Uk Convective General Discussion & Forecasts, 28th June 2012>

[Andy Bown]

Amazing differences in one region! Parts of the West Country have had around half an inch of rain this afternoon while in Warminster

it's been fine all day with plenty of warm sunshine, a strong SW breeze and we've dried 3 large loads of washing on the line!

The shower line has crept closer in the last hour so it may not stay dry all evening, but if it does that'll mean we had no rain on Thursday

and no rain today!

[Tim B]

Its not over yet, these showers will keep going for quite a while longer.

[Raidan]

I was wrong 4th downpour of the day now,need to go shop but scared to go out lol

[Gray-Wolf]

Here in Mytholmroyd we jusy had those white echoes (heading to leeds) with hail and lightning......it never rains.......

[Sainsbo]

Had around 6mm of rain just from downpours in the last couple of hours. Not persistent by a long shot, but the weather station in my town reporting 1.2mm/min

[MP-R]

Liking this, though I'm sure it will have gone by tomorrow:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2654675?day=2

[A.J]

having a heavy shower here currently...there was a nearby sferic detected from this shower cluster but nothing heard or seen

[Mixer 85]

Sorry to be straying off topic here but can anyone recommend some good lightning/rainfall radars covering Germany? Wonder if things have gone BANG there yet?

[Chris K]

Sorry to be straying off topic here but can anyone recommend some good lightning/rainfall radars covering Germany? Wonder if things have gone BANG there yet?

http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php

is one of the lightning detector sites I use. If you click on Central EU it gives you a closer look at Germany. Not sure if that's what you meant?

[chionomaniac]

Amazing differences in one region! Parts of the West Country have had around half an inch of rain this afternoon while in Warminster

it's been fine all day with plenty of warm sunshine, a strong SW breeze and we've dried 3 large loads of washing on the line!

The shower line has crept closer in the last hour so it may not stay dry all evening, but if it does that'll mean we had no rain on Thursday

and no rain today!

Andy, in these types of set ups the SE can stay very dry and avoid all convective activity. It seems today that this dry corner may have extended further west towards you.

If we keep any southerly component to the wind this week down here then I suspect the rainfall totals will be far less than the rest of the country.

[Mixer 85]

http://www.blitzortu...pages/index.php

is one of the lightning detector sites I use. If you click on Central EU it gives you a closer look at Germany. Not sure if that's what you meant?

Thats great, thanks Chris.

[Raidan]

I think I heard thunder about 10 mins ago,dark to the south again.

[Thundery wintry showers]

Some photos from Sandhutton- not as spectacular as Thursday's, but this cell did produce some claps of thunder at a rate of about one every two minutes:

[Lynxus]

Any ideas what tomorrows potential is like?

[Andy Bown]

Andy, in these types of set ups the SE can stay very dry and avoid all convective activity. It seems today that this dry corner may have extended further west towards you.

If we keep any southerly component to the wind this week down here then I suspect the rainfall totals will be far less than the rest of the country.

We do generally get showers here in such set ups though it does depend where they line up a la today.

Amusingly the earlier long lasting line to the NW/N has almost stopped while another developed some 20 miles S/E and has brought a few sharp showers

over here - however by far the heaviest of the latter line is now occuring a few miles S/E of Warminster!

[Aaron]

Heard a rumble, saw some hail, but that's all for today's activity

[lfcdude]

Andy Devizes has missed out on rain aswell... In 1st line about 2 miles and same again on this one... Now if there were thunder storms i would be fuming! lol

[Andy Bown]

Andy Devizes has missed out on rain aswell... In 1st line about 2 miles and same again on this one... Now if there were thunder storms i would be fuming! lol

If it was thunderstorms I wouldn't mind being a few miles out because you get a better view of lightning.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

having a heavy shower here currently...there was a nearby sferic detected from this shower cluster but nothing heard or seen

Yeah, a little disappointing, but i suppose cant really complain after thursday,

[P-M]

I still think that, on balance, Lincolnshire is the best area for storms in the UK, maybe joint with the far SE of Kent when they catch a French MCS.

Warm splashes of rain here from a small shower.

Maybe Alza but I have certainly noticed an increase in thunderstorms in the NE. Remember last years Spanish plume and the Monster storm that spanned from Berwick to Darlington hugging the east coast? That event was very poor visibility wise due to the mist and fog but continuous thunder heard for around an hour I believe.

Thursday's storm was in a whole other league of it's own, and although I can't pull facts and figures out I do think the NE is seeing an increase in storm activity over the past few years. I do agree though that the Lincolnshire area is probably the best place for storms overall.

Had a couple of showers here this afternoon but no thunder heard today.

[Sainsbo]

Wow, that was great. 16mm of rain in the past 2 hours, and that was from 2 bursts of rain lasting a total of less than 20 mins. Even though we had very torrential rain, still no thunder

Edited June 30, 2012 by Sainsbo

[Cheshire Freeze]

Some exciting news to report from Crewe......nah only messing, nothing here again

Edited June 30, 2012 by CreweCold

[I Cumbria Marra I]

Some exciting news to report from Crewe......nah only messing, nothing here again

not even a downpour? there was some bright echos over Crewe

[Hodgheg]

I dont think anything will beat thursdays events for a long time, does anyone have any idea of the cloud top heights on that day?

Edited June 30, 2012 by john2006

[davehsug]

Caught the edge of a heavy shower around teatime. 3 distant rumbles heard in about 15 minutes.