Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts - April 2012 Onwards

[Liam Ellis]

expect some very potent downpours almost anywhere ,keep a camera at hand , and enjoy ,regards legritter

Thanks! Had a look from the Library window, CuB to the South West, clouds seems to be moving very fast. And it's quite windy for Cardiff.

[DeepSnow]

Had a few heavy showers here but can't see us getting anything thundery here today, some nice convection over the Bristol Channel though!

[Coast]

Don't make me jelous! I'll give it 'till around 3 and I'm out of here.

Maybe hang on for an hour or two?

[Costa Del Fal]

Met Office seem to be expecting rain to be rather nasty in this region for example mentioning any brightness will likely spark off torrential downpours. The warning also mentions possible Thunderstorms.

[Liam Ellis]

Maybe hang on for an hour or two?

Okay, I'll try and push another hour in the library. There's some brightness coming through the windows, good sign for convection.

Edited April 17, 2012 by Liam Ellis

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showers holding there intensity as they cross land..Will these last into the night??

[Staffordshire]

Just had a heavy hail/rain shower, first of the week

[Neilsouth]

Nice hail shower about 10mins ago

[Eskimo]

showers holding there intensity as they cross land..Will these last into the night??

If they do, it will be mostly rain and lack thundery activity.

[Lynxus]

What we need is a SuperHD Doppler Dont think the UK gov would pay for it

[Arnie Pie]

Convection picking up to my West...One brief hail shower and some squally wind with more approaching later this afternoon

[Eskimo]

What we need is a SuperHD Doppler Dont think the UK gov would pay for it

Would love a doppler radar in this country, maybe in the future!

[Kain]

No convection here as of yet, Coast's chart gives me a little hope for latter, but im clutching at straws I think ^^

[Mike Storm]

Got hailed on about 130ish Quite painful some of those bigger lumps it wasnt nice as I was up a ladder at the time

[twister2005]

showers are starting here with some hail

[Nick F]

Noticed that some storms have formed just off the East Kent coast recently looking at the Atd, looks like a trough immediately behind the cold front clearing has generated some heavy showers over the SE corner in last few hours as the rain cleared.

[Raidan]

Hmm do I or don't I head out or stay here and wait for something that may happen?

[BlueHedgehog074]

Had a downpour of hail about 10 to 15 mintues ago with a tiny bit of the white stuff settling on the grass for a time. Looking at the radar, these two intense blobs seemed to have merged together as they just passed this area.

[Convective]

Looking very good here! Some great organised anvils over the roofs!

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Just had one wicked shower here! wind was incredible!!!

[Robbie Garrett]

If they do, it will be mostly rain and lack thundery activity.

That's what I thought, yet Thunderstorms at this time of year can still form at night, or continue... they did for me and some areas the other night.

[Robbie Garrett]

A friend just said, Thunder and heavy rain north of Heathrow....

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That's what I thought, yet Thunderstorms at this time of year can still form at night, or continue... they did for me and some areas the other night.

That thunderstorm you had the other night..Formed AGAIN over my house! I watched it on the radar... Would it be the fact that there is some raised land nearer me that can aid convection?

A friend just said, Thunder and heavy rain north of Heathrow....

That would be of the shower that just hit me..TYPICAL! HAHA!

[Mike Storm]

Nice tasty cell just crossing London..... going dark to my west

[Robbie Garrett]

That thunderstorm you had the other night..Formed AGAIN over my house! I watched it on the radar... Would it be the fact that there is some raised land nearer me that can aid convection?

That would be of the shower that just hit me..TYPICAL! HAHA!

Nice tasty cell just crossing London..... going dark to my west

Someone did reply to this last week, not sure what was said. It's tasty, but just pishing down... and gusting!! No hail/TSRA yet.