Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 19th May 2018 onwards

[TJS1998Tom]

That line just tensed up a fair bit 

 

 

[Swansonson69]

1 minute ago, carinthian said:

I am not sure. Sometimes they just explode , like last night or wimply fade away. You will know in the next few hours or so.

 C

Ok, I guess we wait and see. Hoping for the best. Looks like it's barley moving though. 

[Mapantz]

Tomorrow could  be interesting for Southern counties. Lot's of convergence zones showing up!

[TJS1998Tom]

3 minutes ago, Swansonson69 said:

Ok, I guess we wait and see. Hoping for the best. Looks like it's barley moving though. 

Does sort of look like its spreading out a little, though must say on the radar it looks very impressive, not sure if I've seen anything like this before. It just needs that nudge

[IanR]

Totally expecting nothing here , as usuall in the storm starved main part of the north west, 

no way those storms in the midlands will get up to this part , they will fizzle to drizzle , or just move into north wales , history tends to repeat

I am using reverse psychology   . but deep down I know no thunderstorm for here, my only way is to drive down the M6 now , and intercept , but thats not possible atm 

Edited May 27, 2018 by IanR

[Swansonson69]

Just now, TJS1998Tom said:

Does sort of look like its spreading out a little, though must say on the radar it looks very impressive, not sure if I've seen anything like this before. It just needs that nudge

Just that one little nudge. 

[carl1980]

4 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

Sun has come back out.  it feels amazing out there. 

Just had a shower pass over here,still sat in the garden,sun in and out,hoping we get something later

[The PIT]

Something I've got used to in the last ten years or so. So close so far

[Stuart]

may have to wait to mid next week or end of next week to see anything up here if there do happen 

[matty40s]

NW and SW views.

[Swansonson69]

That line looks like it's starting to intensify and curve. 

[Storm_Front_81]

Watching the skies to the SW its getting closer sky is looking dark. #sigh Going to miss us.

How do you upload pictures? 

Just as I wrote the above I hear a crack of Thunder. Yes maybe.

[Frosty hollows]

Cracking convergence line really obvious here http://www.xcweather.co.uk

[TJS1998Tom]

Just now, Swansonson69 said:

That line looks like it's starting to intensify and curve. 

Looks a bit like a wave. I get this feeling its going to explode somewhere soon 

[Derecho]

8 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Tomorrow could  be interesting for Southern counties. Lot's of convergence zones showing up!

Yes tomorrow evening looks very interesting for us in the South, I've had two distant storms so far this BH weekend, maybe third time lucky?

Also interesting to note some lightning starting to appear in the channel and groups of heavy showers quickly popping up over Northern France so perhaps a surprise in store this evening.

[The PIT]

1 minute ago, Frosty hollows said:

Cracking convergence line really obvious here http://www.xcweather.co.uk

Push it north will you.

[Swansonson69]

It'd be so cool if those storms just suddenly changed direction and went north east and caught everyone by surprise. 

[Woollymummy]

Hoping the ones away to my NW will do a bit of back building and come to Oxford for round two, last night was too fast and quiet, although the flashes were amazing.

Edited May 27, 2018 by Woollymummy

[MrNooo]

Am well South of the large collection of anvils that must be the Rugby cells/line and I must say it looks very impressive in the sunlight, cells going up very quickly indeed, very spectacular, shame it wasn't at night

 

[TJS1998Tom]

Still quiet... for now...

[bluearmy]

At the moment a line just north of London heading nw into the W midlands begins to develop  - some weak showers early this afternoon blossomed into significantly storms as they headed nw. No reason to believe that this won’t happen again this evening. Not sure what will happen south of this as cloud amounts/height currently not notable. 

[TJS1998Tom]

 Is this what we need to keep an eye on?

Edited May 27, 2018 by TJS1998Tom

[Guest]

Our storms really do pale into insignificance compared to some of the monster over the channel in France! I’m just jealous lol

[Swansonson69]

1 minute ago, TJS1998Tom said:

It's gaining strength looking at that. 

[Woollymummy]

My best bet to ensure storms is to lay out two entire Jacob's fleeces on the patio in order to sort carefully into white and brown piles in the sunshine. This is what I will do now