Convective / Storm Discussion Thread - 31st May 2017 onwards

[Gray-Wolf]

10 minutes ago, knocker said:

Poorly modelled showers moving into NW Eng, *could* increase risk of TS later, due to higher dew points, this zone still main region by eve. H/t Matt Hugo

We are just into that now Knocks , only the largest raindrops are making it to ground with the rest re evaporated on the way down? You can see veils of rain falling at height but , as I say, not much on the ground? That said I have just taken my washing in!!!

Edited June 21, 2017 by Gray-Wolf

[Dangerous55019]

This is the current state of the sky here. 

Yes the sun is out, but it's a milky sky... Very, very humid and sultry.

[Stozzy]

Lightening over my head now 

[Delka]

Very sticky and humid, 23c and we just had a very light shower out of nearly completely cloudless skies   Thunder bugs/flies everywhere aswell, crawling all over me and my computer at work 

[MrNooo]

Blue sky and bright sunshine all morning here, temp just hit 30c, no sign of any convection at all.

[NorthYorksWeather]

8 minutes ago, Stozzy said:

Lightening over my head now 

Yes a few strikes just to my North at the moment over the North York Moors.

Hopefully just doing a test run before the main event later!

[Homerr]

Are France forecasted any storms today - and if so, could they cross the channel up into the South or would the cap kill them?

[Jasper Foxx]

I'm taking it Bristol would be pretty much ruled out of this at the moment then?

Metoffice warnings are away from here but it's another very hot, very humid and cloudless day here.

[Marcus_surfer]

Lightning in west wales now... 27c with some high cloud

[Harsh Climate]

Looking on sat24, expecting some sferics soon near the isle of man, look how quickly the cloud is building there.

[sparky1972]

temp around 27c here but very low humidity, had a few spots of rain earlier but that has cleared to milky blue skies, no storms forecast for here as it all looks to be further north but you never know.

[toggerob]

Humidity has skyrocketed here now from fresher conditions earlier, not quite oppressive just yet but its noticeable.

[StormChaseUK]

6 minutes ago, Marcus_surfer said:

Lightning in west wales now... 27c with some high cloud

Great! Where about? had a quick check of radar/lightning map/ATD cant see any.

Ah yes can see, a new strike just popped up off Pembroke coast. 

Edited June 21, 2017 by StormChaseUK
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[Gray-Wolf]

Well Knocks I think your man was right! , Sun's now coming out ( first time today) and it's like a tropical hothouse out there!!! Needless to say the washing is back out!!!

[Isidore]

1 minute ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Humidity has skyrocketed here now from fresher conditions earlier, not quite oppressive just yet but its noticeable.

I'm just up the road in Glossop and it has skyrocketed after a brief shower, radar still showing rain but i think it may be evaporating on the way down or something

[Delka]

loving the fact that some people have 3 yellow rain warnings all on the same day from the met.. you know its a complicated setup when they dish out so many seperate warnings 

[StormChaseUK]

Good sign, shows the front can tap into that energy in the atmos

[sparky1972]

3 minutes ago, Delka said:

loving the fact that some people have 3 yellow rain warnings all on the same day from the met.. you know its a complicated setup when they dish out so many seperate warnings 

i love being in a weather warning area, then look more locally and there is no rain/storms in the forecast whatsoever, haha

 

[cheshire snow]

Heavy rain/hail at Manchester Airport but no thunder or lighting yet 

C.S

[Frosty hollows]

Meanwhile I have beautiful blue skies and temps of 30 C fuelling the storms further north!

[Chris.R]

Omg  sun is fully out. 25.4°C, shooting up.  Unbearable; DP 18.6. 

Edited June 21, 2017 by Chris.R

[PeteB]

28 degrees a few minutes ago with hazy sunshine. Just got back from Rhyl where the windscreen on our car got hit by a few massive raindrops, a portent of things to come I think. 

 

Pete

[NPUK]

26 minutes ago, vizzy2004 said:

Yes a few strikes just to my North at the moment over the North York Moors.

Hopefully just doing a test run before the main event later!

Am sat just outside Hutton le Hole and nothing, has rain recently but nothing more

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Nice wee storm sparking up on the Pembrokeshire coast. I got my eye on you baby. That is going to be tapping into some very ripe conditions soon!

[MartinD]

31c now in Worcester with hot sunshine but very, very, very humid....