The PIT

Well storm wise an instantly forgettable May a month of zero action here. Hopefully June may provide something. Today looks a blank one again.

latest update KILAUEA VOLCANO (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: WARNING Current Aviation Color Code: RED Kīlauea Volcano Lower East Rift Zone Vigorous eruption of lava continues from the lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) fissure system in the area of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens. Fissure 8 continued to produce persistent fountains that reached heights up to 260 feet. A small spatter cone is forming on the downwind side of the fountain and is approximately 100 feet high. The fountains are feeding flow activity to the northeast, and minor overflows from the Fissure 8 channel are occurring along its length. One overflow covered the remaining northern part of Makamae Street in Leilani Estates. This overflow crossed Kahukai street, filling in a low area between Makamae and Luana streets. The front of the Fissure 8 flow near Noni Farms road advanced at rates up to 100 yards/hour. At 12:30 PM HST, the flow front was 1.9 miles from the Four Corners area. High eruption rates from Fissure 8 have led to the formation of a leveed channel along the western edge of the lava flow. Failure of flow levees could result in rapid advance of flows. Flow margins are extremely hazardous and should not be approached. Fissure 18 feeds the upper part of a lava flow that extends to 1.5 mi from Highway 137; the lower portion of the fissure 18 lava flow stalled about 0.5 mi from the highway. Fissure 2 is weakly active and is pooling lava around the vent. Pele's hair and other lightweight volcanic glass from high fountaining of Fissure 8 are falling downwind of the fissure and accumulating on the ground within Leilani Estates. Winds may waft lighter particles to greater distances. Residents are urged to minimize exposure to these volcanic particles, which can cause skin and eye irritation similar to volcanic ash. The most recent map of lava flows can be found here: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_maps.html HVO field crews are on site tracking the fountains, lava flows, and spattering from multiple fissures as conditions allow and reporting information to Hawaii County Civil Defense. Crews are also checking on the status of ground cracks on Highway 130. Volcanic gas emissions remain very high from the fissure eruptions. Trade wind conditions are bringing vog to the south and west sides of the Island of Hawaii. Magma continues to be supplied to the lower East Rift Zone. Earthquake locations have not moved farther downrift in the past few days and the number of located earthquakes remains low. Additional ground cracking and outbreaks of lava in the area of the active fissures are possible. Residents downslope of the region of fissures should heed all Hawaii County Civil Defense messages and warnings. USGS/HVO continues to monitor the lower East Rift Zone activity 24/7 in coordination with Hawaii County Civil Defense. Kīlauea Volcano Summit Ash continued to erupt intermittently from the vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at Kīlauea's summit. Additional explosive events that could produce minor amounts of ash fall downwind are possible at any time. Earthquake activity is elevated at the summit, with many small events occurring overnight. Volcanic gas emissions at the summit remain high. For forecasts of where ash would fall under forecast wind conditions, please consult the Ash3D model output here: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/activity_2018.html Information on volcanic ash hazards and how to prepare for ash fall maybe found at http://www.ivhhn.org/information#ash (health impacts) OR https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/ (other impacts).

Warm misty start after a dry night Temp 14.3C, low 13.4C, Barometer 1017mb rising, Wind F1 E, Rainfall nil

Yellow warning was from 11:00 and Amber later on 16:00 . Anyway can't be wrong here as none were forecast for here.

Can't really call it bust as there have been some storms in the areas suggested although the activity seems down on what was suggested.

A warm humid day with the cloud and mist very reluctant to clear. Some hazy sunny spells in the afternoon and again now. Max temp 21.4C now 20.2C, Barometer 1016mb rising, Wind F2 SE, Rainfall today Trace

Going for 16.5C and 60mm of rain.

Well tomorrow is beginning to look a dead duck for us again. I'll wait for the latest GFS to role out but if the BBC forecast is right we will be too far south. So a week of Thundery activity around and it looks like a blank. Just thinking about storms and wind direction. Southerly: Can bring storms, South Westerly: Can bring storms, however in recent years 99% of storms die away by the time reach Dronfield, Westerly: Can bring some but fewer and the eastern side of Sheffield is favored for this set up. North West: As Westerly. Northerly: Haven't been any storms since the early 80's, North Easterly: None I can remember, Easterly: None since 76, South Easterly: Can't recall any.

Low cloud is making is way back so that will kill the remote chance of any storms off for here.

Even more amazing as Radar shows zippo over the area.

