Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts - April 2012 Onwards

[Wet'n'Dry]

Massive hailstorm here now

[liambailey09]

Cell I was watching has decayed quite a lot, typical!

[snow raven]

Typically enough, I am working in a different office today (London Bridge area) that doesn't have any windows

I would pop out, but am waiting for someone to arrive that should have been here 20 minutes ago. Grrrrrr

[Wivenswold]

4th storm of the year for me, that's 3 more than 2011. A few crackles here in EC3 as cell went very close.

Just hope I can catch a decent one at home in NE Essex over the weekend as you can see very little sky here in the city.

[Liam J]

Well all quiet in my part of the world, skies are becoming pretty clear now with some lengthy sunny spells. A differernt story in many other locations of the country with widespread torrential downpours and T-storms all over the shop!

I'd better not miss out on all the action!

Thanks for all the reports and updates guys, certainly some very exciting weather on offer today.

Edited April 20, 2012 by Liam J

[Chris K]

At the moment, tomorrow looks the better day for potentially thundery showers for the Bristol/Gloucestershire area. Will just have to wait and see how things stand tomorrow morning.

Today, some showers cropping up around us but nothing noteworthy yet and as the focus will be for more Eastern areas of the UK, i'm not expecting much today. Decent convection in S Wales heading E/NE but I don't think showers will develop enough for storms until after they've already passed my region. Many other areas look like having a bit of fun though!

[lewis028]

Hail stones with a big crack of thunder! This is more like it

[liambailey09]

Well that was a letdown, moderate rain from a cell that was producing lightning to my SW. However, just as I type now there's a rumble of thunder, not sure what direction its from though!

[Aaron]

Thunder to my SW, becoming very windy at the moment

False alarm, gone to my south.

[Wet'n'Dry]

Leaving work shortly, back to stormy Basildon, catch you all later

[NO LONGER POSTING]

omg!!! That cell moving over North surrey..Anyone under that get ready for a lightning show! Fantastic!!!! 6 rumbles one right over head less than a second after the bolt of lighting !! bring on the rest of the day!!

[picog]

Looks like it's all moving east. Nice and sunny here now. Bit of a hail shower earlier, but nothing to write home about!

[Lewis]

It's starting!!! not long now =D

[Weather Wizard]

Yes!!!

First storm in NW London here (NW11 9HD) 3 flashes and lots of boombing thunder.

I am so excited after somehow all of the last few weeks storms have missed me

[Paul Sherman]

In the dry Slot here, Looks pretty spectacular over Basildon way from here, we are between that which will pass to our NW (Just South of Chelmsford) and another shower heading towards Herne.

Might even stay dry all day here

[Neilsouth]

WOW large white core on radar to the north east on earlier radar!, the anvil was huge

[dvdfjojo]

Grrr, just passing to the south of me and the line's looking to continue that way - still no storms yet for me this year.

[Dean E]

All quiet here on the South Coast. Had some very impressive cloud structures this morning on the way to work. Currently bathing in warm sunshine while having lunch!

The Sky to the North looks very convective.

SM

[Neilsouth]

Rumble of thunder and lots of hail over herne bay

YAy

[Vince Coombes]

think Aylesbury was right in the core 40 mins ago , we had 2cm of level hail . 6 or so almost above lightning discharges . all went rather mad for 25 mins .minor flooding now though

[Paul Sherman]

Right off to Cut Me Lawn

Just for Scientific Purposes, Put SS9 In the Postcode Thingy and watch how the Estuary Winds Split the showers as they move towards this location.

Must be some microscale winds at work onshore to do this, has happened 3 days this week, just out of Interest what were the steering winds last week (Was Away in Kansas) but kids said they had Hail here on 2 or 3 of those days.

[sunny scunny]

It looks like a heavy shower will just miss to my south very soon.

[Robbie Garrett]

Sitting in My nans for her birthday, and it was all going off to the north of me. Looks black to my west, so maybe number 9.

[Neilsouth]

Hailstorm and lightning :D

[SnowJoke]

Just had a torrential rain shower 20mins ago. No thunder from it though as it looked thundery, bit of a disapointment again. Anything electrical is to the south by 30miles