Convective Outlook

[Thundery wintry showers]

It's touch and go as to whether that's it for Norwich- those cells over the Midlands are set to fizzle out this evening, but the one to the west of Norwich seems to be intensifying at the moment. Currently 18C at Norwich Airport with a dewpoint of 16C (!) - so there is certainly a good deal of humidity out there.

[Neilsouth]

It's cool seeing the storm cell move across the south east and split into two seperate ones

[wchris_uk]

well thats over already , very elevated i think not very bright lightning and short bursts of thunder

was disapointed with that very very short oh well maybe the start???

[Mesoscale]

It's the top of the thundery cells aligned up through N Herts (Hitchin to Royston, and adjacent Beds) you are seeing.

yup im seeing those tooo starting to rain here but nothing majour as of yet!

[Craigers]

that cell to my NW is developing and moving slightly SE! could be good if this keeps up!

[Guest]

Looks like quite a nasty line of rain/storms has developed north of here around the Huddersfield area. Dark here but the rain was short lived :-(

ps craigers looking at the rain today radar you look in prime position to get some action, assuming its thundery of course

Edited June 6, 2010 by CAPE-steve

[liambailey09]

Winds picking up and is dark to my west and to the north Could this be the first storm of 2010?!

[Ian Fergusson]

It's cool seeing the storm cell move across the south east and split into two seperate ones

Yes, the outflow effects on generating adjacent cells are often quite marked; tricky to accurately model too, much as on a wider (MCS) scale. All sorts of localised variables.

[MPfreeUK]

Was at work in Tunbridge Wells when cell passed through couple of hours ago with some nice large bangs. Have now driven back to crawley, and sun is shining and has got very humid and warm again, temp on car jumped from 18 to 20c in short time. Possibility of something else bubbling up as there is a lot of good cloud formations i saw while driving home

[Craigers]

can any one confirm that cell in yorkshire has produced sferics?

[Noctilucid]

Fully fledged storm now over North Essex.

Must be fairly entertaining now between Braintree and Colchester, very powerful convection in that direction ahead of the already strong storms moving through Hertfordshire.

Meanwhile to my SSE low level cloud has parted to reveal a very thick glaciated anvil in the distance with some quite impressive mammatus developing. Quite a sight actually, if only I had a working camera!

Also evidence of large cumulus to my SW, probrably S/SW London.

Explosive convection to my South West with pileus, should it develop further it will brush to my immediate South before Long, effecting SE London and NW Kent.

And now moderate rain from a developing updraft to my immediate East, rapid convection still going to my SW, but it is rathing pulsing and collapsing.

Edited June 6, 2010 by jshaw

[Dom W]

Very light spitty rain here in Peterlee now

[john w]

Too far west where I am...nothing as of yet in fact the sky is blue but to the East can see some cumulus uplifting...

[Bronski]

Above me at the moment in Hitchin

[Alex95]

Today has been a complete let down for the northeast, though im used to that.

[Mesoscale]

Fully fledged storm now over North Essex.

Must be fairly entertaining now between Braintree and Colchester, very powerful convection in that direction ahead of the already strong storms moving through Hertfordshire.

Meanwhile to my SSE low level cloud has parted to reveal a very thick glaciated anvil in the distance with some quite impressive mammatus developing. Quite a sight actually, if only I had a working camera!

Also evidence of large cumulus to my SW, probrably S/SW London.

Explosive convection to my South West with pileus, should it develop further it will brush to my immediate South before Long, effecting SE London and NW Kent.

And now moderate rain from a developing updraft to my immediate East, rapid convection still going to my SW, but it is rathing pulsing and collapsing.

Im seeign what your seeing and its heading directly my way!! it looks big and nasty!

[k66yla]

Anyone east of Maidstone you will soon be hit with downpours and thunder.

[Noctilucid]

Im seeign what your seeing and its heading directly my way!! it looks big and nasty!

Quite right, a series of very powerful looking downpours across Northern Hertfordshire and Essex now.

Developing heavy shower heading East for Southern Essex at present caught a glimpse of the back edge now its a few miles East of me, towers billowing into what looks like a developing fibrous anvil and a rainbow suggesting heavy rain already falling over the Thurrock/Basildon area.

The very powerful convection that was to my SW has withered away at the base somewhat as it moves towards me.

Edited June 6, 2010 by jshaw

[sconetone]

Well this event has turned in to a big disappointment for the north west, just a damp squib without so much as a rumble.

Well mate it could have been worse..

You could have been in Nottingham yesterday until a couple of hours before their storms, and had to drive back up here - like I had to! Got a text not long after I'd got back here telling me about the fantastic thunder & lightning down there - Gutted!....

[Mesoscale]

this is coming towards me!

fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bronski]

FANTASTIC!!!!!

this is coming towards me!

fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[liambailey09]

All gone quiet now, stopped raining, brightening up Still very dark to my north.

[Tom D]

Big dark clouds to the north and west but just have a feeling they're passing me by for the second day running. Perhaps a few spots of rain from these showers shortly but not expecting a downpour here.

[Mesoscale]

FANTASTIC!!!!!

if you look to the south west you might be able to see it! but its not looking as good anymore as its closer i think its developing stills oo m aybee when it gets to you it will produce something!

[Harry]

Some awesome looking towards shooting up all around me - some of them appear to maturing Cbs while others are in infancy still...will post some piccies in a few mins