Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 1st June onwards

[TJS1998Tom]

1 minute ago, Paul Sherman said:

Yep turning into a big old MCS - Should be some stunning lightning later when it gets dark

Thought it was, hoping it lasts a good few hours for it to go dark, I know here its forecast storms till 1am

[Robert Lewis]

Interesting shape to the cloud over East Anglia, feeding off the North Sea/to the east and keeping the storm strong? 

[Daniel*]

The drought is well and truly broken...deluge, and some good T&L with it. 

[OddSpot]

You can normally see all the landmarks on the London webcam..Sr Pauls, Shard etc

It's a blur at the moment with the rain

 

Edit: Clearing now but those trees in the foreground could not be seen

Edited July 27, 2018 by OddSpot

[Lauren]

6 minutes ago, TheFlyingDuck said:

If I was being picky... the TAF (Terminal Area Forecast) is showing storms into the night, the METAR is the actual conditions at the time of the report, usually updated every 30 minutes or more frequently if special conditions are reached: That's called a METAR SPECI. (60 degree change in wind, 10kts change in wind, CB in vicinity, etc etc will get a METAR SPECI produced) 

Sorry to pick up on it, I've just finished the Airline Transport Pilot License exams so am being particularly specific  

Oh congrats! Dream career for me!

[Tom Jarvis]

@Paul Sherman will ther be storms after dark in the Sussex area as been hard to see lightning. Did get this though 

[dell]

as per usual, everything passing 20km east of us. 

[bazookabob]

York storm surely a supercell? 

[cheese]

Just now, bazookabob said:

York storm surely a supercell? 

It went up so quickly too - from nothing to mushroom in 40 minutes. 

[Paul Sherman]

Everyone in the drought zone dont give up hope

Encouraging signs on the latest radar scans

The line going through London is going to link to the stuff coming out of France and will sweep more NNE in the next few hours as forcing arrives further east

8-10pm will be my guess for the dry zones

[sparky1972]

15 minutes ago, Stephanie Starr said:

Storm approaching do I need to unplug phone and stuff TV Ariel is in loft do I still need to unplug that help!!!!

Wow, what a storm this is.

[TJS1998Tom]

Here we go! Most of the lightning is like 10 miles away from me... smhhh

[Gordon Webb]

was going to watch Yorkshire v Birmingham twenty twenty match but expecting bad weather to hit it

[Chris.R]

6 minutes ago, TheFlyingDuck said:

If I was being picky... the TAF (Terminal Area Forecast) is showing storms into the night, the METAR is the actual conditions at the time of the report, usually updated every 30 minutes or more frequently if special conditions are reached: That's called a METAR SPECI. (60 degree change in wind, 10kts change in wind, CB in vicinity, etc etc will get a METAR SPECI produced) 

Sorry to pick up on it, I've just finished the Airline Transport Pilot License exams so am being particularly specific  

 Quite right. Also it is only a prop 30 for thunderstorms for John Lennon but better than nothing. 

[JK1]

Amazing pics, Was gonna go to the beach later to watch if we get any storms but doesnt seem like we'll be getting anything

[Lauren]

4 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Everyone in the drought zone dont give up hope

Encouraging signs on the latest radar scans

The line going through London is going to link to the stuff coming out of France and will sweep more NNE in the next few hours as forcing arrives further east

8-10pm will be my guess for the dry zones

Thanks Paul. Feels very 'almost' here.

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

4 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Everyone in the drought zone dont give up hope

Encouraging signs on the latest radar scans

The line going through London is going to link to the stuff coming out of France and will sweep more NNE in the next few hours as forcing arrives further east

8-10pm will be my guess for the dry zones

Thanks - we need it!

 

EDIT - could you post this on the regional thread, please - us far eastern members think we've been ignored!

Edited July 27, 2018 by chrisbell-nottheweatherman

[Robert Lewis]

Boston is about to get a great spell of stormy weather.

[TJS1998Tom]

Suns out, still a little East from me atm

[cheese]

Hail from the storm in York. Wouldn't want that falling on your head!

[LightningLover]

Just had a moderate convective shower, large raindrops mixed in.

[A.J]

6 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Everyone in the drought zone dont give up hope

Encouraging signs on the latest radar scans

The line going through London is going to link to the stuff coming out of France and will sweep more NNE in the next few hours as forcing arrives further east

8-10pm will be my guess for the dry zones

everyone's forgotten about the drought zone along the M4 corridor....rainfall is a once in a generation thing here, and thunderstorms are now nothing but a mythical beast...lol

[Thunderstruck]

Winds have drastically picked up over the last hour or so, don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing

[TJS1998Tom]

8 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Everyone in the drought zone dont give up hope

Encouraging signs on the latest radar scans

The line going through London is going to link to the stuff coming out of France and will sweep more NNE in the next few hours as forcing arrives further east

8-10pm will be my guess for the dry zones

Lincolnshire likely to see these?

[Jan]

Here on Merseyside we are sandwiched between thunderstorms and heavy rain going up the country on either side. It's so clammy a and horrible...........and I'm starving but too hot to put the oven on