SE & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 23/04/2017 onwards

[Captain Shortwave]

8 hours ago, stainesbloke said:

You were lucky with the sun and warmth, how nice to have that for your trip, hope you had a great time? Without the jet stuck too far south like it is now, the weather here should have been like you had there. Paris is normally only a degree or two warmer than London in summer. Today, it was about 6C higher, due to a front over our region that's not going to clear until Thursday afternoon. Yes, 3 days away lol...

Yeah it was pretty good thanks, that said even Paris is in the cool and wet category from today onward as that low sinks into Europe with lots of showers and thunderstorms.

Oh well a dry start here near Dover. Slowly driving back to the Fens today.

[Blessed Weather]

So a chance of slow moving torrential downpours and the odd rumble of thunder today, then a period of more persistent heavy rain for tomorrow. The 'drought' of early summer will be a faint memory in a couple of days time with many places forecast to see over 50mm (2 inches) and some more than 75mm (3 inches).

There remains some differences amongst the high res models regarding the exact positioning of the areas that will see the largest accumulations. Here's the accumulations up to 17.00 Thurs from Arpege, GFS and NMM:

Edited August 8, 2017 by Blessed Weather

[tomp456]

The talk of thunder is almost laughable. 

Feels more like a cool autumn day out there! 

[alexisj9]

Rain has started here, a bit earlier than the met warning. although it's not that heavy yet.

[Emz by the Thames]

Warnings updated...but I'm no clearer as to what the weather is doing!!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings#?region=se&regionType=area&date=2017-08-08

[Uxbridge90]

Looks like they're really struggling to predict what's going to happen, despite being within the warning area, I think where I am will be fine today. 

[tomp456]

There's currently two showers directly to my northwest and northeast. 

Bright and sunny still here. 

 

Maybe its gonna be one of those days where everything skirts round sunny worthing 

[claret047]

Good Morning Folks,

Still bright in Mid Essex. I rushed and cleaned the car having heard the weather forecast this morning before it rained bu there is no sign of the rain arriving any time soon.

Kind Regards

Dave

[stainesbloke]

Yet another grey and cold day here, a very disappointing 16C here, very poor. Can't see much in the way of thundery activity with this chill.

[SenlacJack]

Some breaks in the cloud pushing the temperature up to 19.5c here, looking and feeling quite sultry out.

[Norfolk Sheep]

Quite humid out there, been doing fence repairs and a bit of spot spraying and it was feeling a bit cosy!

[Methuselah]

4 minutes ago, Norfolk Sheep said:

Quite humid out there, been doing fence repairs and a bit of spot spraying and it was feeling a bit cosy!

Same here NS (19C); and judging by the sudden upsurge in Ac. williams, something might happen later on?

[Dami]

still raining.

Hubs orders pizza.

new curtains in front room.

Cock up with the bedroom ones.

todays score so far 3/4

[tomp456]

Someone just told me there was a funnel cloud reported in Worthing a short time ago

 

 

 

 

 

Can see pics here. Might have to scroll down the page

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730765433830879/ 

Edited August 8, 2017 by tomp456

[SenlacJack]

4 minutes ago, tomp456 said:

Someone just told me there was a funnel cloud reported in Worthing a short time ago

 

 

 

 

 

Can see pics here. Might have to scroll down the page

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730765433830879/ 

Indeed, what appears to be a confirmed sighting just reported on UKww by a regular poster there. Meanwhile sunny and warm here just along the coast.

[tomp456]

1 minute ago, SenlacJack said:

Indeed, what appears to be a confirmed sighting just reported on UKww by a regular poster there. Meanwhile sunny and warm here just along the coast.

Yep.

 

Dry as a bone in south worthing, looks like it threw it down to the north! 

[Methuselah]

Thunder!

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Not a drop of rain at all today, and sun has been in and out! Lovely, so much for the deluge, looks like the models did get it right for today 

[stodge]

Afternoon all

Here in lowland East Ham we seem to be between the two main areas of activity - the frontal rain has stalled to the west of London and over the Chilterns while the storms over Essex seem to be going nowhere slowly.

One or two storms down toward the south coast might move toward London in time.

Here the Sun is out, there's plenty of cloud and it's warmed up sharply so there may be trouble (or fun) to come later on.

[Blazerblue]

Not a drop, and guess what, all around us, but nothing here!!  

[Flash Elvis]

Seen in South Woodham and now currently under a torrential downpour with some Thunder mixed in

 

Edited August 8, 2017 by Flash Elvis

[Methuselah]

10 minutes ago, Blazerblue said:

Not a drop, and guess what, all around us, but nothing here!!  

It's all moving incredibly slowly, BB...Give it another 15 minutes or do? First spots of rain and a wind veer.

[Dami]

Still raining. 

[tomp456]

Just seen two difference BBC forecasts for rest of today and tomorrow and both predict different things. 

:S 

[k66yla]

Had a few rumbles of thunder here in Ashford and a couple of light showers. I thought it was quite humid this morning.