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Warnings out: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings®ionName=sw&fcTime=1413414000
Not sure why they are for here though..
The warning actually came out shortly after we had a heavy thunderstorm here and it has been raining on and off since. Looking at the radar there was another storm just to the west of Dorchester at about the same time.
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Can't beat viewing the night sky after the rain has cleared the atmosphere is clear of all the cr@p. Great views early this morning after last nights rain. Presently 8C.
Yes, a fabulous crisp, sunny morning. Time to 'get doing'!
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Sunny with blue skies, 16°C
It absolutely hammered down between 4 and 6am - 6mm in total.
Zilch here!
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Clear starry night sky sky with bright sun first thing, but 8/8 AS has now drifted in.
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Kind of wrong? I've just driven back from Corfe Castle, just a mile away from town and the rain was incredible! Visibility went down to about 20 metres- even saw some lowerings in the cloud base after I got out of the rain core, couldn't tell if there was any signs of rotation, as I was moving.
You could well be right. I have just got back from walking in the forest with a view over the Ridgeway between Wool and Weymouth. Dense black cloud along and above the Ridgeway with a clear bright band below the cloud looking out seawards. In silouette below the cloud was what looked very much like a funnel cloud - quite impressive, it was there for probably half a minute before lifting upwards very quickly. It will be interesting to hear if anything was seen in the Broadmayne / Osmington / Preston area. I wish I had taken my camera with me!
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Its strange, the sky is relatively bright (even the odd speck of blue) but it continues to tip down. It has eased a bit now to normal heavy rain. Hopefully this band will clear and I can get the dogs out for their exercise!
I wish my weather station was still working but that gave up the ghost a couple of years back - I wont get another unless it is made of robust material - the plastic failed on the old one (not UV protected). I suspect we have had near;y 50mm over the two days but I might be under estimating a bit at that.
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I had no more rain after the main front cleared yesterday, so 30.4mm it stayed at.3.8mm this morning. Currently there's a few sunny spells and it's 17.5°C
We have had light to moderate rain on and off all morning.
In the past 15 minutes it has turned positively monsoon-like with torrential rain and no wind. True 'stair rods' stuff with gutters overflowing all round.feeling both for the poor Dorset campers on the bank holiday week, for exhibitors setting up for the Great Dorset Steam Fair (mudbath?) and for any farmers who still have crops awaiting harvest.
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Did you not catch that storm late this morning? Torrential at East Knighton at about 11:30 and the cloud had what looked like a bit of a funnel below it off one edge ( I only saw the tail edge of the cloud so cannot be sure if it had been a true funnel) It looked very black towards Wareham / Corfe
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I was visiting friends near Windsor at the weekend and took this photo at White Waltham 'Retrofest' as the front moved through accompanied by the expected squall.
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24°C feeling quite warm today.
Yes, but less humid and with a light breeze inland so a good 'doing' day. Driving past Lyme Regis the sea looked calm with loads of boaters out there enjoying the sun.
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After just the odd drip of rain yesterday we have just had a belt of torrential rain pass through for the past hour - monsoon-like vertical stair rods.
Ironically this one had no Met Office severe weather alert associated, whereas most recent alerts have come to nothing in this location!
Looking at the radar we have another short pulse to follow in about an hours time and then might get a half decent day.
The lawn is already looking better for its drenching!
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Rain now stopped and getting brighter - nothing showing on the radar so time to give the dogs a walk!
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Hi Mapantz - that one down your way developed really quickly!
What is your rainfall total for today so far?
We have just had another torrential downpour for about 20 mins and still the stream keeps coming off Northern France
Looking at the radar reminds me of bubbles rising from the bottom of a champagne glass ( or perhaps that should be cider given the origins being nearer to the French Coast LoL).
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Looking at the radar there is plenty more streaming across the English Channel towards us! http://meteox.com/gmapstatic.aspx?zoom=7&type=zoom&x=134&y=337
Met office severe weather advice a is a bit muddled, the map currently shows amber warning for rain across central /western parts but latest warning for today is yellow
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Flashes of lightning and real crackling thunder shooting across the sky right overhead, no appreciable rain with it and not particularly dark
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Yes a stunning night with lightning flashes coming at between 3 and 5 second intervals at one point (that is between flashes not between flash and bang).
Still plenty of thunder rolling around but further away now (no lightning)
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Apart from the odd few showers showing up, the Beeb and MO have ballsed up the forecast something rotten for today. The websites have only just updated too, extremely poor.
I agree, we had friends staying in Weymouth this weekend and totally changed our plans for this evening due to adverse weather forecast. What a shame as it is Weymouth Food Fest weekend - it will undoubtedly have damaged their trade unnecessarily. The weather forecast seems more like a nowcast, presumably met office will do a post match review' and it would be really interesting to know what changes occurred to result in quite dramatic difference in precipitation from that forecast.
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:laugh:42 hours nearly. I was up for 9am yesterday.I had cod-eye most of the day, if I sat down for anymore than 5 mins, I would have probably fell asleep.I had a couple of beers at my local, now I'm home, I'm wide awake- sods law.Temperature at the quay was 12C >_>
Read the MOD thread, that might help you sleep! (Joking) Chance of showers down south tomorrow!
I heard the wreckers had been out at the weekend trying to draw ships onto the Old Harry Rock!
4lb doggy a good one, getting on to Bull Huss size. No bass showing?
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Just started to tip it down here - what an irony, first day of Glasto and it rains for the first time in weeks!
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Slightly murky overcast first thing but cloud has now burned off leaving scattered cumulus drifting through on the refreshing NE breeze. Another cracking day!
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Watching the radar with interest - a band of heavy stuff creeping up the Channel but will it weaken as it comes ashore? Hopefully not!
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To me, the new regionals are working better than the old ones, just my two penneth. Come winter it might be a differnet story.
Hmm I suppose it depends where you live and what people are looking for ('working better'). Hopefully it is good for Wales/ Shropshire etc
I agree that yesterday was good ( with increased activity due to prediction of T storms), however my personal feeling is that the SW input has gone quiet since the change with a number of regular posters now absent or rarely popping in. I remain to be convinced that weather on the S coast and SW peninsular really does have a great deal in common with the Midlands and N Wales. Good to see Lancia pop in yesterday however.
Coincidentally I postmarked Paul just yesterday evening with an observation that SW members are now rather quiet.
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Dry all day here, plenty of sunshine and a top temp of 16.9℃
A couple of brief showers here but considerable cumulus bubbling up looking North and North East, I would be surprised if Shaftesbury and Salisbury have not had some heavy showers.
Went to take a photo and in the time it took to get my camera it had all changed and was not as dramatic so clearly lots of updraght.
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Excellent summary Tamara and clearly explained, thanks! (heading off over to France for a break in a couple of weeks so hoping to acclimatise to some warmer weather beforehand)
Have had several short sharp showers this morning and the last one had hail, one flash of lightning and three long rumbles of thunder - so that one will be heading your way from us on the 'sw border'
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Storm & Convective Discussion - 01/09/14 onwards
in Storms & Severe Weather
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William, That is a huge figure, how long did it last at that rate and do you know what the total rainfall was?
I was down at Sidmouth a few years back when they had major flooding following a cloudburst, but that was no more than about 30mm / hour and maybe 50mm/hr peak.