Convective / Storm Chat And Discussion

[Thundery wintry showers]

The convection seems to be sprouting up as the main line of showers in the North Sea approaches Norwich- just had a heavy rainstorm, and the cloud that has just past over is clearly developing "hail shafts". I also see that some electrification has occurred in the showers off the Lincolnshire coast, so the next few hours could be very interesting.

[TheToastPeople]

good sized cell going up in milton keynes, its so close i can see the top! not heading my way though

[Gord]

So are these the Cheshire gap showers we were promised in December arriving 5 months late?!

[Dom W]

Some fantastic clouds over the North Sea, shame they are out at sea though

[Thundery wintry showers]

Some impressive cumulonimbus cells around Norwich at the moment, one just to the east, and one slightly weaker one that is just clipping Norwich on its westward flank. I haven't heard any thunder, but judging by the cloud formations it must be pretty close to producing some.

[Coast]

Some fantastic clouds over the North Sea, shame they are out at sea though

Well I thought it might be the East side of the country, but not that far East!!

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

The convection seems to be sprouting up as the main line of showers in the North Sea approaches Norwich- just had a heavy rainstorm, and the cloud that has just past over is clearly developing "hail shafts". I also see that some electrification has occurred in the showers off the Lincolnshire coast, so the next few hours could be very interesting.

Since the showers we got earlier today, we've seen dark clouds passing to our north, but nothing much has come from them. I'm ex-pecting to get something soon, though, as I think the flow has indeed swung more NNW-SSE, as you predicted earlier.

[Thundery wintry showers]

I think the flow definitely needs to swing further towards the north than it currently is though- on the current trajectory the next lot of showers may well still pass too far east! But it's still in the process of "swinging" so it may well do.

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Some impressive cumulonimbus cells around Norwich at the moment, one just to the east, and one slightly weaker one that is just clipping Norwich on its westward flank. I haven't heard any thunder, but judging by the cloud formations it must be pretty close to producing some.

We must have been posting at the same time. I'm now getting some rain here again, though the dark clouds look to again be north of here, as you said and as the NW radar shows.

Edited May 14, 2011 by chrisbell-nottheforecaster

[Stuart]

Some nice cells comeing in land from the North Sea now

[paul m]

Thundery areas now developing in the norfolk area

[Thundery wintry showers]

All of it well to the north and east of Norwich though!

The radar is amusingly reminiscent of your typical unstable winter NNW'ly- some intense shower activity mostly out in the North Sea, a weaker feed through the Cheshire Gap and a wishbone effect in between- arrived at today through somewhat unusual circumstances.

Edited May 14, 2011 by Thundery wintry showers

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

All of it well to the north and east of Norwich though!

I presume that all thundery activity will diminish tonight?

[peterf]

2 splashes on me polytunnel lol.

[Thundery wintry showers]

I presume that all thundery activity will diminish tonight?

It will- we really need the cloud movement to continue swinging towards a more northerly direction in the next few hours if we're to see anything.

[paul m]

The main areas look to be just brushing the east coast and staying out at sea

[PMPhotography]

Iv'e been out walking with the camera since 13.00! I took the MO's forecast of thunder showers from 13.00 till 19.00 and thought i could get some great shots! There's some great convection around with some impressive cummulonimbus towers. We've had a few hail showers and a couple of heavy downpours but no thunderstorms. The sky has gone black though as i type and radar is looking a little more promising with some heavy showers moving down from around the North York Moors and Whitby area. Think I'll be watching from the window though! Iv'e walked 8 miles and my feet are killing!!

[Thundery wintry showers]

Neil Bradshaw's webcam shows the shower clouds starting to creep onshore across Tyne and Wear:

http://www.southshields-weather.co.uk/Today%27s_weather.htm

[paul m]

The question is will they produce anything???

[P-M]

I am now in Felling (Gateshead) and looking east towards the coast the sky is very dark, the clouds have moved further inland but don't appear to be producing any lightning so far... Is the wind forecast to switch direction?

[95 Degrees]

No real rainfall here to speak of, not what was forecasted really and with a mainly dry week turning possibly warm next week-end in the south, so is likely going to look very dry around here soon it would seem.

[Guest]

Lots of showers this evening. No thunder, but some hail and torrential rain. There is a pretty heavy shower heading to my postcode (yo11). Probably my lst chance for thunder today

[Mesoscale]

A very very dark cloud past north of me with a few grey clouds behind just a couple of drops of rain.

[xtwenty5]

A very very dark cloud past north of me with a few grey clouds behind just a couple of drops of rain.

Just a quick heavy shower nothing spectacular

[P-M]

Sky is almost black above Gateshead now and the clouds seem to be moving in a different direction to the top looks very strange. No thunder or rain but very still,,,,