South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion 17th June 2013 onwards

[Methuselah]

I think the warmer air has finally arrived - temps just gone up from 18C to 19C

Same here. Horrendous innit!

[donna-m]

Jan, I see you're around, can you activate the Bromley Borough thunder shield please. We must be allowed a shield, 2 brontophobes in the space of a couple of miles of each other, surely we qualify.

Tom.

Please can you out a sheild up in my area too . This forecast alone is giving me nightmares Edited June 18, 2013 by donna-m

[Bluebreezer54]

 

 

......A rather strange thought came into my head that I would almost feel better watching the storms with a group of enthusiasts somewhere ............

That's actually not such a strange thought Tamara. I can sympathise with anyone who has any kind of phobia, and you raise an interesting point there.

[biddie]

come on peeps im a brontophobe and thursday is the day to watch for . im due at ascot and thinking of not going!! even tho i will be in the open air possibly during a massive storm please tell me i can do this !! is this my time to face the beast im 48 in a few days time !

[donna-m]

Is there a thread for us poor storm phobics - who would love to be able to even look out of a curtain at a flash , but physically can't

[biddie]

Being comatose by that time really rather appeals to me  Someone can then wake me up when it is finished. 

 

A rather strange thought came into my head that I would almost feel better watching the storms with a group of enthusiasts somewhere (and a bottle of numbing wine ) rather than being stuck at home on my own and it being dark. Typical and just my luck that the household is AWOL on tonight of all nights . Daytime is not so bad because there are places to go and people to see. But I am obviously not going to drive around the countryside like a madwoman in the middle of the night  especially with wine prescribed on the agenda.

tamara i feel the same at night. i am much better when im with people unless im outside which i will be if i go to ascot thursday. a good drink or sedative helps me if its a bad storm. and an ipod !!

[nanu]

Please can you out a sheild up in my area too . This forecast alone is giving me nightmares

Dont anybody dare put any storm shield anywhere near me   i would also like a thundery night that stops me from sleeping, just like the old days

[Tom Jarvis]

Dont anybody dare put any storm shield anywhere near me   i would also like a thundery night that stops me from sleeping, just like the old days

lol ill drink to that

[80sWeather]

Anybody who needs to escape the impending doom of cataclysmic storms, see circled "Safe Zone". 

[80sWeather]

come on peeps im a brontophobe and thursday is the day to watch for . im due at ascot and thinking of not going!! even tho i will be in the open air possibly during a massive storm please tell me i can do this !! is this my time to face the beast im 48 in a few days time !

Welding helmets are excellent if you do not like lightning, worn with a set of earplugs, will provide solace. 

Edited June 18, 2013 by 80sWeather

[Keraunic]

Nice red sky tonight;

[Floatylight]

Just been outside admiring the pink and red sky.

What makes it do that exactly ?

I know it must be the sun but what causes it?

Sorry to be dumb,daughter just asked and I can't find the words to explain it.

Cheers x

[nanu]

While everybody's waiting.. have a bash of this  https://www.cubeslam.com/faamcr

i got to lvl 8  great fun!!

[Sprites]

Last evening had a mega sunset, and today it was nice also, at least a nice distraction from storm hype.

[Mesoscale]

Just been outside admiring the pink and red sky.What makes it do that exactly ?I know it must be the sun but what causes it?Sorry to be dumb,daughter just asked and I can't find the words to explain it.Cheers x

Particles of all sorts of things, from reflection off of the clouds to dust. Also as red has a longer wavelength then blue it is more prominent as the distance between you and the sun increases. As the blue becomes less visable as it has a short wavelength.

Edited June 18, 2013 by Mesoscale

[Sprites]

Nice sunset today and yesterday, camera was busy earlier.

[exodus]

Right, i've been away a while... whats the chances of storm tonight? worth staying up for?

[Methuselah]

Just been outside admiring the pink and red sky.

What makes it do that exactly ?

I know it must be the sun but what causes it?

Sorry to be dumb,daughter just asked and I can't find the words to explain it.

Cheers x

Here you go, Floaty... http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2009/09/08/red-sky-at-night-but-why/

[Bluebreezer54]

I may well be wrong, but having looked at all the forecasts and parameters I just don't see much potential for storms in the next couple of days

[80sWeather]

Just been outside admiring the pink and red sky.What makes it do that exactly ?I know it must be the sun but what causes it?Sorry to be dumb,daughter just asked and I can't find the words to explain it.Cheers x

Its a very complicated reflective process caused by all of the fake tan in Essex.

[nanu]

Right, i've been away a while... whats the chances of storm tonight? worth staying up for?

nah.. goto bed but with some windows open.. so if anything does kick off it should wake you up.. thats my plan anyway

[Floatylight]

My Hubby won't let me have the window open as there's a pigeon that wakes him up at 4:30.

Sits outside non stop,then another starts and another

So I will just lay here and boil then.

[Methuselah]

I just saw a cloud that looked like a Shredded Wheat. I'm naming it Cumulonimbus incus scargillus... 

My Hubby won't let me have the window open as there's a pigeon that wakes him up at 4:30.
Sits outside non stop,then another starts and another
So I will just lay here and boil then.

I'm already contemplating sleeping in the grandkids' Wendy House!

[essexweather]

Development starting to show itself on the French radar North of Paris in the last 30 minutes, matches up with satellite data and ground observations at 23:00 (CET) local time.

 

Going to be a long night, best bet is heading to bed like others have suggested. Latest TAFs continue to indicate thunderstorms restricted to the period 04:00 and 09:00 Wednesday.

[lottiekent]

My Hubby won't let me have the window open as there's a pigeon that wakes him up at 4:30.Sits outside non stop,then another starts and another :(So I will just lay here and boil then.

I'll swap you a pigeon for 267 squawking seagulls that start up as soon as first light hits the sky around 3am? Lovely sunset tonight for many it would seem, still 19c here.