Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 8th July onwards

[Thunderstruck]

Lot of convection building around here too, but nothing that looks particularly threatening (yet!). Let's see what the rest of the afternoon brings, however I refuse to get my hope up

[Chris.R]

 17.8°C with drizzle. If anyone fancies this then feel free to swap. 

[snowprincesspboro]

Lovely skies here ATM 

[Greeny]

2 minutes ago, snowprincesspboro said:

Lovely skies here ATM 

I'll quote this, someone is happy for a change  

[Windblade]

43 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

There is - seen towers rising and falling all morning.

Problem with the convective opportunities around our way is that it takes all day to do something - anything - remotely interesting but by then all the CAPE has usually mixed-out.

We seem to be living under a cap all the time!

Tell me about it. I've got a few cauliflower heads now but they're struggling and just don't seem to be going anywhere. 

[Arnie Pie]

Like Carl said earlier although not in the forecast area.....Some pretty potent cells popping up to our South

worth keeping an eye on me thinks

[Windblade]

Norfolk's gone bang (again - no surprise there, I maintain it's the stormiest place in the uk). Still, at least someones got some action.

Edited July 10, 2017 by Windblade

[snowprincesspboro]

13 minutes ago, Greeny said:

I'll quote this, someone is happy for a change  

Ay?? I'm always happy hahaha 

[Milocation]

Seems like im in the breeding ground for these storms once again :/

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Cell shooting up right over my head (Chelsea) and lots of convection around - feels like this might finally be the moment!

[Paul Sherman]

Another dry day coming up here in SE Essex, not seen a drop of rain here since I got back on UK Soil 15 days ago! 

Hoping tomorrow gives us some rain for the garden!

[poseidon]

Pretty heavy rainfall just passed over here. One lightning strike fairly close by on blitzortung apparently which I didn't see at all, even though I was looking in that direction!

Edited July 10, 2017 by poseidon

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

I know this will sound like sour grapes but south London areas badly deserve that storm in suffolk

[Windblade]

All of a sudden the sky has changed from blue with low level cumulus to this in the last ten minutes or so...

Cap's definitely been broken now and there are explosive updrafts happening all over now. Also, the sky to the north has got increasingly darker, however the wind is blowing towards the north east (as it has been doing regularly for months) so we need something to come along in the south west corner to have a hope.

 

Edited July 10, 2017 by Windblade

[Norfolk Sheep]

31 minutes ago, Windblade said:

Norfolk's gone bang (again - no surprise there, I maintain it's the stormiest place in the uk). Still, at least someones got some action.

I wouldn't mind but Lowestoft's in Suffolk  

[GeordieX9v]

Just had some heavy rainfall in SE Northumberland

[Windblade]

 

33 minutes ago, Norfolk Sheep said:

I wouldn't mind but Lowestoft's in Suffolk  

Well, the storm was over great yarmouth so...norfolk? 

 

Edit - but there's one in Suffolk too and its STILL going!

Edited July 10, 2017 by Windblade

[Arnie Pie]

Strengthening cells to our North.....and overhead

Looking at the live vectors we seem to be under a Cz

Edited July 10, 2017 by Arnie Pie

[Storm mad]

Couldn't even buy a storm down here this year...

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Well the forecasts were right - nothing outside of Suffolk and for the foreseeable future we can forget about having anything more severe than heavy rain.

[Windblade]

Just now, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Well the forecasts were right - nothing outside of Suffolk and for the foreseeable future we can forget about having anything more severe than heavy rain.

Severe rain that gets rid of this disgusting, sticky, sweaty, boiling, sweltering heat? I'll take it. 

[Aiden2012]

Anybody think that shower south of York will turn thundery ?

[Thunderstruck]

Very dark now to the North and also very oppressive. Conditions are right, but in the wrong place!

[Another Kent clipper]

12 minutes ago, Aiden2012 said:

Anybody think that shower south of York will turn thundery ?

I'm gonna put some money on no.  Oh the lack of lightning has finally got to me!

Edited July 10, 2017 by Another Kent clipper
Typo

[sparky1972]

afternoon all, well we had a bust a few days ago and although feeling very warm and muggy here i dont think we are due any storms, and only heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow

Edited July 10, 2017 by sparky1972