Convective / Storm Discussion Thread - 31st May 2017 onwards

[IMP757]

7 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

How would you guys say this looks? Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire

Very similar skies up here near Waddington. Looks a bit more promising than the last couple of days I would say.

Edited June 19, 2017 by IMP757

[TJS1998Tom]

Just now, IMP757 said:

6 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

How would you guys say this looks? Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire

Very similar skies up here near Waddington. Looks a bit more promising than the last couple of days I would say.

Fingers crossed, it's been building up for the past couple of hours

[Dangerous55019]

9 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

How would you guys say this looks? Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire

That's exactly what the sky looks like here at the moment... Very warm/hot and muggy though. 

[Sparkiee storm]

Yep same as the above here in the Central Midlands too at the moment.

[Dami]

aye the same clouds here, but they look to be building and decaying.

[MattTarrant]

31 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

How would you guys say this looks? Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire

Does look quite shallow to me, though if the CAP breaks a storm could develop in as little as 20 mins so its knife edge stuff.

[Aiden2012]

Won't let me add pics anyone now why ?

[Weatherman662]

Some towers rising quite rapidly now . Though as they rise , others seem to decay.

 

[Supacell]

Good luck to everyone in the UK under the risk zone of a thunderstorm. If the cap can be broken then could be some isolated but intense storms considering high CAPE values. I may be feeling rather jealous sat here under crystal clear blue skies and 30c in NW Germany. My risk is tomorrow, I believe from the same set up that is currently across the UK.

Edited June 19, 2017 by Supacell

[Stuart]

Wednesday dont  look to bad up north for storms  

[davehsug]

Turkey towers go up........turkey towers go down!

[Thunderstruck]

Nothing here as expected, but good luck everyone else!

[Weatherman662]

We are in the warning area so with a bit of luck we might get a good storm 

[Carl46Wrexham]

Been watching the sky on and off for the past 3-4 hours and the story has been (and continues to be) one of watching cumulus developing then smacking into the cap aloft and decaying.

Its pretty hot out there....but the one change since this morning has been in wind direction from SE to NW with a noticeable increase in the strength of breeze as well...

Edited June 19, 2017 by Carl46Wrexham

[bigguscumulus]

A nice line of convection in mid wales today, some eye candy if nothing else. Tomorrow should be better hopefully. 

[Weatherman662]

Just now, Carl46Wrexham said:

Been watching the sky on and off for the past 3-4 hours and the story has been (and continues to be) one of watching cumulus developing then smacking into the cap aloft and decaying.

Its hot out there....

Same here...

[TJS1998Tom]

1 minute ago, bigguscumulus said:

A nice line of convection in mid wales today, some eye candy if nothing else. Tomorrow should be better hopefully. 

Great pic, the only good thing about thunderstorms during the day is when you get good sights like these as they build up

[Dami]

Who wants the cap to break?

me me me me

 

[VillagePlank]

MetOffice have thunderstorms for Birmingham from 7pm to 10pm

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqdt4b2x#?date=2017-06-19

[I remember Atlantic 252]

2 minutes ago, Weatherman662 said:

We are in the warning area so with a bit of luck we might get a good storm 

usually in setups like this, things kick off north of us

[toggerob]

Still a little early for storms just yet, my eye is on the time between 6pm and 9pm when the air-temp is starting to drop and eroding the cap a little, whilst ground-convection and topographic lift is still strong enough to get something breaking through.

[Carl46Wrexham]

2 minutes ago, VillagePlank said:

MetOffice have thunderstorms for Birmingham from 7pm to 10pm

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqdt4b2x#?date=2017-06-19

They had thunderstorms for me between 2pm and 4pm...the thunder was epic by its silence...the lightning...indescribable...erm.

[TJS1998Tom]

This is how we're looking now

[bigguscumulus]

3 minutes ago, TJS1998Tom said:

Great pic, the only good thing about thunderstorms during the day is when you get good sights like these as they build up

Thanks, and absolutely agree. The storms we had back in May were great but were a real mess by the time they arrived.

[Sun & Tanned]

Hi there Everyone, I'm a first time poster but always keep up to date on severe weather with you guy's. 

Thank you for everything over the years.

I mean this as i am partially sighted and have a guide dog. I am a 41 year old and have been like this since I got acid at work in my eyes 16 years ago. I have a voice recognition system that can read me messages and allows me to post. 

However my question is this?

I live in the chilterns hills near to Stokenchurch and have just been given a new guide dog as my last one retired.

I have been told my new one does not like thunder and quivers and can become unresponsive. 

Would any of you nice folk be able to tell me if I am likely to experience any storms in this area in the next few days?

It's only if I am, I can arrange a trainer or relative to come and assist should he get too scared and try to train him into a relaxed state.

PS. Before you ask, people always say where does your dog poo! They never see a guide dog poo in the street! 

Well in my garden or when we have free time on a walk in the park with a relative on standby to pick up the mess is the answer! 

Thank you for all your help in advance.

Kindest Regards