Storms and Convective discussion- 7th August onwards

[matty40s]

The air near Daventry has been cool and good all day under grey cloud(with a 2 hour storm this morning).

The last half hour has seen the temperature rise by 4 degrees and the humidity has skyrocketed, its like walking in Florida in August.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

1 hour ago, matt111 said:

Parallelogram of Silence. Covers Hants, Dorset and Wilts apart from the area covered by the SOR. Understand that?  

I've forgotten what the sor was now lol

 Someone pm me the glossary lol

[Sam Jackson]

Just now, Electricmumma said:

23 degrees here, DP 18, humidity 79% will it thunder gives me 37% chance

i think its now a guessing game

[Sam Jackson]

something is coming across the channel by hastings and folkstone and something has just poped up south of worthing 

[matt111]

9 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

If anyone was just driving around in Berkshire and had BBC Radio Berkshire on I just did a piece to radio about the storms.

The lady sounded like she enjoyed it and said she learnt some stuff so all good

BBC Radio Somerset Tomorrow lol

Just listened on here. Go back to 20:40

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_berkshire

[Sam Jackson]

2 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

I've forgotten what the sor was now lol

 Someone pm me the glossary lol

sheild of resistance

[Electricmumma]

1 minute ago, Sam Jackson said:

something is coming across the channel by hastings and folkstone and something has just poped up south of worthing 

Make the two meet in the middle right opposite bexhill and I’ll celebrate like mad

[thunderhead 2005]

Seems that checking the arome 12z and 18z its game. 00z charts potential at 10pm but unlikely

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Hate to say it but I think today was a peak for thunderstorms in the south

The following days are unlikely to have any significant severe element. Frustrating that the energy was supposedly used up by today’s storms. But today’s storms weren’t particularly severe, all elevated.

Not really happy tbh. Where on Earth is our big event?

All that discomfort has come to nothing

Cherry on top is that there won’t be enough heat tomo to make the storms severe...

ITS BEEN RIDICULOUSLY HOT ALL WEEK WHATYFHECK?!?!?

[IanieKetchup]

Are there any other lightning detectors? Only 1 out of 20 flashes being registered on lightning maps? Do they only register more powerful lightning or something? 

[Electricmumma]

4 minutes ago, Sam Jackson said:

something is coming across the channel by hastings and folkstone and something has just poped up south of worthing 

Where you spotting this?

[oliverek7]

Had a watch of the North London cell just now. Saw 3-4 flashes but now seems activity from it is dead 

[camturbo]

8 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Hate to say it but I think today was a peak for thunderstorms in the south

The following days are unlikely to have any significant severe element. Frustrating that the energy was supposedly used up by today’s storms. But today’s storms weren’t particularly severe, all elevated.

Not really happy tbh. Where on Earth is our big event?

All that discomfort has come to nothing

Cherry on top is that there won’t be enough heat tomo to make the storms severe...

ITS BEEN RIDICULOUSLY HOT ALL WEEK WHATYFHECK?!?!?

Here here utter pants

[Sam Jackson]

1 minute ago, Electricmumma said:

Where you spotting this?

https://www.netweather.tv/secure/cgi-bin/premium.pl?action=radarv8;sess=3e93d263de53784efae0099f6b5f422d and on the free version

[Sam Jackson]

Just spiking up I think

[Paul Sherman]

7 minutes ago, matt111 said:

Just listened on here. Go back to 20:40

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_berkshire

Thanks Matt for the Link have bored the wife to tears now

[AnvilCrawlers]

5 minutes ago, IanieKetchup said:

Are there any other lightning detectors? Only 1 out of 20 flashes being registered on lightning maps? Do they only register more powerful lightning or something? 

I'm guessing its cause it all high based but I no expert

[Aqbadger]

5 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Hate to say it but I think today was a peak for thunderstorms in the south

The following days are unlikely to have any significant severe element. Frustrating that the energy was supposedly used up by today’s storms. But today’s storms weren’t particularly severe, all elevated.

Not really happy tbh. Where on Earth is our big event?

All that discomfort has come to nothing

Cherry on top is that there won’t be enough heat tomo to make the storms severe...

ITS BEEN RIDICULOUSLY HOT ALL WEEK WHATYFHECK?!?!?

Yesterday was one of the best storm days around Oxford to Swindon area for years. Setups like this always some who miss out unfortunately 

[poseidon]

Nice lightning display to end the day.

[thunderhead 2005]

mmm one rain cell just appeared near farnham

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

3 minutes ago, Aqbadger said:

Yesterday was one of the best storm days around Oxford to Swindon area for years. Setups like this always some who miss out unfortunately 

But I was talking about SE and central areas. Yesterday storms up to about Andover were mostly elevated with hardly any visible lightning until just before it moved north of the M4

[jamesthemonkeh]

10 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Hate to say it but I think today was a peak for thunderstorms in the south

The following days are unlikely to have any significant severe element. Frustrating that the energy was supposedly used up by today’s storms. But today’s storms weren’t particularly severe, all elevated.

Not really happy tbh. Where on Earth is our big event?

All that discomfort has come to nothing

Cherry on top is that there won’t be enough heat tomo to make the storms severe...

ITS BEEN RIDICULOUSLY HOT ALL WEEK WHATYFHECK?!?!?

I share your frustration - the last time I had a proper thunderstorm in the UK was 2014.
Yet we could very easily have decent thunderstorms any time in the next 4 days - maybe the slightly lower potential will work in our favour.

[Ryukai]

This cheeky little rain storm is still going, keeps stopping and starting and stopping and starting.... pity it's warm..... the rain is warm... the almost non-existent zephyrus breeze is warm....  why...... 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Just now, jamesthemonkeh said:

I share your frustration - the last time I had a proper thunderstorm in the UK was 2014.
Yet we could very easily have decent thunderstorms any time in the next 4 days - maybe the slightly lower potential will work in our favour.

As long as it’s not this rumbling elevated stuff we seem to get all the time now. What happened to storms with normal infrequent CG and IC (forked) lightning?

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Ooooh look