Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts - 2012

[Andy Bown]

Just great to have an interesting sky to observe!

LOL re Jane having thunder!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Big rumble out of the hailstone shower we just had too ...

[Coast]

Where is Coast when you need him?? Convection for tonight??

Busy working - sorry!!! Let me have a looky

[Sprites]

Big rumble out of the hailstone shower we just had too ...

the sferic from that shower is showing on the netweather free lightning map, may be the only stike this month lol..

[Coast]

Nothing outstanding TBH:

In fact I'm not quite sure what has set off this afternoon's little bit of activity as the standard charts aren't exciting - need a Nick F type of member to explain the current set up. Thursday looking a little better, I'll look at the chances again tomorrow if I get half a mo!!!!

[Robbie Garrett]

Busy working - sorry!!! Let me have a looky

Fantastic though Coast, I am probably guessing the cold polar air is hitting the rising warm dry air from the ground?? The sun was out this morning, so may have helped convection.

[Coast]

Fantastic though Coast, I am probably guessing the cold polar air is hitting the rising warm dry air from the ground?? The sun was out this morning, so may have helped convection.

Must be something like that as its still glorious sunshine here in Benny Hill, much as it has been of recent.

[Mark Neal.]

Had a mega hailstorm here in Headington,Oxon for ten minutes, left a covering everywhere for a shortime, did manage to get some pictures aswell

Mark.

[Paul]

Some strikes showing up in CS England on the ATD

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=lightning;sess=

[Snowkissed]

A while ago we had a lovely heavy shower with a touch of thunder. It is looking quite stormy here at the moment, a welcome return I say!

[Robbie Garrett]

It looks oh so stormy out there, even getting darker across London!! Or is that the Sun setting? Oh wait, no it's definitely getting slightly darker haha!!

[Robbie Garrett]

Going to get pretty damn wet within the next hour or so, I take it hail, maybe some T&L???

EGLL 031720Z 30010KT 270V330 9999 -SHRA FEW035CB BKN041 11/05 Q1001 NOSIG

Edit just listening into Heathrow Final Director, and I can here Sferics on frequency... yummy!!

Edited April 3, 2012 by Robbie Garrett

[Paul]

Someone has reported hail in chertsey over on our fb page, so that would tie in with the same cell I'd imagine.

[Robbie Garrett]

Someone has reported hail in chertsey over on our fb page, so that would tie in with the same cell I'd imagine.

Your Norwood aint you? aim towards 280/290* and that's the Cell that's just coming over me now... it looks very likely to go bang any second now, no precipitation as of yet but can see some in the distance. Does look pretty nasty, getting darker now...

[vortex_liam]

Well, looks like the squall is developing, in the last hour its grown a bit. might see a bit of thunder?

[Robbie Garrett]

[DAVID SNOW]

Thunder and lightning a little while ago,first of the year.

[Robbie Garrett]

THUNDER!!! Just heard a little one in the distance, can anyone confirm?? First since June 2011!!!!

Edited April 3, 2012 by Robbie Garrett

[Robbie Garrett]

The cell that passed me, delivered 3 miles to the east....FML!

EGLC 031750Z 32009KT 270V360 9999 VCTS FEW030CB SCT040 10/05 Q1001 RESHRA

TS for nearby London City....great!! Makes me feel better.

Gatwick showing potential for a TS also.

PROB30 TEMPO 0318/0320 TSRA

[DAVID SNOW]

THUNDER!!! Just heard a little one in the distance, can anyone confirm?? First since June 2011!!!!

Rob,have look at the post above yours

[Robbie Garrett]

Rob,have look at the post above yours

I heard a distant rumble, which was the one London City have likely reported... still a lot more activity to come by the looks of things. But probably in the form of nimbostratus...

Edited April 3, 2012 by Robbie Garrett

[Weather Wizard]

Something about to hot Gatwick by the looks of it

[Purplepixii]

Heavy rain intermittently here and I've just had my favourite kinda email - not had one of these since last year! Woohoooo!! (no thunder heard or lightning seen yet but there does appear to be a -IC showing over the IoW)

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Alert message from the Isle Of Wight Weather Station, issued on Tue Apr 03 19:23:09 2012

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Warning: Thunderstorm detected within 150 mi range!

Active warnings:

- CLOSE STORM WARNING

[Lauren]

Lots of convection in the sky today but not so much as a tiny 2 minute light drizzle.

[Nick F]

Bit of hail mixed in a shower earlier around 5pm, first precip for what seems like an eternity.