Storms and Convective discussion - April 2024

[Bolt From Blue]

 Methuselah Me three. It depends if enough energy and forcing is available this far up. Seen it reach Colchester and fizzle too many times in recent years because of these factors. Time will tell.

[Robert1981]

 Eagle Eye wow there are some epic photos

[TJS1998Tom]

For this time of year that storm has turned out pretty nicely

[Eagle Eye]

This is what I mean by when I've told people that it was menacing. Just look at it off my camera. 

[Eagle Eye]

Straight off my camera, quite often my camera likes low saturated photos so excuse if they look fairly black and white. Still an insane experience though.

 

 

 

 

 

[Robert1981]

 Eagle Eye brilliant pictures  i  am definitely going to head south more in the summer months for storms and France chasing is on the to do list

[Eagle Eye]

Edited a few images to what they looked like looking at my camera rather than what came out.

[Turquoise]

looks like it wasn't even a Kent clipper tonight...beast of a storm but unfortunately stayed over NE France and Belgium

[TJS1998Tom]

Heavy rain atm but shame its nothing thundery

[Eagle Eye]

Another little timelapse. Excuse the high brightness at the start, it lowers quickly though. 

 

[Sprites]

Anyone still awake.... 

Huge cg 3 hours ago 

 

Edited April 9 by Sprites

[Ben Sainsbury]

 Eagle Eye Very cool shelf cloud at least mate, if nothing else!

[Paul]

A proper near miss yesterday, was very lively over France. 

[LightningLover]

 Paul Hopefully not a sign of things to come!!

[Eagle Eye]

 Ben Sainsbury

Yeah, probably the best one I've captured because I've managed to find some new places in the village that I can quickly run to it and watch it envelop houses, may be better for lightning photography in the future. There was also thunder rumbling away inside the storm, not half bad for April. 

[Robert1981]

April  showers on the A14 at Cambridge and a421 at bedford between 5 pm and 6.30pm. 

[Sparkiee storm]

Another nice little hail shower here around 30 minutes ago, was unexpected, but came down quite a bit for a minute or 2 .

 

Edited April 9 by Sparkiee storm

[Metwatch]

Some nice skies tonight looking from the train station car park just as I arrived back home tonight. Couldn't spot any rainbows, but looks like the Coventry airport webcam saw one shortly after taking these:

Edited April 9 by Metwatch

[Wade]

I think tomorrow has the potential for some pretty beefy showers and maybe a few thunderstorms thrown in. Certainly a lively looking squall line pushing down through my location in the early hours. Still no thunder heard here this year but then again it is still early.

[CoventryWeather]

 Wade mainly towards coast's I'd say early on and sporadic lightning elsewhere, but the risk during the afternoon seems to suggest Lincolnshire and East Anglia. They do tend to do well in NWerly airmass.

Sunshine and hail/rain showers for the majority though. 

[Eagle Eye]

Convective Outlook ️

 

An active cold front is developing just of the coast of W Scot which will track SE across the country bringing the risk of the odd lightning strikes, 60mph gusts & a brief possible tornado. T-storms are also expected for W Scot where a SLGHT has been issued. Perhaps a re-strengthening towards the Lincolnshire corridor but not enough confidence in how it'll evolve for that. 

 

[Rush2019]

Tomorrow mornings outlook from ESSL.

[TJS1998Tom]

Worth getting up in the morning for Lincoln? hmm decisions 

[Rufus Butterfield]

 TJS1998Tom I’m thinking I’ll set an alarm, check radar and decide if it’s worth going somewhere for

[TJS1998Tom]

 Rufus Butterfield This is the update from ESTOFEX which has sparked my possible interest for the morning. Plus we know Lincolnshire can produce some goodens