeny]

A brightning echo near Cambridge not sure to what extent it'll go. Hot and humid when the sun is out thats for sure. I think some CAPE has built up. V4 CAPE overlay has 600J/KG showing for most of EA. Its too early to call bust yet.

Edited June 23, 2016 by Greeny

[Homerr]

I still have hope

[Stormyking]

Ahh well close but no cigar, this rain is lush though, not cold, persitent and beautiful to stand out in

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Sun out intermittently, and yep, through the clouds, I can see something of a tower going up towards the direction of Cambridge! Could be the start of something 

[Greeny]

5 minutes ago, Stormyking said:

Ahh well close but no cigar, this rain is lush though, not cold, persitent and beautiful to stand out in

I know what you mean, I enjoyed that feeling this morning.. Summer rain.

[snowprincesspboro]

sun keeps popping through here, and boy is it hot and humid in that sun, dunno yet if its too little too late or if theres still any potential here in tropical pboro oh well heres hoping xxx

[lassie23]

25 minutes ago, Nick F said:

Drizzle has cleared with cloud thinning, brightness and even hints of sun in south London, worth keeping any eye over northern Home Counties, appear to be some convective returns developing on recent radar scans over Herts. Thundery rain pushing NE out of France appears to have weakening lightning wise on northern extent.

Drizzle here too, can you have thundery drizzle?

[tomp456]

Do today's storms rely on heat/sun?

Had none whatsoever here, however, a few strikes have been detected in the channel a while ago. 

 

Its currently steady rain. 

[Martin Auld]

48 minutes ago, Fiona Robertson said:

Yay!!! Go, Scotland! It's currently about 70F in the shade, the humidity is a killer and the midges are being vicious. Looks like the main risk is a wee bit to the north of me, but at least I have a chance now 

Even if nothing happens today, tomorrow looks much better for Scotland so we have some hope

[Rw3991]

Watch this space have a feeling something is arise 

[Methuselah]

3 minutes ago, tomp456 said:

Do today's storms rely on heat/sun?

Had none whatsoever here, however, a few strikes have been detected in the channel a while ago. 

 

Its currently steady rain. 

I don't think they do, tomp456: It was either in late June 2010 (or '11) that Saarf London got whacked by a line of quite violent T-storms. Although the previous night's very-much-forecast pyrotechnics completely failed to materialise, the CF, of the following day, certainly did provide the goods: frequent C-Gs, cell after cell, and not a single minute of sunshine to be had!

[James_southampton]

Well im under than red blob in hampshire....not even a drop of rain!

[Homerr]

Yup and last week it was quite miserable most of the day and London still got a good pasting - enough to close the A40 out of town and flood a few bits of S.W London

I still have faith!

[West Sussex Kate]

Lots of rain here, it's sooooo warm!

[NO LONGER POSTING]

stuff to the west of London seems to be going up in a line really from that Cambridge cell that popped up 

[sparky1972]

30 minutes ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:

Sun out intermittently, and yep, through the clouds, I can see something of a tower going up towards the direction of Cambridge! Could be the start of something 

sun appeared very briefly, gone now and back to cloud cover and poss more drizzle

[Azazel]

Moderate rainfall here in Basingstoke. Thrilling. Another day in Autumnal paradise.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

GAME ON!

[Hurricane Debby]

1 hour ago, Fiona Robertson said:

Yay!!! Go, Scotland! It's currently about 70F in the shade, the humidity is a killer and the midges are being vicious. Looks like the main risk is a wee bit to the north of me, but at least I have a chance now 

OMG, 70f in the shade IN SCOTLAND !!!

[Hurricane Debby]

Well the sun hasn't managed to breakthrough all day but its still so humid.

[Fiona Robertson]

7 minutes ago, Hurricane Debby said:

OMG, 70f in the shade IN SCOTLAND !!!

I know and I've been out in the garden, wandering around in me wellies and I have no idea why  Currently skies are getting heavy to the north of me with blue skies to the south. Dividing line seems to be right over the mate... Edit:- The M 8 motorway!!

Edited June 23, 2016 by Fiona Robertson