Sparkiee storm

Someone has already posted this webcam but been watching it for a while now are the waves are getting bigger and are crashing against the pier and lighthouse - Porthcawl Pier Live Streaming HD Webcam, Wales WWW.WEBCAMTAXI.COM This live webcam stream shows Porthcawl Pier and the Bristol Channel, located in the south coast of Wales Here are some snaps i took -

INCOMING!!!

It does seem that way, but a cold front has to pass south through the country at some point for the cold air to come behind it as its quite mild air today even though it doesn't feel like it in the wind.

Oh wow, strongest gust yet, had to be 60mph. Most of the country is under Heavy Rain except the South for now, but that will change.

Ciara is one wild girl already, gusting almost 50mph and still some hours to go before peak, things banging and branches sound like they are snapping off the trees, biggest since Doris so far.

She is developing out there and racing our way!

Yep, that's what has happened especially the last few years, but one year we have to hit that January Jackpot surely

It certainly does, lets hope for a good one. Another 2017/18 type winter would be nice but with a BFTE in January instead of Late Feb/Early March.

Who's looking forward to seeing this sort of forecast hopefully this winter

Same in Walsall, a flash and thunder with the Heavy rain.

Someone was certainly enjoying the torrential Rain currently over Central areas, saw someone casually strolling through it and he looked soaked through, but looked like he didn't have a care in the world lol especially at this time of night. I am in some hope about later this afternoon as this front is clearing overnight, and may lead to sunny spells creating a unstable atmosphere, but not getting hope too high. I can remember a couple of decent August storms, lets hope we can add a another . Goodnight all.

Lightning is quite frequent just East of me now, quite a show again

Seen about 7 flashes of lightning from 2 different cells over the Midlands and heard some rumbles, no decent rain though, just the occasional convective drops from being on the edge of these cells. Glad to part of a thundery albeit small thundery breakdown of this plume.

Up till 4:30am last night from the amazing thundery event, had 3 rounds of storms here in Walsall, first one brought very strong winds on the leading edge along with frequent blinding flashes of lightning, Heavy rain and deep eerie, and sometimes loud thunder, the 2nd rounds was more lighting but not much rain and the 3rd brought frequent forked lighting across the sky with 1 CG, which it I think a few miles away, with torrential rain. Not expecting anything today but there's some towering happening to the west of me.

Cloud started to clear around 10:30ish and now there's hardly any clouds, its only 11:30 and its already getting incredibly sticky here and very warm in the Sun, temp almost at 24c. Edit - Its now just passed 24c.

What time is it forecast to clear?

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I agree with this, by looking at the models, its reminding me of a classic 90s plume event too.

You need a Party strobe light too, for the flashes of lighting

Yes, thunderstorms are possible from Tuesday evening and Wednesday before drifting North, with possible scattered storms behind too, but I'm not too sure about this far east as this is showing being closer to the high. But I could be wrong, the East/South east might get some surprises too.

What is this about, please enlighten us ?

Possible as its already passed over might of come from it east of me. Very eerie. Haven't heard anyone for a while now.

I will if I can as its very faint in the distance and its been about 10 minute since ive heard it. Is it possible for it to thunder without any precipitation in the area?

Okay, this is very odd, im sure I heard distant thunder 2 or 3 times, but there's nothing showing on the radar, anyone else in my area hearing this?

Distinct curl in the storm East Coast of Scotland... Rotation maybe!?!?