OldGreggsTundraBoy

big rain drops rele getting going here in SW London but im watering the garden -neighbors must think im crazy. some really dark cloud and possible towers coming (cant rele see dam bushes in way)

Yesss very good news it seems for us in SW London at last!

I think were getting something now i can here distant rumbles and there's a cloud tower..

suddenly big droplets start falling out of what i thought was a clear sky but then i see dark cloud on horizon, bring it! Thermometer reading a whopping 27.2C. stopped now but im hoping for much much more..

well the hottest temperature so far is about 28C (i recorded 28.0C a couple of days ago) and it looks like the next week should be hotter atleast 30C and were only in June. The last 2 summers haven't seen temps above 30C so we are likely in fact to set a 3 year record within the next few days. Although all the months so far since feb. have been above average July could be below, it could even be above but with no significant hot spell. Really it's too Early to know.. but i'd say.. above 30C = almost certain (this week) above 35C = possible. above 40C = <1% chance this year.

Sounds good, hope there heading my way (Surrey) strikestar doesn't really seem to be showing much though considering; one white dot in the area that all. Just hot and sunny here atm!

If there are going to be any T-storms today they'll clearly be most strong to the north of my area, probably strongest just North of Cambridge (Cambridge area been doing rather well recently compared to the rest of the SE by the sound of things) . It's getting on a bit for the radar to remain blank i have 2 say though.

No lightening anywhere yet today, still at least it should be mostly sunny and mid twenties temps. Wouldn't know what to do if there were strikes quite near me, i can't drive :lol: I tried with bike when there was about 1,400 cape but it just ended up with me cycling 60 miles and utterly exhausted and nothing. Oh other than some black cloud shooting out a lightening bolt but that was MILES off.

Im from the SE and we'd probably post comments if we saw a single flash of lightening, so YES things would be crazy if suddenly hurricanes started happening...and people would post like there was no tomorrow. But i'd be very surprised if there was any severe activity for our region of greater london. If there ever was i'd probably be out in it on my lil' bicycle.

Haha! i really like the idea of creating convection by kettles and barbecues etc! It really doesn't help with trying to be careful about contributing to global warming having that on ya mind!! 600 cape might not be enough i'm afraid we've had plently a day with cape near or over 1,000 & -4 LI in the SE and Nothing! I think thunderstorms are longer/ more impressive than thundery showers. :wub: Have to say it does look exceptionally impressive for your region though over the next week.....

No storms again in the SE, Cambridge is getting them again. Im not surprised this time, it looked much better to the North an the high humidity and storms predicted for next week look unlikely with the new updates. At one point 2,000 cape & -5 LI was predicted...if that had of come off with a storm.. Heatwave has stayed looking equally promising throughout :lol:

New hottest day of the year so far! here in SW London 28.0*C max temp recorded around 1.30pm. Be surprised if anyone recorded any higher??! :lol:

Heated up rapidly here in sheltered SW London (near heathrow) to 26C, wouldn't be all that surprised if we make it to 30C over the next week. Has been cloudy but the sun's coming out now as it's burnt off to leave just a haze..

I still think the weekend and into next week looks best for the more widespread thunderstorms, and the risk moving more towards SE England (us storm deprived B) ) Peaks at 2,000 cape and LI -5 seem possible as temperatures should reach the magic 30C with any luck. should be rumblings of thunder of the next few days tho to 'prove' it's building :lol:

im going for 15.6C (higher than most of u guys have gone 4 :lol: ) scince the last 7 days of the month will be a lot above average, push it up up from 14.67C as it stands currently on Netweather. If not.. def 15.0C Oh no 289C :o were all doomed! i hope it's closer to the bottom end of that range if not im taking and the draws out of my freezer so i can fit in it!! B)

Looking good for much of England and Wales too over the next week, id say storm risk moving from the SW of England NE to cover most of northern England and midlands in ununsually high Cape/ LI. :o Really i think most of England should see some action except of course the SE and greater London where there haven't been any significant storms so far. If your'e in the SE like me just hope the charts are wrong.. :lol:

Looking a few day ahead to Fri or thereabouts looking exceptional around SE towards the midlands if current forecasts hold atleast somewhat. Temps including humidity factor at over 30C, lots of convectional rain and CAPE more towards 2,000 in places for a time.. Still wayy to early to tell eh!

It's interesting how there is no increase in rainfall nor decrease. There is generally a decrease in summer rainfall whereas i would have expected an increase due to more convection? :lol: The general increase ( 2C ) in temp by 2050 seems as i would expect however. The figures are not shocking or urgently worrying which makes them worse in a way, because it stops us seeing how big a problem it is. For example 11C and 13C both sound fairly cool/ bearable but there consequences might be worse.

YES thank netweather for the creation of this page!! :lol: Like the last 'storm' only a few days ago i went on some long cycle to maidenhead and back with 70% storm risk forcast and 1,250J of (wasted) CAPE. Not the first time either. As it happens i would have done better staying in SW London cos there was a bit of thunder there... However there were some dark clouds on the horizon; so close yet SO far :lol: One gave out a great yellow fork of lightening as i looked at it. :lol: Hey it's all probability though and has no bearing on what is to come.....

Just got back from some epic 'storm tracking'....on a bicycle, NOTHING! Went 30 miles out b4 finding out i would have done much better staying at home, However i did see a big yellow fork of lightning coming out of a really dark cloud on the horizon, as good as it got. Sounds like you guys did much better, especially those more North East

Just got back from some epic 'storm tracking'....on a bicycle, NOTHING! Went 30 miles out b4 finding out i would have done much better staying at home, However i did see a big yellow fork of lightning coming out of a really dark cloud on the horizon, as good as it got. Sounds like you guys did much better, especially those more North East

Storms i see going crazy in the north and East England but Nothing for us in the SE, S or W England... :lol: come on storms for the home countiess....!!!

Looking at the storm map 'slight risk' is a bit less far spread and Eastern than i would have hoped. Although thunderstorms covers most of the UK... it doesn't cover London and the general SE area. Areas N or W of London have CAPE over 1,000 and decent LI values...Apparently NO risk??! I Guess anyone could get lucky today though :lol: Especially anyone around East Anglia

You guys want solar cycle 24 to be a little'un??! I never thought of actually wanting the sun to be blank. perfect and spotless? I've been hoping since last year for a ramp up tho.. but the sunspots..they keep dying. http://nwstatic.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif May and June so far looking a Little better, definitely no carrington event style Aurora's yet though!

It's only 6am and im not anywere near the thunderstorm storm risk map showing the SW with thloundrstorms, but here In the the SE/ SW London i report beiung awoken by multiple thunderstrikes, <_< maybe IC lightning butit shoulded Boomy, there goes another! :lol: