21st July 2011 - Storm/convective Forecast, Discussion & Reports

[Flash Elvis]

Showers look like there beefing up in North Essex...can anybody confirm?

[Bluebreezer54]

Some quite interesting skies in NW London now. Temp 19.4c, DP 15.4c

[Marcus_surfer]

Looks some heavy showers on way...not thundery but still time

[Coast]

There are a few convective clouds building along the SE coast out from where I'm looking at work. I'm not holding any breath for today, but will keep an eye on things!

[Purplepixii]

I wish mother nature would sort her life out today - it's been spitting all day , no proper rain - infuriating!

[Evening thunder]

Lol at how any heavy showers or interesting weather is avoiding my area yet again today. They seem to curve around into S. Wales but avoid the SW. This summer is poor for even heavy/convective showers here.

[Norfolk Sheep]

One moderately heavy shower around lunchtime in Norwich, the pewter grey skies seem to be brightening up a bit with a bit of pale grey here and there....

[tomp456]

it's been raining here, steadily, for the past 20 minutes or so..rain easing off now and it looks brighter out side but..

NO ******* THUNDER!!

:help:

[maxemoo]

Just had a very heavy downpour here but no thunder. Heading off to the south now.

[loopydreamer]

yep dark clouds to my n n/w coming over! looks like it should be thunder! but noone reporting rumbles???

[Lauren]

Looks very stormy to my NW, looks capable of producing thunder, but none heard yet.

And the rain has started.

[Andy Bown]

There has been virtually no lightning/thunder anywhere in the UK today even in the heaviest showers, so no need for anyone

to feel disappointed or let down.

And even where the showers are occuring they are so slow moving that they're only moving about 10mph and in that time they

seem to develop and then lose intensity.

Maybe an ingredient or 2 has been missing for them to turn thundery? Perhaps a degree or 2 too cool? Or perhaps things will

kick off more as we go into the evening.

[Weather Wizard]

Does any one know if things will get any more exciting this evening for the SE or are we relying on the sun

Thanks

[Purplepixii]

It's bin day here tomorrow and I have to keep reminding myself of that fact as the neighbours wheel their bins out whilst doing thunder impressions

[Coast]

Does any one know if things will get any more exciting this evening for the SE or are we relying on the sun

I hope not, there's none here at all! It has all the appearance of a good storm here in Mid Sussex, even the birds are going a bit wacky but otherwise very, very quiet and not even a spot of rain.

[loopydreamer]

flippin eck its so dark lol! very strange that i hear no rumbles, not even raining! i think the birds think its dusk! thats why tthey are more active!

[VillagePlank]

Rain (not particularly heavy) but no t/storm ... yet.

[tomp456]

I hope not, there's none here at all! It has all the appearance of a good storm here in Mid Sussex, even the birds are going a bit wacky but otherwise very, very quiet and not even a spot of rain.

The quiet before the storm, perhaps?

[gottolovethisweather]

It's bin day here tomorrow and I have to keep reminding myself of that fact as the neighbours wheel their bins out whilst doing thunder impressions

You've bin and done it now, PP.

All, It's looking very dark and my dear brother Lookup suggests it's backbuilding on top of us, see RG14 on the radar zooms for an example of heavy rain and no damn Thunder, argghhh

Latest downpour has/had at one point produced a rain rate of 37.8mm/hr and currently I recorded 6.2mm with a fair bit more to come.

Still hopeful for a flicker or two, but getting desperate once again it seems.

Local flooding in the area of Newbury, Berkshire.

Cheers

gottolovethisweather

Edited July 21, 2011 by gottolovethisweather

[Joneseye]

You've bin and done it now, PP.

All, It's looking very dark and my dear brother Lookup suggests it's backbuilding on top of us, see RG14 on the radar zooms for an example of heavy rain and no damn Thunder, argghhh

Latest downpour has/had at one point produced a rain rate of 37.8mm/hr and currently I recorded 6.2mm with a fair bit more to come.

Still hopeful for a flicker or two, but getting desperate once again it seems.

Local flooding in the area of Newbury, Berkshire.

Cheers

gottolovethisweather

Cheeky little 19.1 mm in the last hour according to the thatcham weather station. Put paid to my off road adventure around Greenham common.

www.thatcham-weather.info

[Purplepixii]

hehe @ gottolovethisweather!

Weather station says it's 19.3oC with 75% humidity. It's gone dark here plus eerily still and the air has a heavy, damp feel to it which is odd. Birds have gone quiet too and I've also got a "weather headache" developing now grrrr!

[Dean E]

Clouds spinning on the edge of a developing shower, things are starting to form now!

[Lynxus]

While I dont want to burst anyones bubble, There is minimal storm chance today.

Today ( since this morning ) has been about strong showers but no tstorms.

[gottolovethisweather]

Cheeky little 19.1 mm in the last hour according to the thatcham weather station. Put paid to my off road adventure around Greenham common.

www.thatcham-weather.info

Wow, shows how most of the current rain shower/storms is passing on by, albeit very slowly.

Reports from my sister that Hambridge Lane/Road roundabout is impassable so envitably some local flooding. Let's hope it's not akin to 20th/21st July 2007 a la http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_United_Kingdom_floods

Stormy Cheers

gottolovethisweather

[lewis028]

Let's hope something develops, very dark here now and just started to rain, should be a no fly zone tonight as every plane I here sounds like thunder! :lol: