[Storms and convective discussion - 18th June 2020 onwards]

Sky's starting to show encouraging signs now in South Dorset. Edit CG just hit the channel in front me!

[Storms and convective discussion - 18th June 2020 onwards]

Thunder in Poole!

[Thunderstorms in Florida]

One of the best lightning videos I've ever seen. Daytona, about 2 weeks ago.

 

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/06/2019 Onwards]

Just been down to Sandbanks ferry with an old Met office issue handheld anemometer. Not sure how accurate it is, but I recorded a gust of 48 knots (55 mph), it was hard to stand.

[Storms and Convective discussion - 28th July 2019 onwards]

34 minutes ago, AMeltedFlake said:

Do we know when this system will start to move North East? Looks like it's just moving east to me, probably wrong! 

If you look at the rainfall radar at around 7am you can just make out the centre of circulation off the coast of Salcombe, Devon. By 10am it's zipped up Lyme Bay just of the coast of Lyme Regis, so it would seem to be moving in a north-east direction at the moment. Very pretty symmetry to the rain bands around this low.

[Storms and Convective Discussion - 25th June 2019 onwards]

Strobe lighting here in Bournemouth on the West cliff and a sudden one minute of largeish hail guessing about 1.5cm to 2cm in diameter. Photos show no scale, but had to scramble fast to get a shot as it's still 25c out here!

[Storms and Convective Discussion - 25th June 2019 onwards]

Looking East from Creech, Purbecks

[Storms and Convective Discussion - 25th June 2019 onwards]

8 minutes ago, Rapodo said:

I'll be right by kimmerage bay too up at the top car park by wolbarrow bay. Perfect spot to watch! Watch the big flag pole though! 

Excellent stuff Rapodo, might see you down there!

[Storms and Convective Discussion - 25th June 2019 onwards]

Right, suitibaly enthusued about this one, if just for some cloud skapes, so will head to the Creech viewpoint, maybe kimmerage Bay in the Purbecks for this one. If any of you are in the area feel free to make yourself known, I'll be in and around a tatty old silver/grey clio!

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/06/2019 Onwards]

Lovely sunset shots! Here's that very striking sheet of alto stratus that arched over the region most this afternoon. This was taken near St Aldhelm's head, Purbecks using a panoramic effect

[European Storm & Convective Discussion]

Just looked at lightning maps and those storms over North of Bosnia and Herzegovina look particularly intense tonight!

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/06/2019 Onwards]

The line of convergence seen two hours ago from Poole Harbour, this is panoramic view going from South on the left through West and North to the right. Winds were very light at the time. It's now getting very dark, large rain drops.

[Model discussion - Warm spell ending as Spring begins]

3 minutes ago, Iceaxecrampon said:

Can't see what the LP bottoms out at? 

97?

96?

I make it 960mb

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/12/2018 Onwards]

Getting heavier in Poole and starting to settle on some surfaces!

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/12/2018 Onwards]

Another Parkstone, Poole report here, quite surprised to see it sleeting already, temp 4.1c and slowly falling now after being a consistent 5c most of the day.

[Cloud Help?!]

Snap, same day, same fallout streak hole probably, taken from Poole

On 09/12/2018 at 14:44, Mapantz said:

I have only seen a 'hole-punch' cloud once here, or two? lol They look great though.

Oct 10th 2016:

 

[Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 1st June onwards]

2 minutes ago, LetItSnow! said:

Looks NNE to me

I would say virtually due North with maybe a slight Easterly bias.

[Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 1st June onwards]

Quite loud booms of thunder being heard here in Poole

[Model output discussion - summer rolls on]

Think I just heard thunder here in Poole! Must be the storm in the channel but seems a long way off.

Opps sorry wrong thread

[Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 1st June onwards]

51 minutes ago, Another Kent clipper said:

I got a glimpse from the leisure centre in st hellier.  I reckon the best of it was obscured by a tree...

 

 

Thanks Clipper, very nice, deep blue sky and love the oddly stable looking alt c's in the first pic, an interesting variation for a storm environment.

[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards]

Sunny, breezy and warm today. Some nice cumulus/alto turrets this morning. Interesting clouds around midday, alto cumulus being stretched and twisted in waves, Kelvin-Helmholtz ish? Also being watching the cumulnimbus on the horizon over the channel in the last hour. Good cloud day!

[Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 1st June onwards]

Can clearly see the storms near Cherbourg from Poole they are low on the horizon and pink with haze. A large dome of updraught just pushed up above the flat anvil, looked impressive. 

[Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 19th May 2018 onwards]

I've just been watching it flicker away on the horizon and I'm in Poole, that's one highly charged storm.

[Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 19th May 2018 onwards]

Lightning now from NE to SW from at least 3 separate storms

[Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 19th May 2018 onwards]

Good storm to my South east, less frequent lightning but brighter, probably closer and heading more my way. Moons still out though illuminating the changes of wind direction at varying altitude.