Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts - May 2012 Part 2

[Keraunic]

There is some indication of lightning over and around Edinborough.

[sn0wman]

Cumulus is bubbling up all over the place here, and the radar is showing two intense showers South of me. Could there be a storm here?

[Supacell]

Confirmation of a thunderstorm around Livingstone on ukww site forum (am i allowed to mention that here )

Clouds that are going up here are moving very very slowly from south to north.

[Ross B]

Yep - just got in from work, absolute beast. (by Scottish standards) I saw 3 CG's land at once on the drive home, brilliant after such a nice day! Quite frequent thunder as wel - have an amazing view of it from the window!

Shotgun thunder now with a huge flash

[Robbie Garrett]

Something slowly brewing out of the continent heading towards EA/South East. I wonder!!!

http://www.sat24.com/en/nl?ir=true

With lightning...

http://meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=lightning

[Ross B]

Woah! The rain is crazy! Everything now flooded with drains starting to overflow.

[john175]

Woah! The rain is crazy! Everything now flooded with drains starting to overflow.

so near yet so far,been watching this build for a while enjoy,

[Robbie Garrett]

Something slowly brewing out of the continent heading towards EA/South East. I wonder!!!

http://www.sat24.com/en/nl?ir=true

With lightning...

http://meteox.com/h....soort=lightning

Coast/Paul etc, is this as part of the convergence line and can these storms continue over into the UK???

[Cheshire Freeze]

Watching something developing to the east of here....clouds certainly bubbling over the peaks

[Supacell]

Interesting times coming up. Chance of storms across the spine of the country this evening and tonight and then again tomorrow. Risk appears to transfer to the SW on Friday. And then the risk of a thundery breakdown Sun/Mon according to the latest BBC weather forecast.

Quite cloudy here now, will be keeping an eye out.

Edited May 23, 2012 by Supacell

[Ross B]

so near yet so far,been watching this build for a while enjoy,

Unlucky! Storm moving away now but it was pretty active. Ironic I just bought flights to Floriday today?

[john175]

Unlucky! Storm moving away now but it was pretty active. Ironic I just bought flights to Floriday today?

im not far from the airport and can see it still building, looks like a right monster from here, some distant rumbles as it moves away but that's it.

seems to be another building just to the south east of that storm .i can only hope

i would take the ticket buying as a good omen and get excited lol

Edited May 23, 2012 by john175

[Ross B]

Another storm looks to be forming behind this one, can now see it on radar and over the Pentlands to my south. This one may miss us but fingers crossed for another hammering!!

Just heard more thunder, no idea if it's form the one moving away or the new one

[Cloud 10]

We want pictures!

[A.J]

big Cu Congestus cauliflowers here...(near stafford).....it's the only tower to have broken the cap so far...can't really see whats further north over the Peaks due to heat haze

[Ross B]

Haha, it's happening as well. More thunder and a direct hit expected Visibility is poor so not the best for pictures but will see what I can get!

You can see the first storm moving off to the north and falling apart, second one has just came out of nowhere with more thunder and lightning.

[Cheshire Freeze]

big Cu Congestus cauliflowers here...(near stafford).....it's the only tower to have broken the cap so far...can't really see whats further north over the Peaks due to heat haze

I think that may be the one I can see to the SE.....nothing else I can see now as the development to the east I mentioned earlier seems to have either imploded or moved on.

[Ross B]

Anyone for a game of golf? 2nd Storm getting closer now and rumbling away.

[Cloud 10]

Haha, it's happening as well. More thunder and a direct hit expected Visibility is poor so not the best for pictures but will see what I can get!

You can see the first storm moving off to the north and falling apart, second one has just came out of nowhere with more thunder and lightning.

I do like these sort of days when no-one knows for sure where convection will kick off,and all the

more exciting for those in the sweet spot.

[sn0wman]

Looks like the storm's going to miss me to the East. Looks to be a monster of a thunderstorm behind it though!

[Cloud 10]

Anyone for a game of golf? 2nd Storm getting closer now and rumbling away.

LOL! Casual water-free drop.

[weatherobsuk]

The Cu everyone is talking about developed at the bottom end of the Goyt Valley near Buxton. Died a quick death convectionally with only ragged Cu's now making up that part of the southern horizon. Unless nocturnal cooling gives these developments a kick up the rear, i'm afraid the chances now are diminishing by the hour.

[john175]

some pics of that storm over Livingstone from my perspective . my blackberry doesn't really do it justice

[A.J]

Have a visual on just that to my north. Very robust-looking TCu. Still think thunderstorm development is a reach around here, though.

here it is on radar, just to my east.....poor thing, looks lonely...lol

[Ross B]

some pics of that storm over Livingstone from my perspective . my blackberry doesn't really do it justice

Nice one! The views are probably best from the back off the storm when it moves off but I don't really have a view in that direction. Will see if I can get a few piccies up. Storm now moving away. Hoping a 3rd might form, can see more towers to the south. That would just be too much luck though I think...