South East England & East Anglia Regional Discussion - July 7th 2012>

[john pike]

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

look at that huge lump to our north east

whoever cops that will have some problems

it is moving west at present

but will it drop south??

needs watching

[tinybill]

Cheers John. I hope so. I'll certainly let you know.

looking at those showers over milton keynes look tasty some have monsoon rain in them could have an interesting evening !!!

Edited July 8, 2012 by tinybill

[john pike]

them cells are really heavy rainstorms

just had another rumble of thunder here

missed the lightning though

there is a cell heading towards kent which looks

interesting

[Methuselah]

Convective clouds moving over from the west. Too late? 17C...

[lottiekent]

them cells are really heavy rainstorms

just had another rumble of thunder here

missed the lightning though

there is a cell heading towards kent which looks

interesting

Watching that, hoping it maintains its intensity. More interesting may be the small one just east of Reading?

[Ruislipredbee]

Torrential rain in northwood middx ! As I was filming outside a guy stopped his car and shouted "this is just the beginning the weather has gone mental" weird lol

[DAVID SNOW]

Torrential rain in northwood middx ! As I was filming outside a guy stopped his car and shouted "this is just the beginning the weather has gone mental" weird lol

LOL, "The Day After Tomorrow Part 2" But in Northwood........................?

[Polar Bear]

Watching that, hoping it maintains its intensity. More interesting may be the small one just east of Reading?

hi lottie kent yes that one east of Reading seems to have just sprung up in the last half hour os so out of not much...exciting. Wish it did that just east of Newbury.. none eventful eve for me i feel..may just go to bed early instead! )

[Ruislipredbee]

Yes would be good Noah's ark 2 or something! Some very strange weather about at the moment though well suppose killing the gulf stream with oil wasn't a good move lol

[Ruthie]

Torrential downpour here in brentford.

[tinybill]

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;sess=

heavy rain in london it looks like

[k66yla]

Monsoon like here at the moment.

Went to Dungeness this afternoon, just as we arrived a big rumble of thunder came out of this

[Polar Bear]

hmm that little tiny system to the north of newbury is passing me and I can see it from my window. Moving quite fast it seems and gathering momentum I believe. Reading will get a lot more than I !

Edited July 8, 2012 by Polar Bear

[Polar Bear]

looking at the radar seems like we are growing a nice few home growns here in Berks

[Suburban Streamer]

Couple of really heavy downpours this arvo in nw London but unfortunately no t or l.

I guess the cloud cover scuppered things.

Plenty of rain and a great weekend of sports

My garden has not looked this good for many years....I suppose it proves how much plants prefer rain water to tap water.

19.5mm since midnight. Kind of ironic in the year of hosepipe ban I've done less watering than ever but my plants are thriving.

Take that Veoli

Edited July 8, 2012 by Suburban Streamer

[Norfolk Sheep]

Sun keeps trying to make an appearance but it's outclassed by the dull greyness. Where ARE those blasted storms my app tells me we're supposed to be getting?

I'd delete that app, it's faulty

[mulzy]

Pouring down here!

[Polar Bear]

Pouring down here!

looking at the radar mulzy I am not surprised.. take a look. a nice beast above you! Any rumbles too ?

[Mesoscale]

really beefy shower was heading my way but then died before getting here. >.>!!!

Edited July 8, 2012 by Mesoscale

[mulzy]

looking at the radar mulzy I am not surprised.. take a look. a nice beast above you! Any rumbles too ?

No rumbles Polar Bear. The rain started suddenly and stopped suddenly - 20ish minutes of torential rain

Local weather station reports about 6mm of rain in the last hour.

http://www.london-weather.eu/

[Polar Bear]

No rumbles Polar Bear. The rain started suddenly and stopped suddenly - 20ish minutes of torential rain

Local weather station reports about 6mm of rain in the last hour.

http://www.london-weather.eu/

thanks Mulzy - quite a punch then ....30% of your rainfall today fell in te last hour. Impressive.

[Gowon]

Couple of really heavy downpours this arvo in nw London but unfortunately no t or l.

I guess the cloud cover scuppered things.

Plenty of rain and a great weekend of sports

My garden has not looked this good for many years....I suppose it proves how much plants prefer rain water to tap water.

19.5mm since midnight. Kind of ironic in the year of hosepipe ban I've done less watering than ever but my plants are thriving.

Take that Veoli

I've only had to water my plants a couple of times since the late May's hot spell.. and i've noticed the oak trees are having a growth spurt at the moment...with all that extra carbon dioxide floating around aswell the plants are looking healthier.

P.S. It's pouring down again here.

[Keraunic]

I'd delete that app, it's faulty

You know, I think you just may be right. I'll give it another chance than off it goes.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Had the most amazing storm structure here about an hour ago I am going clubbing tonight so will upload pictures tomorrow but boy it was a beauty! 2 VERY loud cracks of thunder and rain was VERY heavy LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IT!

[Eskimo]

Can you believe that the system that entered our shores on thursday night is still hugging the North-East coast? To put it into perspective, it came up from the south east, arced westwards across the Midlands towards devon and cornwall, spun through the channel affecting the southern counties, then pushed off into the north sea and now has spun back in AGAIN towards the North-East, persistence!