South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion - July 20th 2012>

[bobbydog]

You're right, just looked at the radar. Grrrrr

The current wind direction doesn't tend to favour me here, but hopefully you'll get something later being a bit further inland.

not so sure even i'll get something unless the wind direction changes. plenty of threatening looking cloud but it looks as if virtually the whole of west sussex is rainfall free!!

[chionomaniac]

Grrr. In the breeding ground today. Enjoy the storms further north.

[MrsB28]

torrential rain and thunder and lightning

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

watch out east of london

In lakeside shopping centre and it sounds like the roof is going to collapse from the rain!

[Lauren]

Ohhhhh, some very distant rumbles, looks stormy, but don't know if it's coming this way.

[john pike]

Clearing up here now

The fax chart last night had

A front crossing the south east

Around 6pm

If we can get a clear slot inbetween

It could get interesting later

[bobbydog]

Yep, just cloudy but dry here, apart from a sharp shower earlier.

I'd like to say i'm optimistic, but i'm not.

Wind *could* still change though. I doubt it, but it could.

don't give up yet... watch the track of the showers over dorset....

[saint]

The Thames cable car has been suspended by the threat of a lightning strike.

[chilly milly]

It's a coming...it's a coming.

[Ste L]

Tons of rain, thunder and lightning, south essex/benfleet!!!!

[saint]

Not much here so far, just a bit of rain... Storms please!

[Summer of 76]

Sunny and hot here in Bedfordshire just heading back to MK seems to be more cloud in that direction !

You made in to the county again without detection

[john pike]

... SE UK...

The low-level instability under the upper low over British Isles and Benelux may give rise to some spout-type tornadoes, if winds would weaken.

http://www.estofex.org/

the sun is out here and towers really going up

i think east london area-or north east london

should see these soon

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

Edited July 29, 2012 by john pike

[Ste L]

Yup im in the middle of Basildon and southend on this map http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observations/?tab=map&map=Rainfall&locId=310042&zoom=7

[john pike]

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

convection looks to be building in a lot of places

[Snowangel-MK]

You made in to the county again without detection

...or a sat nav....amazing isn't it

Mind you I didn't venture too far over the county line just to be on the safe side, I ended up somewhere between Cranfield and Marston Moretaine ......which according to my check in on the i phone is called the Devils A*se

Lots of big black clouds to my N/NW now...looks like I just made it home just in time before it rains which will give me the perfect excuse to sit in the conservatory and rest my tired legs with a glass of vino

[Paul Sherman]

3 Storms today already and the rain is torrential, 2 lots of Hail and the most Thunder and Lightning all year here.

[snow raven]

Just came back from shopping at Lakeside (Thurrock, South Essex) - had a cracking thunderstorm around 1.5 hours ago, lightning, thunder and hail.

Now back home in Bexleyheath - sun is out, but plenty of stormy looking clouds around too

In lakeside shopping centre and it sounds like the roof is going to collapse from the rain!

LOL, I was there at the same time! We couldn't hear ourselves speak while walking around!

[chilly milly]

It is raining, although I don't think it will last long because I can see blue sky.

[snow raven]

Looking at the radar, I should have stayed in Essex

[Biggin]

That lot building SE of Basingstoke / Winchester is heading my way I hope.

[chilly milly]

It's rumbling. And it's not my belly. Is excited. Weeeeeeeeeee.

[john pike]

nice

[chilly milly]

Heavy rain now.

[john pike]

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

look at that lot near basingstoke heading east

[Steve C]

Distant thunder here, but apart from an interesting sky, nothing really exciting yet.