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Coast

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
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Just another couple of indicators from me:

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Kain Contributor

Kain

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  • Location: Highley, Shropshire, WV16
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, Snow
  • Location: Highley, Shropshire, WV16
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Well heres hoping for today! Not really getting my hopes up but we might get some nice photogenic displays!

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Suburban Streamer

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  • Location: Barnet/south Herts border 130m asl
  • Weather Preferences: snow, thunderstorms & all extreme weather
  • Location: Barnet/south Herts border 130m asl
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Plenty of strong sunshine this morning hopefully getting ready to trigger some beasts!

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Richie V

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  • Location: Darton, Barnsley south yorkshire, 102 M ASL
  • Location: Darton, Barnsley south yorkshire, 102 M ASL
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Quite a potent shower here already with small hailstones, very brief though, less than 5 mins.

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A.J

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  • Location: Sunderland
  • Weather Preferences: Hot Summer, Snowy winter and thunderstorms all year round!
  • Location: Sunderland
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Cheshire gap effect already starting up in the west midlands...some decent returns showing up on radar

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(courtesy of NW Extra)

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VillagePlank

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  • Location: Rochester, Kent
  • Location: Rochester, Kent
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London/Se Only,

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Small convective potential - possibly locally medium convective potential (KI,LI) Where storms form hail is likely (CAPE,LI) and some are expected to be 'severe' (CAPE, LI, TT) although this will be rare if at all. Gusty winds inside showers, and CGs likely.

Happy hunting!

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vortex_liam

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  • Location: West London - ASL 36.85m/120ft
  • Weather Preferences: Cold/stormy
  • Location: West London - ASL 36.85m/120ft
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Same here in Bracknell..I am not a thunderstorm expert lol but I think I can see the start of an anvil forming... don't laugh :p

I can see something really far in the distance, if poss could you take a pic?

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Guest QuantumSnow

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Some good convective clouds around now, nice to see.

I can see something really far in the distance, if poss could you take a pic?

Yes please :good:

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vortex_liam

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  • Location: West London - ASL 36.85m/120ft
  • Weather Preferences: Cold/stormy
  • Location: West London - ASL 36.85m/120ft
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I'll try to get a pic, just wondering if surrey could see the same thing as me as she is about 20 - 30 nautical miles away from me.

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vortex_liam

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  • Location: West London - ASL 36.85m/120ft
  • Weather Preferences: Cold/stormy
  • Location: West London - ASL 36.85m/120ft
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this is looking into london, there was something from my northwest but it seems to have gone behind a tree :p

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Harry Accomplished

Harry

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  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms
  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
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I'm trying to write my dissertation but am getting distracted by lovely looking skies!

First shower of the day really building up here, nice white anvil emerging, first hail striations appearing and the base growing increasingly dark....looking like it has the potential to spark! Could it be two straight thunder days?????

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NO LONGER POSTING

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I'll try to get a pic, just wondering if surrey could see the same thing as me as she is about 20 - 30 nautical miles away from me.

Sorry..I am the bloke in the picture sorry to disappoint ;) And I will try..But its gone crazy out there now...Looks like a small shower cloud is heading at me now..I am in Bracknell at the moment in work..With my boss sitting opposite me so a little tricky to get a pic ;) I have some good ones from yesterday I will try and upload shortly...

South east corner is exploding in to tiny little showers :p

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Convective

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  • Location: Douglas, Isle of Man - 380ft/116m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Warm summers, cold winters.. How it should be!
  • Location: Douglas, Isle of Man - 380ft/116m ASL
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Already a few convective clouds here, a better start than yesterday by far! 52% T-Storm risk although I can't see it.. LI -1 and CAPE 230j/kg.

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Secondly, was it possible that I saw a funnel cloud yesterday? It was very brief and out over the sea. No where near a waterspout, just a small rotating strand of cloud hanging from a small wall cloud that was formed as part of a cell. I will post a picture later of the cell itself.

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Harry Accomplished

Harry

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  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms
  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
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This is what's sweeping close to Chatham (Kent) at the moment

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Convective

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  • Location: Douglas, Isle of Man - 380ft/116m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Warm summers, cold winters.. How it should be!
  • Location: Douglas, Isle of Man - 380ft/116m ASL
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This is what's sweeping close to Chatham (Kent) at the moment

Surely that will go off with a boom soon!?

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Harry Accomplished

Harry

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  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms
  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
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Surely that will go off with a boom soon!?

Well you'd think so...not convinced yet although it's looking quite fine. If this is what's developing though at 10:30am, come this afternoon some people could well be in for a treat!

Just saw birds gliding up into it as if riding a pucker thermal - low and behold above them you can see clouds rising ahead of the main rain core....that's definitely a first for me!!

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Convective

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  • Location: Douglas, Isle of Man - 380ft/116m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Warm summers, cold winters.. How it should be!
  • Location: Douglas, Isle of Man - 380ft/116m ASL
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WOW!

I mean I'm surprised it hasn't already :p

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Harry Accomplished

Harry

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  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms
  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
Posted · Hidden by Harry, April 11, 2012 - No reason given
Hidden by Harry, April 11, 2012 - No reason given

Well you'd think so...not convinced yet although it's looking quite fine. If this is what's developing though at 10:30am, come this afternoon some people could well be in for a treat!

Just saw birds gliding up into it as if riding a pucker thermal - low and behold above them you can see clouds rising ahead of the main rain core....that's definitely a first for me!!

In fact, they're still going - a number of white birds (gulls I presume) just rocketing straight up in a circular fashion....staggering to see! I really wouldn't underestimate the convective potential today based on what they're doing!

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Harry Accomplished

Harry

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  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms
  • Location: Bexley (home), C London (work)
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I mean I'm surprised it hasn't already :p

It's quite uncommon for showers to electrify in the morning hours...the normal peak is from around Noon to til dusk when the peak heating from the sun is at its max...sufficed to say, I'm surprised this got going as early as it did!

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vortex_liam

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  • Location: West London - ASL 36.85m/120ft
  • Weather Preferences: Cold/stormy
  • Location: West London - ASL 36.85m/120ft
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WOW!

Ah, sorry to get you mixed up... I am a fail.

I think that we may see some thundery activity really soon

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Convective

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  • Location: Douglas, Isle of Man - 380ft/116m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Warm summers, cold winters.. How it should be!
  • Location: Douglas, Isle of Man - 380ft/116m ASL
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It's quite uncommon for showers to electrify in the morning hours...the normal peak is from around Noon to til dusk when the peak heating from the sun is at its max...sufficed to say, I'm surprised this got going as early as it did!

I see.. I do know what you mean, it is quite early for something like that to sprout up. It's usually around 2pm - 3pm when it really starts going. The sun is strongest therefore the updrafts are strongest plus the moisture levels in the atmosphere are highest after evaporating out the ground all day. One question I have though is.. Is there a certain time period or does it take specific conditions to allow nocturnal cooling to affect any cells? I saw yesterday on the radar as soon as the sun went down, the cells started to die off however in the summer, after sundown, the cells go mental. Is it because the convection within cells during summer months is much stronger so they are able to continue into the night? I understand what nocturnal cooling is etc its just that one question..

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