Weather-history

That was a beauty. Reached my area during the early hours of the Sunday when thunder sounding like a cannon going off woke me up. I thought it was a rogue thunder shower because there were only a couple of more widely separated rumbles of thunder. As I started to nod off, the thunder got more frequent and I looked out the window to be treated to a spectacular lightning display to my west. The storm moved away just as the dawn light started to drown out the lightning flashes. From a Bristol paper

It was pretty well advertised by the Met Office. It was mentioned in their forecast yesterday from about 1.55 (video) onwards

11th July 1995 There was a thunderstorm during the morning and another one in the afternoon.

Very little rain after all that just 0.4mm Disappointing weekend in terms of thunder.

Lol I missed today and yesterday although I did hear thunder yesterday.

Looks more and more my chances have gone. Activity is to my east

30 years ago today Signalled the start of an extended period of where below average temperatures dominated with lasted until the start of December in the south and until the end of the year further north.

Gone dark. Darkest I have seen it at this time for sometime.

Strange, clouds going in opposite directions, low clouds going north south and others going south north.

Thunder

Thunder

Note hopeful for Manchester area unless something develops.

Wall of cumulonimbus heads to my west extending southwards

Some large cumulus clouds I can see towards north Wales.

This afternoon (mid/late) was always the highest risk for our region.

Tony Gilbert of UKWeatherworld has just updated his convection forecast. “ Have identified a potential zone for surface based storms. Moderate DLS. Highest risk of organised storms will be Ches, Lancs Cumbs” 17z to 21z

I read about this incident in my copy of Arthur C Clarke's "Mysterious World" and the TV series out in the early 1980s. Found a newspaper clipping on the hazelnut shower that fell on the 13th March 1977

Manchester TAF Temporary from 08 at 06 UTC to 08 at 12 UTC Wind 15 kt from variable directions with gusts up to 25 kt Visibility: 3000 m Few clouds at a height of 2000 ft Broken clouds at a height of 4000 ft, Cumulonimbus. thunderstorm, heavy rain, hail

274 on the 24th June

Manchester Summer Index 1976 301 1995 298 1983 278 1955 277 1911 274 2018 272 1984 271 1959 269 1975 268 1949 267 1989 262 2022 261 2023 257 (up to 4th Jul) 1947 255 1933 251 2021 251

1808 is an interesting year. A CET of 8.9 but the May to August period was very warm May: 13.7 June: 14.8 July: 18.4 August: 16.7

Not a convective specialist, so may mean not a lot, but the CAPE/LI for UKMO on Saturday