Storm/Convective Discussion

[Cheese Rice]

More intense storms have fired up over N France and heading N.

Just a case of watching where they go! Be interesting to see if further break out too

Wouln't bother tbh, so far all the showers die over the chanel, even less chance of them surviving with nightfall coming.

[Carl46Wrexham]

when this cold front moves abit further east isn't it supost to fire up again

I hereby confidently predict the cold front will - at its present rate of progress - clear the UK around about OCTOBER.

[maidstone weather]

Wouln't bother tbh, so far all the showers die over the chanel, even less chance of them surviving with nightfall coming.

erm they didn't last night whatsoever!

[Methuselah]

We'd all benefit from a nice juicy wave-feature running northwards along the CF before it goes through the country??

[Neilsouth]

There are some rather nice juicy cells firing up over france to our south east

[dogs32]

I hereby confidently predict the cold front will - at its present rate of progress - clear the UK around about OCTOBER.

evrything sseems to be dying on radar

,my long awaited cell died into thin air

weather09.its not fair to tell lies in this crisis

Edited July 2, 2009 by dogs32

[tinybill]

Just seen the latest forecast and Rob 'The Legend' McElwee said it's gonna go BANG in the Midlands tonight with some decent displays of lightning...

i love the bloke each weather he do like a story!!

Nah, just kidding..would have made for a great forecast though

[tornadomanuk]

Cant believe the laziness of that front!! The very very edge of the rain keeps nudging West Somerset producing minimal rain then as the wave comes through it stops, then repeat, etc! There was some convection towards the East - although it was very difficult to see because of the haze.

Edited July 2, 2009 by tornadomanuk

[Rustynailer]

I don't care whether we get storms or not, just looking at the latest satellite runs Northern France looks interesting, plenty of lightning strikes there. Just think some lucky people not far from us may even get an MCS and even even(!) a tornado

ESTOFEX looks great for parts of Eastern/South Eastern UK too

Bet the weather forums of UK, France, Belgium and Holland are alive with pictures and reports soon.

My turn will come just like everybody else. Apart from Kent...........Because they are always bloody lucky with thunder and lightning in my experiance...Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (oh my god I have opened my trap again)

Russ

Edited July 2, 2009 by Rustynailer

[PB22]

I did wonder yesterday in the model thread if the cold front would be slower to clear than the models seemed to be suggesting. Even at this stage I wouldn't rule out a hot day in the east tomorrow with afternoon storms. Forecaster's nightmare!

[bazookabob]

What's that swirling whirling thing over northern france on the sat24 visual loop right now? it looks like a mini hurricane!

bb

[Neilsouth]

What's that swirling whirling thing over northern france on the sat24 visual loop right now? it looks like a mini hurricane!

bb

Low pressure

[r_dancing]

*Growls at the cold front*

*Has a hissy fit in Manchester*

[maidstone weather]

Apart from Kent...........Because they are always bloody lucky with thunder and lightning in my experiance...Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Russ

[Neilsouth]

Apart from Maidstone Weather

[Harry]

What's that swirling whirling thing over northern france on the sat24 visual loop right now? it looks like a mini hurricane!

bb

Its a centre of low pressure - they spin anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere.

Sorry neilsouth - you beat me to it lol

Edited July 2, 2009 by Harry

[thunderhead 2005]

is that anoprop just off the IOW ?

[liambailey09]

Sorry to go slightly off topic but what is a MCS?

[Wilxy]

Is it me or is that rain/storms in n france roatating cause i think it is.

[Harry]

Sorry to go slightly off topic but what is a MCS?

Stands for Mesoscale convective system - just think of it as a cluster of merged thunderstorms.

[Rustynailer]

Nice tense MW, not nasty tense. Just about everytime I have set foot in Kent it thunders

If anybody gets it tonight its your county IMO

Kindest regards'

Russell the terrible.

[liambailey09]

Stands for Mesoscale convective system - just think of it as a cluster of merged thunderstorms.

Ohh, makes sense now . Cheers

[Carl46Wrexham]

I did wonder yesterday in the model thread if the cold front would be slower to clear than the models seemed to be suggesting. Even at this stage I wouldn't rule out a hot day in the east tomorrow with afternoon storms. Forecaster's nightmare!

The rate that thing is moving or rather not moving as far as west to east progress is concerned I would not be surprised if its hot somewhat further west as well....its dying a death in situ.

Come on now cold front get a move on...you're making the Met Office guys look like idiots...oops what am I saying they did that themselves by making nonsensical predictions about severe storms

[Harry]

Anyone notice around the northern/north eastern edge of that low pressure, a trough/band pushing away, with cells erupting along it??

Will be interesting to see what happens as it hits the channel, and if it makes it across the channel how it interacts with land

Edited July 2, 2009 by Harry

[maidstone weather]

Nice tense MW, not nasty tense. Just about everytime I have set foot in Kent it thunders

If anybody gets it tonight its your county IMO

Kindest regards'

Russell the terrible.

lol thanks fingers crossed i see my first flash of lightning this year!

24.9C, 4C warmer than this time yesterday evening!