Convective / Storm Discussion Thread - 27th Feb onwards

[Gordon Webb]

this could be that line of showers / possible storms that was forecast to move north this afternoon as this was the expected time and area for it to start

we'll just see how this developes

Edited May 12, 2017 by Gordon Webb

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Certainly seems to be pepping up, that line of showers. One heading up through Hertfordshire looks to be getting some decent returns on it now. Feeling muggy up here and the sun trying to peak through. 

[Frosty hollows]

Band of hevy rain has passed through here and the sun is now out with a fair amount of warmth. Towers shooting up everywhere!

[Thunderstruck]

Quite cloudy here currently. Few small showers around looking at the radar, but nothing major, though to be honest I wasn't expecting anything today

[weatherobsuk]

Manchester EGCC forecasting rain, hail, thunder, for this afternoon.

http://en.allmetsat.com/metar-taf/united-kingdom-ireland.php?icao=EGCC

[Mokidugway]

First rain in 3 weeks ,smell of petrichor is intense 

[Gordon Webb]

just looking at the netweather radar

doesn't appear to be a lot of T & L with this which I find surprising considering some of the radar returns

Edited May 12, 2017 by Gordon Webb

[Drumpf]

Raining again in Worthing.

I guess the FAKE NEWS can't be wrong all the time. 

 

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Nothing changes.. 

 

Jokes aside, there is a lot more heat over the continent hence the storms. We will have to be patient, 4 years on a trot now I've had more than 1 decent storm 

[Polar Maritime]

The sunshine starting to burn through here now.

 

[Mokidugway]

1 minute ago, Polar Maritime said:

The sunshine starting to burn through here now.

 

Yeah noticed that on sat ,sooner this crud goes the better

[Supacell]

Plenty of showers ganging up to the south and heading northwards, but not a single sferic detected anywhere in the UK. I fear that the cloud has proved too stubborn to clear. It's still cloudy here, albeit with the odd break every now and then.

[Martin Auld]

Love how most of Europe is plagued with storms and we are just sitting here with literally nothing

[weatherobsuk]

https://www.lightningmaps.org/

[Gordon Webb]

4 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

https://www.lightningmaps.org/

UK looks rather Bare though Tenbury Wells looks in line for a soaking

Edited May 12, 2017 by Gordon Webb

[weatherobsuk]

Hopefully once the showers make it into the Pennines there'll be enough topographic lift for the cells to enable some good updraughts and tap in-to the CAPE potential. 

[Allseasons-Si]

Just got back in from work and i didn't expect that lot to the south of me,i know there isn't any lightning yet but surely something has to give in the next few hours now that the sun has burnt off this low crud

i can now see the tops of them showers south of me and patiently waiting for the first sferic lol.

Edit:first sferic between Colchester and Ipswich but there's nothing there!

Edited May 12, 2017 by Allseasons-si

[weatherobsuk]

First sferic of the day North of Colchester. And after all that it looks to be a 'dud' one.

Edited May 12, 2017 by SNOW_JOKE

[Allseasons-Si]

2 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

First sferic of the day North of Colchester. And after all that it looks to be a 'dud' one.

^ yep,looks a dud.

[BlueHedgehog074]

Doing a radar grab from around 4:30pm, and it looks as though there was quite a monsterous little shower/storm East of Solihull towards Hampton-In-Arden, Meriden and Coventry way!

[ThundersnowDays]

That rain near Nuneaton/Hinckley looks intense

[smistry]

Rained very hard in Rugby over the past hour in 2 quick spells. Intense and muggy.

 

Edited May 12, 2017 by smistry

[Windblade]

So apart from a moderate shower about 3pm the days been a dud (as expected). Meanwhile northern france has lit up like a christmas tree with thunderstorms galore. I see the wrath of 2016 lingers on. Lets hope for better things very soon.

Edited May 12, 2017 by Windblade

[Dean E]

1 hour ago, Windblade said:

So apart from a moderate shower about 3pm the days been a dud (as expected). Meanwhile northern france has lit up like a christmas tree with thunderstorms galore. I see the wrath of 2016 lingers on. Lets hope for better things very soon.

Worth noting that France has had slightly higher temperatures today and a longer diurnal heating, hence the convection! 

[Mokidugway]

Also ground is very dry so there's little soil moisture to advect , early days