El Gordo! - Spanish Plume Thunderstorm Discussion 3

[Ben_Cambs]

Cirrus clearing here in Bexleyheath, almost back to clear blue skies

Same here, the temperature has risen to 31.1C as a result, the clearer the better!

[Kain]

Hmm Torro warning says I might have a chance if something DOES happen. I'm going to hold on to that bit of hope lol

[Thundery Shower]

Couple of cells just off the border of "brest" keep an eye on them, Sun is out again and temps are rising.

i have a funny suspicion that this is area of intensification.

[Alex95]

I think I can hear very distant thunder now - is that possible? The storms must be well over 10 miles away...

[Coast]

http://www.torro.org.uk/site/forecast.php

Bit late in the day fells!!!! (although to be fair, they were discussing this on UKWW much earlier!)

[Stormyking]

Wow despite the little shower early, the humidity is getting worse I swear, it was like a tropical feel down the a long the sea front, boiling!!!

If we are going to get storms then i reckon between 6pm and 3am here

[Snowstorm1]

White Cloud Overhead here hoping for a couple of thunderstorms today

and wow how many people viewing this topic its like its winter with snow on the way!

[Stuart]

I see it going be a near call for me what Torro saying so hear hopeing

[nanu]

There's def some development just south of heathrow.. getting darker and bigger by minuite

[Weather Wizard]

Sat24 appears to show a possible Cu field towards N of London...not completely sure whether this is indeed a Cu field or higher level clouds.

I can comfirm there are some huge clouds building in NW London

Yeeeeeeeees!!!

Edited June 27, 2011 by Weather wizard

[paul m]

I think I can hear very distant thunder now - is that possible? The storms must be well over 10 miles away...

Looking impressive on the radar there is a second area that seems to be intensifying just below the first

[Zephyr]

Finally something from TORRO..

nvm its been posted

Edited June 27, 2011 by Zephyr

[Alex95]

Sun gone in behind a very thundery looking cloud - I'm sure I'm still hearing distant thunder.

[Southender]

33.2c here now. Scorchio!, especially for my coastal region. Clear blue skies and a nice off shore breeze, which feels super heated!. Humidity @ 50%

[Lyn-M]

So far, just rain and not a lot of that. A lull for an hour or so and now the rain has started again. Still no Lor T.

[Neilsouth]

Hardly a cloud in the sky here, i see some distant cirrus and what looks to be altocumulus a long way off to the west

[UKVoodoo]

My storm risk says at 16:00 2510.5 j/kg and -7 I have 0% risk of a storm but at 19:00 734.5 j/kg and -3 I have a 71% risk of a storm...is that an error is that due to when they think the cap may break?

[Coast]

Herstmonceux 12Z, not stunning - but heading in the right direction for later (look at that CIN!):

and yes, I've got the headache too!

[Harry]

I can comfirm there are some huge clouds building in NW London

Yeeeeeeeees!!!

That be the Cu field then

[Weather Wizard]

I think the CAP must be beginning to be broken over the uk

[Met4Cast]

My storm risk says at 16:00 2510.5 j/kg and -7 I have 0% risk of a storm but at 19:00 734.5 j/kg and -3 I have a 71% risk of a storm...is that an error is that due to when they think the cap may break?

Just because there's CAPE and LIFT around it doesn't mean there will be a thunderstorm. You have to have precipitation.

[Thundery wintry showers]

I can see the towering cumulonimbus cells to the west of Cleadon- they weren't discernable from the mist until recently but I can now see all of the Cb tops getting ever close.

Hoping that the pesky low cloud towards Tynemouth doesn't come over and ruin the view of whatever I get!

[Harry]

Just because there's CAPE and LIFT around it doesn't mean there will be a thunderstorm. You have to have precipitation.

Not true at all...if the cap breaks and there is still a sufficiently solid dry layer around the storm, precipation leaving the cloud can evaporate before reaching the ground.

[The PIT]

So far Storms 2 Met Office advisory 0 shows how difficult it is to predict these beasties.

[nanu]

if anybody else is having trouble seeing any storm clouds because of haze.. stick a pair of sunglasses on... there.. mutch better now isnt it!!