Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts - April 2012

[MP-R]

Looking very threatening just to the southeast of here with a very defined shower edge. Would make sense from the report on the previous page of hail and thunder in Somerset.

[Raidan]

Mderate rain with hail mixed in here,no thunder or lightning.

[Kookylou]

looking east again

looking south west

suddenly gone very dark and the wind has picked up. fingers crossed!!

[Tim B]

Hmm I wonder if that area passing through Yorkshire will reach me before the sun sets and it dies since it has lightning in it.

[robt]

My brother (who lives between Doncaster and Barnsley) has said he's heard at least 2 or 3 cracks of thunder near him in the last 20 minutes. Looking over that way, it appears like theres a lovely looking storm that way.

[Tim B]

There is, I'm looking at it on the radar now.

Drifting my way slowly and can see it from the back window, hoping it makes it.

[robt]

There is, I'm looking at it on the radar now.

Drifting my way slowly and can see it from the back window, hoping it makes it.

Don't think its coming your way. Its closing towards myself, but will probably miss, and hit John Holmes, who is 6 miles south of me.

[Sprites]

Just had a glance at the meto radar on my phone, and noticed the large shower free area in the middle of the country, the slack flow and see-breeze convergence has helped the showers stay fairly close to the coastline.

[Tim B]

Don't think its coming your way. Its closing towards myself, but will probably miss, and hit John Holmes, who is 6 miles south of me.

It is, I've gt the 5 min radar on though its looking like it will probably go north of my area or at least the most active part of it. Assuming it doesn't dissipate beforehand that is.

[MP-R]

Well the heavens have just opened by only of rain and no thunder yet.

[Aaron]

There is, I'm looking at it on the radar now.

Drifting my way slowly and can see it from the back window, hoping it makes it.

I can see it from here, it contains lightning. We got a bit of drizzly rain from it but it formed just to the south of here. So, that's 3 times in 3 days that thundery downpours have formed just near here. Bad luck or what?

[robt]

Got the edge of the previously mentioned storm dropping a little bit of rain on me now. Some rather interesting looking Cu/Cb to the north over York, which appears to have a couple of heavy rain areas in it looking at the radar.

[chionomaniac]

Something forming just to the north of here. Must be a convergence zone setting up. Each radar scan getting increased precipitation.

[robt]

I can see it from here, it contains lightning. We got a bit of drizzly rain from it but it formed just to the south of here. So, that's 3 times in 3 days that thundery downpours have formed just near here. Bad luck or what?

Look to your east at the massive one that seems to have appeared in the last hour or so over York..

[Aaron]

Look to your east at the massive one that seems to have appeared in the last hour or so over York..

Don't think that will be any good, they're moving west - east.

[Supacell]

It is, I've gt the 5 min radar on though its looking like it will probably go north of my area or at least the most active part of it. Assuming it doesn't dissipate beforehand that is.

Which way are they moving. According to your sig you are near Blackburn right, how can a storm near to Doncaster be heading towards you? Or are you looking at something else?

[robt]

Don't think that will be any good, they're moving west - east.

I know, its just your luck..

[Aaron]

I know, its just your luck..

Must be!

[robt]

Which way are they moving. According to your sig you are near Blackburn right, how can a storm near to Doncaster be heading towards you? Or are you looking at something else?

Thats what I'm trying to work out. We've had a shower break off the storm and head this way (NE Doncaster), but other than that, it seems to be sat on the NW side of Doncaster.

[Bluebreezer54]

Having read all the reports from London and the South East in the last few days ( Including today ) Im just gobsmacked that my location here in North West London has seen nothing more than a few spots of rain, and nothing whatsoever in the way of convective activity all week.

[Aaron]

It actually looks like the dark skies to my south are getting closer.. the radar suggests otherwise.

[robt]

That set of clouds to the north of me is dropping some heavy stuff now.

Local news also reports that a 'Funnel Cloud' was seen in the Doncaster area today.. No idea where exactly though.

[Tim B]

Which way are they moving. According to your sig you are near Blackburn right, how can a storm near to Doncaster be heading towards you? Or are you looking at something else?

Because I am west of it and that is where it was going. Looks like it is fading and rebuilding to the north now however with more local activity forming here.

[Supacell]

There is some heavy stuff now between Wakefield and Pontefract which will probably head towards Doncaster but it is all very pulse style again so could die out by the time it reaches there. It is on the northern edge of the main shower, which is heading very very slowly SE. Also some heavy stuff between York and Goole which will probably head towards the Humber.

Just light rain here in stormless Bradford.

[Kookylou]

well we have rain