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Bolt from the Blue Enthusiast

Bolt from the Blue

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  • Location: Sturminster Newton (N. Dorset)
  • Weather Preferences: Fair Weather, Snow, Thunderstorms
  • Location: Sturminster Newton (N. Dorset)
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No thunder here but a nice view this evenings thundery skies

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Thunderstruck

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  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and breezy with a bit of cloud, about 20C
  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
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2 minutes ago, Sparkiee storm said:

Is that a small shower east of Plymouth or just a blip on the radar?

There's quite a big shower heading up the A38 towards Exeter...

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Flash bang flash bang etc

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  • Location: Godalming
  • Weather Preferences: Plumes and streamers
  • Location: Godalming
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38 minutes ago, stainesbloke said:

Bloody hell, the lightning and thunder here are very impressive. Loudest for a long time. Properly pouring rain now.

Hehe - you mean since the last time we had thunder? :laugh:

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Sparkiee storm Seasoned

Sparkiee storm

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  • Location: Walsall, West Midlands 135m/442ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Heatwaves, thunderstorms, cold/snowy spells.
  • Location: Walsall, West Midlands 135m/442ft ASL
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Just now, Jcweather said:

There's quite a big shower heading up the A38 towards Exeter...

Thought so, thats behind the cold front too isn't it, so more western parts could be in for a chance?

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Panayiotis

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  • Location: Cardiff/Reading Uni
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Sun, Heat, Cold,T/storms via Spanish plumes *rare*
  • Location: Cardiff/Reading Uni
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Yes Plymouth area starting to develop some showers now! Thunderstorms further E seem to be tied in with increased CAPE in that area...

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Gord Rising Star

Gord

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  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
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Showers are firing behind the cold front but I don't think we'll see anything thundery overnight.

As mentioned already, tomorrow will be our chance. I could use a quiet nights sleep to be honest!

 

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Eskimo Accomplished

Eskimo

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  • Location: Kings Norton, West Midlands
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, Cold & Snowy
  • Location: Kings Norton, West Midlands
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Had lighting near here, around the Cambridge area, very unexpected. 

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stainesbloke

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  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and warm in summer, thunderstorms, snow, fog, frost, squall lines
  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
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8 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Hehe - you mean since the last time we had thunder? :laugh:

Something like that! Was very loud lol

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Flash bang flash bang etc

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  • Location: Godalming
  • Weather Preferences: Plumes and streamers
  • Location: Godalming
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Okay despite there being nothing but pulse storms about I managed to get a good spot for 10 mins and watched some pretty nice forks drop in the distance behind a sheep. Now it's all stopped so I'm just going to have to assume there is some sort of clever cloud science happening in our part of the world and I'm going to have to move house if I'm ever to see a 'proper' summer storm.

i'm concerned that tomorrow isn't going to happen now, and that Saturday is a write-off too. Despite this I'm going to head for Oxford after work and see if anything happens there.

I AM NOT GETTING MY HOPES UP - DONT SHOUT AT ME FOR GETTING MY HOPES UP!

I have based my plan on forecasts I've seen with the word 'severe' in it. So if we have nothing at all or a flash and a gust of wind then clear skies until next year I'll assume that the magic fairy non-lightning dust has got to into the sky again (or another new scientific reason why I will never again see lightning) ;)

Still, good sheep lighting earlier - I'll try and post some stills...

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Sparkiee storm

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  • Location: Walsall, West Midlands 135m/442ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Heatwaves, thunderstorms, cold/snowy spells.
  • Location: Walsall, West Midlands 135m/442ft ASL
Posted (edited)

yeah I agree, probably just rain for anything developing around the Plymouth area. Will be very very surprised if any lightning appears though, never know with these crazy set ups.

 

EDIT - looks to be dying off again for the time being.

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Eye to the sky

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  • Location: Denby,Derbyshire,90m/295ft asl De5
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms/Clear and Frosty/Snow Showers
  • Location: Denby,Derbyshire,90m/295ft asl De5
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Seems a lot cooler and fresher here now.We had a few big drops of rain around 7.45 but nothing since.So far everything seems to be the east of here.

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Flash bang flash bang etc

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  • Location: Godalming
  • Weather Preferences: Plumes and streamers
  • Location: Godalming
Posted (edited)

The north and east anglia / links are getting their weekly supercell now by the looks of it.

for those in the sultry south - here's some lovely sheep lightning to look at:

 

 

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I can't get rid of duplicate photo sorry
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Thunderstruck

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  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and breezy with a bit of cloud, about 20C
  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
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Thought I just heard thunder but a quick look at the radar shows nothing, so it must have been something else..

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Flash bang flash bang etc

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  • Location: Godalming
  • Weather Preferences: Plumes and streamers
  • Location: Godalming
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Re-reading today's forecasts I think I see the issue - the overuse of the word 'thunderstorm' to denote a flash of lightning or two. Is it possible this term be reserved for actual thunderstorms and not 'thundery rain'?

sorry I know I'm being a pedant but there is a disconnect between what people say sometimes and what I (and possibly others) read. And I don't want to get ideas in my head about events which aren't going to happen.

anyway I'm quitting for the night. Hopefully some rumbles later on in the night but now I need to think about work tomorrow and stop larking about in the rain...

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TheToastPeople

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  • Location: Bedford Bedfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: Fire tornado
  • Location: Bedford Bedfordshire
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The sky has lit up a few times now and one rumble of thunder heard here from the cell over cambridge

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Lauren Veteran

Lauren

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  • Location: The North Kent countryside
  • Weather Preferences: Hot summers, snowy winters and thunderstorms!
  • Location: The North Kent countryside
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I'm sweating in places I didn't know I could to be honest.:help:

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poseidon

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  • Location: Dunmow, Essex (72m asl)
  • Weather Preferences: Anything apart from grey days
  • Location: Dunmow, Essex (72m asl)
Posted (edited)

Some yellow CG lightning and big flashes to my north, but all in all a bit pants so far. I'm hoping Saturday yields something for Essex.

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Nick L Maestro

Nick L

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
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2 minutes ago, Lauren said:

I'm sweating in places I didn't know I could to be honest.:help:

Thanks for that :mellow:

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Wivenswold

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  • Location: Wivenhoe, North East Essex, 2m asl
  • Location: Wivenhoe, North East Essex, 2m asl
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41 minutes ago, Jcweather said:

Thought I just heard thunder but a quick look at the radar shows nothing, so it must have been something else..

I just heard something and that Cambridge cell is too far away. Strange as nothing is showing on radars.

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Thunderstruck

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  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and breezy with a bit of cloud, about 20C
  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
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2 minutes ago, Wivenswold said:

I just heard something and that Cambridge cell is too far away. Strange as nothing is showing on radars.

Planes maybe?

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Speedway Slider

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  • Location: Leicester (LE3)
  • Location: Leicester (LE3)
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11 minutes ago, Jcweather said:

Planes maybe?

Elevated intra cloud/inter cloud?? Maybe, Lightning detectors have trouble picking it up? (So I have been told many times)

That could be the answer to your question....

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Thunderstruck

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  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and breezy with a bit of cloud, about 20C
  • Location: Benfleet, South Essex
Posted (edited)

It now seems to be raining

Edit: It's absolutely tipping it down!

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Lauren

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  • Location: The North Kent countryside
  • Weather Preferences: Hot summers, snowy winters and thunderstorms!
  • Location: The North Kent countryside
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39 minutes ago, Nick L said:

Thanks for that :mellow:

You're welcome! :p

 

My point in a roundabout way was it is ridiculously humid now.

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