Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

[The Tall Weatherman]

1 hour ago, The Tall Weatherman said:

My YouTube video is out ! Took me a day but the old one I forgot to save! Also I can’t turn on comment’s because at the beginning I did not want them and I turned them off but now I can’t turn them on again because I don’t know where it is! Hopefully the comments will be on soon with some simple research  

 

Make sure to watch it on the YouTube app for the best experience and to reach my YouTube goals

[thunderhead 2005]

13 hours ago, Azazel said:

Some amazing pics and video in here.

 

just re-posting these for posterity as they got a bit lost in the shuffle but I’ve never seen a storm here go from nothing to what you see in my videos within seconds. Unreal.

IMG_7364.MOV IMG_7351.MOV

That's insane as I was further up in Andover and didn't get much. 

[BrickFielder]

Slight chance of weak low topped storms today. The risk is highest in the west especially in Ireland.

A long wave trough approaches from the west steeping upper level lapse rates. Winds will be generally weak with low level convergence zones being a focus of convection. Upper cloudiness will tend to limit the instability as temperatures are kept low.

A short wave vorticity lobe current south of Ireland is forecast to stretch but I am not totally convinced that it will not push a trough across the UK.

 

Worth keeping an eye on even though at the moment things look marginal.

[Sprites]

BrickFielder were you a professional meteorologist? 

[Sprites]

On 19/05/2022 at 21:56, Southern Storm said:

I used to shoot jpg, but I leave my camera set to raw now, especially when shooting storms 

The top picture is straight off the camera

If this had been shot as a jpg, it would have been unsalvageable! even if some parts are a little still a little blown out, I still like it.

And it was edited on my phone, so don't worry about PC power... mobile phones are very capable these days! Once you give raw files a try, you won't regret it!

Hi I just wondered what RAW editor you use on the phone? 

[BrickFielder]

42 minutes ago, Sprites said:

BrickFielder were you a professional meteorologist? 

Software and Modelling but not related to meteorology.

[Southern Storm]

16 minutes ago, Sprites said:

Hi I just wondered what RAW editor you use on the phone? 

Hi sprites 

I use a combination of Lightroom mobile and Snapseed 

Snapseed doesn't support CR3 files, which is what my camera outputs

I could just use lightroom to edit the photos, but I don't find it to be that user friendly 

So I export the CR3 files as DNG, this allows me to edit them in Snapseed, which is free if I remember rightly

The phone I use is a pixel 6, hope that helps 

If your camera is slightly older, Snapseed would probably be able to recognize the raw files, I'm shooting with the Eos R and still waiting for an update that offers support,so I can finally bin off Lightroom

Ss

 

Edited May 23, 2022 by Southern Storm

[Sprites]

2 hours ago, BrickFielder said:

Software and Modelling but not related to meteorology.

Ok thanks it was quite a tricky setup to forecast last Wednesday. 

I find your analysis posts useful.

[Sprites]

2 hours ago, Southern Storm said:

Hi sprites 

I use a combination of Lightroom mobile and Snapseed 

Snapseed doesn't support CR3 files, which is what my camera outputs

I could just use lightroom to edit the photos, but I don't find it to be that user friendly 

So I export the CR3 files as DNG, this allows me to edit them in Snapseed, which is free if I remember rightly

The phone I use is a pixel 6, hope that helps 

If your camera is slightly older, Snapseed would probably be able to recognize the raw files, I'm shooting with the Eos R and still waiting for an update that offers support,so I can finally bin off Lightroom

Ss

 

Thanks I don't have a lightroom subscription, so may try Snapseed. 

Have you tried the astro function on your pixel 6? .

I have a pixel 4a so should be ok for RAM.

 

Edited May 23, 2022 by Sprites

[Row w]

Just took this on my way back from doing the food shop looks a bit shelf cloud like 

[Southern Storm]

4 hours ago, Sprites said:

Thanks I don't have a lightroom subscription, so may try Snapseed. 

Have you tried the astro function on your pixel 6? .

I have a pixel 4a so should be ok for RAM.

 

I haven't tried the astro function, but I've heard it is quite decent 

The only thing I've been disappointed with is how poor the video quality is in extreme low light conditions, ie, no street lights,  pointing out to sea trying to capture storms 

Probably expecting too much to be honest. But I expected better from one of latest phones on the market

 

[Row w]

29 minutes ago, Row w said:

Just took this on my way back from doing the food shop looks a bit shelf cloud like 

Edit to add I'm the passenger my husband is the driver, i take road safety very seriously and wouldn't use a mobile behind the wheel 

[Harry]

Recently had some lightning very nearby but gutted not to have seen it/heard any thunder. Sky did get very dark and it absolutely chucked it down! Impressive on radar. Some weak mammatus on the back side as it drifts NE too.

[Thunderstruck]

Just had thunder, wasn’t expecting that tonight…

[Justin1705]

Is that a hook on the bottom of that pokey cell. That's pretty insane ! Mum sent me a video just south of Chelmsford. Frequent flashes and low deep thunder she then got the camera out and showed me the river down her road ! Madness. This is most likely surface based Ona convergence  zone. Being in luton I'm as they say wel jel, b ur can't complain had my share in brighton last week. This bodes well for tommorow looks like heavy showers/storms for most. Pulse st likely but still louder thunder on surface based storms and interesting structures !!

Edited May 23, 2022 by Justin1705

[Zak M]

I am currently seeing bolts of lightning to my SE. I don't know how, but I am 

[Eagle Eye]

8 minutes ago, Zak M said:

I am currently seeing bolts of lightning to my SE. I don't know how, but I am 

Zak vision is back!!

[SnowBear]

14 minutes ago, Zak M said:

I am currently seeing bolts of lightning to my SE. I don't know how, but I am 

Thundery shower running NNE/NE through Essex, just approaching Colchester. 

Edited May 23, 2022 by SnowBear

[Derbyshire_snow]

Looks stormy looking towards Lincolnshire and looking at the radar looks like there is torrential rain can't see any strikes detected though.

[Rufus Butterfield]

Just heard a slight rumble from this cell an hour earlier 

[Juan Moorchants]

Cracking storm brushing past Needham Market atm. Plenty of cg and intracloud lightning ? 

Edited May 23, 2022 by Juan Moorchants
Typo

[Eagle Eye]

My view of it earlier 

[Zak M]

A CC bolt from earlier..

Edited May 23, 2022 by Zak M

[Norfolk Sheep]

Had about 4 rumbles here.

Epic.

[Argyle10]

Torrential rain here!