A misty cloudy morning however the sun has made a few feeble attempts to break through Temp 18.4C, Barometer 1016mb rising, Wind F2 ESE, Rainfall Trace

Well the channel seems to be the normal killing of Thundery activity so it will have to be home grown stuff. Any idea what temperatures are required to get things firing off???

Yes that's the good news. Bad news the local met forecast for my area is having none of the thundery stuff just showing light showers in the afternoon although more likely to stay dry.

Sunny Sheffield 13.8C +2.1C above normal. Rainfall 34.6mm 60% of normal. We will need a temp of 29C to match the record here which isn't going to happen.

Yup nothing for us today Friday may do the job chances remote

Nothing for us today make or break tomorrow.

Misty muggy start to the day Temp 14.1C low 13.4C, Barometer 1015mb rising, Wind Calm, Rainfall nil

Latest update KILAUEA VOLCANO (VNUM #332010) 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W, Summit Elevation 4091 ft (1247 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: WARNING Current Aviation Color Code: RED Kīlauea Volcano Lower East Rift Zone Vigorous eruption of lava continues from the lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) fissure system in the area of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens. Fissure 8 maintained high fountains throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, with sustained heights exceeding 200 feet and the presence of multiple secondary fountains that reached to 60 feet. This fountaining continued to feed a lava flow that moved downslope along Highway 132. Advance rates accelerated late Tuesday and early Wednesday, reaching approximately 600 yards/hour. The flow moved north of Highway 132 in the vicinity of Noni Farms and Halekamahina roads, advancing along a steepest descent path that could take the flow to the Four Corners area. The Fissure 18 flow also remained active, moving downslope toward Highway 137 at rates of less than 100 yards per hour. Overnight, sporadic bursts of activity were also observed from Fissures 7 and 15. Pele's hair and and other lightweight volcanic glass from high fountaining of Fissure 8 are falling to the west of the fissure and accumulating on the ground within Leilani Estates. Winds my waft lighter particles to greater distances. Residents are urged to minimize exposure to these volcanic particles, which can cause skin and eye irritation similar to volcanic ash. The most recent map of lava flows can be found here: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_maps.html HVO field crews are on site tracking the fountains, lava flows, and spattering from multiple fissures as conditions allow and reporting information to Hawaii County Civil Defense. Crews are also checking on the status of ground cracks on Highway 130. Volcanic gas emissions remain very high from the fissure eruptions. Wind conditions for Wednesday, May 30, are forecast to result in widespread vog over the Island of Hawaii. Magma continues to be supplied to the lower East Rift Zone. Earthquake locations have not moved farther downrift in the past few days and the number of located earthquakes remains low. Additional ground cracking and outbreaks of lava in the area of the active fissures are possible. Residents downslope of the region of fissures should heed all Hawaii County Civil Defense messages and warnings. USGS/HVO continues to monitor the lower East Rift Zone activity 24/7 in coordination with Hawaii County Civil Defense. Kīlauea Volcano Summit Ash continued to erupt intermittently from the vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at Kīlauea's summit, but no small explosive events have been recorded since Tuesday morning. Additional explosive events that could produce minor amounts of ash fall downwind are possible at any time. Earthquake activity is elevated at the summit, with a few events reported felt overnight. Volcanic gas emissions at the summit remain high and will combine with wind conditions to produce widespread vog across the Island of Hawaii on Wednesday. For forecasts of where ash would fall under forecast wind conditions, please consult the Ash3D model output here: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/activity_2018.html Information on volcanic ash hazards and how to prepare for ash fall maybe found at http://www.ivhhn.org/information#ash (health impacts) OR https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/ (other impacts).

Sunny Sheffield on 13.8C +2.2C so closer to a new record than I thought.Won't make anew record unless the sun comes out now it gets very warm rapidly which isn't going to happen. I haven't measured the rain yet but Davis reckons 8.8mm which would give us 35.1mm for the month

nothing here but rain. The lightning had fizzled by the time I left for a walk in the peak district. No thunder that way either.

Now cloudy and cool after morning rain Temp 13.7C, barometer 1013mb falling, Wind F2 NNE, Rainfall 8.8mm according to Davis

Interesting my lightning detector isn't detecting anything much mostly quiet which means it can't lock in to anything

Going to miss us slipping past to the south east of us. May hit east south eastern Sheffield.

If we get a storm it would be the first storm from the east north east for about forty years.

Cloudy with some drizzle in breeze Temp 12.4 low 12.3C, Barometer 1014mb rising, Wind F3 NNE, Rainfall Trace