South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion 17th March 2013 18:00>

[john pike]

current analysis chart

spot the low to our south and low to our north east

that would be causing the unstable flow

also note the trough over the south heading to london

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

would explain this at present

very dark here but only very light showers at present

[Steve C]

and the Germans hadn't put their towels on the sun-loungers just yet......

One of the party had an issue with some people from the West Country - he thought they were bristolians - doing that on this trip.

[Coast]

very dark here but only very light showers at present

Central London, Tower Bridge cam live:

http://blog.visitlon...er-bridge-live/

[Floatylight]

Same here light showers on and off dull.but just getting darker here so on cue for the school run another shower imminent I'd say.

Really wanting some summer now.

I want the

Pool up,bar b out, beers stocked in fridge aswell as the pimms.

And my fave writers have some new books out soon.

if there's no snow then the cold and wet can do one

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Omg!!!!! That hit the house!!!! Second thunderstorm of 2013!! Epic!!!!! Proper thunder and lightning yeahhhhhh buddy!

[Jezzer]

Flash of lightning and thunder here in Surrey

[Evening thunder]

Really close bright flash and very loud bang just then!! :o

[Floatylight]

Omg!!!!! That hit the house!!!! Second thunderstorm of 2013!! Epic!!!!! Proper thunder and lightning yeahhhhhh buddy!

Wat hit the house?????

Wat hit the house?????

You lot are freaking me out,I need a paper bag!!!!!

Please say it's not coming this way.leas not home yet:(

[Coast]

Omg!!!!! That hit the house!!!! Second thunderstorm of 2013!! Epic!!!!! Proper thunder and lightning yeahhhhhh buddy!

Flash of lightning and thunder here in Surrey

Really close bright flash and very loud bang just then!!

[Bluebreezer54]

Had an impressive hail storm here about an hour ago, then a rumble of thunder and steady rain ever since. The sky looks an eery yellow colour. First thunder this year and possibly more to follow going by recent reports just from the south of me. Yay

[Bluebreezer54]

It's quite contained over the London area:

I can't see it on the Heathrow webcam though:

http://heathrowcam.net/index.php

Its saying that cam is off Coast ?? Certainly some sferics in the vicinity

[Coast]

Its saying that cam is off Coast ?? Certainly some sferics in the vicinity

Ah yes, just noticed that!!! Can't find anything in the vicinity. Thorpe Park webcam is also offline at the moment.

Ah yes, just noticed that!!! Can't find anything in the vicinity. Thorpe Park webcam is also offline at the moment.

Try this London skyline cam:

http://www.theparktowerview.com/

Or down the road in Morden:

http://www.london-we...ategory.31.html

Edited March 18, 2013 by Coast

[Nick F]

Chance for hail and thunder again tomorrow across the SE, looking at the CAPE charts. And with a slack flow - breeze convergence coming into play again, so could be some localised slow-moving storms with risk of flooding.

[Steve C]

Hehe! Gradually the focus of chat is moving towards storms from snow now. Soon be summer!

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Flash of lightning and thunder here in Surrey

That flash was the bolt of lightning that hit my house.. Wicked do it again

If we don't loose the energy for these showers could be some nice cells appear soon

[Coast]

Chance for hail and thunder again tomorrow across the SE, looking at the CAPE charts. And with a slack flow - breeze convergence coming into play again, so could be some localised slow-moving storms with risk of flooding.

About the same area?

Edited March 18, 2013 by Coast

[john pike]

hi coast

add that as well

[Bluebreezer54]

That flash was the bolt of lightning that hit my house.. Wicked do it again

Any damage....or was it just close ?

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Any damage....or was it just close ?

Power went out for about 5 seconds and came back on that was about it more the vibration of the thunder I noticed more lol

[Evening thunder]

Well, just the one very close flash here, the rain isn't even that heavy so quite strange really. Surprised me though! Nature must have heard me saying this place was boring yesterday!

That flash was the bolt of lightning that hit my house.. Wicked do it again

If we don't loose the energy for these showers could be some nice cells appear soon

It actually hit your house?

[Jan_Bromley]

Noooooooooooooooooo! Will this come to Bromley?

[Methuselah]

It's turned a lot colder, in the past hour - 11.2 to 6.2!

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Well, just the one very close flash here, the rain isn't even that heavy so quite strange really. Surprised me though! Nature must have heard me saying this place was boring yesterday!

It actually hit your house?

Yepo lol wouldn't be the first time though we have power lines that run down the road? Sometimes it hits them

[Eskimo]

aaaaaaaand Buntingford's mundane micro-climate continues.

[Nick F]

Looks a bit heavy over west Kent/E Sussex border area: