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It looks like on the radar there are two bands of really intense precipitation the 2nd one is rapidly forming behind the 1st one, must say i am surprised how quick its devloped across Devon
Yes its quite interesting...this trough doesnt seem to be going anywhere in a hurry.....Its just building along its axis and backbuilding off the devon coast...It certainly looks like we're in for quite a deluge, the rain is certainly picking up again in Brixham
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Looking at the latest met-office radar is suggesting that the trough is expanding along its axis into North devon, with a nasty looking cell developing over west dartmoor where as the Torbay storm shield holds firm, more individual cells brewing in the SW approaches so hope springs eternal for us south devonians!
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Hmm.....a bit of a damp squib here in Brixham me thinks.......the heaviest of the rain and odd flash of lightning seem to be staying offshore to the east of me....looks like if the band intensifies, then the weymouth/dorset area could be in for an interesting time the next hour or two
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Just had a torrential downpour which has lasted 15 mins no thunder, was very suprised there wasn't as the it certainly looked like it was going to ealier, but not seen rain as heavy as that for months.
Heavy rain at the mo.....Ashley, keep your eyes peeled to the SE.....just spotted distant lightning flashes, too far away to hear any thunder
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Some very heavy rain indeed just about to hammer Torbay as I type according to the radar:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/...test_radar.html
White echoes are torrential rain so ajpoolshark
get ready for some dramatic weather.
I reckon it literally should be with you any moment now?
Just started to rain...light at the mo
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Very heavy rain just about to make landfall over the South Hams district in Devon.
ajpoolshark - that torrential rain should be with you within the hour I reckon (latest 10:30pm).
It looks like it's developed a little between 21:00 and 21:30.
I think I can just about make out some white echoes mixed in with this rain.
Not raining here yet but Wow!......i know its getting dark, but I havent seen a sky so angry looking in a long time.....I surprised not to have seen any lightning yet, but i can make out what looks to be something akin to a gust/squall line moving in from the SW.....I'm not too clued up on the technical side of storms but the breeze has suddenly picked up from the SE, is this storm outflow winds??
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In response to earlier posts, this is why I love Britain's volatile & very unpredictable weather...In just the space of 3 or 4 hours the tough and associated rain/storms approaching the devon coast has grown rapidly from nothing! I would hazard a guess that anywhere from plymouth through to Sussex could feel the effects before dawn... :lol:
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Not only the look of the sky now but my cat has gone crazy .......... something definatelly brewing.
dl
PS: will check the seaweed in a minute!
wish I had a bluetooth card on my computer.....Getting some nice cloud formation pics on my mobile.....very disturbed looking sky, there's lots of outflow and it looks like someone took a giant spoon & stirred up the sky!.....havent got a cat, but the seagulls (bloomin' pests!) have stopped making their usual evening racket!
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The EUCLID charts confirm storm activity over the Brest Peninsula.
Wetterzentrale chart is clearly on the blink, as no storms are shown over UK.
The I.O.W detector is picking up lightning in the western english channel
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Forget all your high tech radar images etc ....... I am presently looking at the sky here in Devon (we used to predict weather in this way!) and it clearly tells me that some interesting weather is on the way for some folk in these parts.
dl
I agree, I'm right here on the S Devon coast and its now clouded over to the south (large cirrus veil/anvil), the breeze has dropped off and it has that 'thundery' feel about it...The veil is slow moving so it'll be a while before anything happens, Just hope it cranks up a bit in the lightning dept :lol:
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I think it's because there's a greater temperature difference between the base and tops of Cumulo-Nimbus
clouds at night-time (and more especially just after sunset) than during the afternoon.
Forgive me if I'm wrong but I think the top of the troposphere cools down much more quickly than near the surface
after dusk has fallen.
Wow, look at that monster over southern France! Oh, it didn't work but never mind.
It seems the upper trough coincides quite nicely with that
heavy rain area that's approaching Devon.
Thanks for that, you learn something new every day! :lol:
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Nice big mass of rain moving N/NNE towards Plymouth and South Hams districts, Devon.
No lightning showing up on the site detectors, but I've just popped outside for a look, and there is a big anvil stretching right the across the sky to my south..It must be big as its its only just over the horizon!.....On a side note, down 'ere in Devon we normally get night time storms, my question being, how to they keep their intensity when there is no heating from the sun...? (apologies in advance if that is a dumb question!)
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Watching that big 'un just appearing South-South-West of Plymouth and moving slowly North-North-East.
Yep, hopefully that has my name written on it!
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Just looked at eh 1830 met-office radar...wow!...Thats an impressive arc of storms over the midlands & S/E......There are more individual cells firing up over the channel Islands & Normandy...I'll be very interested if these cells hold together whilst crossing the channel...There might be hope for the west country yet!
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Storms?......whats all the fuss about? lol....I'm positively green with envy! Its , warm & sunny here in south devon, & I'd swap it for thunder, lightning & torrential rain in a heartbeat!
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Interesting build up of cloud to my south in the English Channel......Large TCu development and it looks like anvils are starting to form....I didnt expect any development here tonight, I thought it would be over SW cornwall if anywhere...The clouds seem to be moving NW'erly.. well I'll keep my fingers crossed for a lightning display later on!
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There were some light snow flurries today up in north devon where I was working, and I've just driven home down to Torbay, and guess what?......steady cold rain.....bugger!...lol Looking on the brightside though at least I saw a few flakes today!
PS Is there any likely hood of this rain down here turning to snow overnight?
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There were some light snow flurries today up in north devon where I was working, and I've just driven home down to Torbay, and guess what?......steady cold rain.....bugger!...lol Looking on the brightside though at least I saw a few flakes today!
PS Is there any likely hood of this rain down here turning to snow overnight?
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Short & Sharp storm here in Torbay.....Lasted about 15 mins, but we had a minute burst of marble sized hail....lots of fork lightning...Spectacular!!
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Well another storm coming along, been talking to mates in Cornwall and it's nasty around Launceston/Liskeard and still flashing a lot around here. :lol:
Storm here in torbay, average 5 flashes per minute....all intercloud, no CG....first storm moving to the north, more lightning visible off the coast to my south
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1st storm of the year......5 strikes per minute.....all cc at the moment....heavy rain at the mo
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Currently 14c here in Brixham...Steady rain for the last 30 mins.....no electrical activity as of yet........calm winds, and high humidity
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hey guys, am back home again, are there any more storms on the way for south devon?.....radar looks pretty uneventfull at the moment!
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Heavy rain, some visible lightning, and a few rumbles of thunder in Brixham, S.Devon...moving to the north east me thinks
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nothing doing down here at the mo mate...there were a few distant flashes an hour or so ago, but the way things seem to be developing along the trough, I wouldnt quite count it out yet