Convective / Storm Discussion - 31st July onwards 2013

[IanR]

nothing but blue sky here, few bubbling cumulus to my west but seem to be falling apart now,

 

down wind is clear skies all the way, nothing will happen here of course

[tripleseis]

After being woken up by thunder in London, I'm now currently sat under a thunderstorm in Usk (NP15) SE Wales. We got some LOUD rumbles and flashes.

Lots of wonderful cloud structures observed on the drive down the M4. Convection clear to see along the trough now heading up through Western England.

:-)

[The PIT]

Thunderstorm just passed to the west of me. Hopefully I may get something later.

[Lion]

Oh that was fantastic! ! Constant thunder for a good 20 mins..caught a few craking forks..got very wet..Best this year for me. Probably only too

[bazookabob]

Looking east from here as the storm moves in!

[Utahraptor]

Cumulonimbus clouds everywhere now, especially to the west. Some have decayed but others look like they are just forming.

[richjb78]

Oh that was fantastic! ! Constant thunder for a good 20 mins..caught a few craking forks..got very wet..Best this year for me. Probably only too

 

Just passed slightly south of me over the last few minutes! looked fantastic.

[marksp]

some great skies at the moment angry all around me here.

could be in for some serious storm action later.

[philglossop]

Again to the North of me towards Leigham/Estover. but it's a storm all right!

 

Weak  one admittedly for me

[Mesoscale]

and..... we missed out again. Getting tired of your games mother nature, im getting tired of them!!!

[paul m]

Could see and hear the storms but not close enough

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Missed out totally today! Hopefully that front moves more Eastwards and sustains its energy.

[Costa Del Fal]

Come on storms, hurry up before they probably fade. Nocturnal cooling never seems to have been a help this year. Meto seems to suggest showers throughout this region overnight though.

[richjb78]

Storm passed through just south of me....

 

 

 

 

 

[Cloud 10]

Can anyone spot the cold front?. 

 

[Methuselah]

Can anyone spot the cold front?. 

 

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You've hidden it!

[robt]

Could see the tops of the Cb on the drive home from work earlier, but couldn't see any lightning from it. Still looked impressive though.

[Weather-history]

Took pictures of the convection to the east of me. Some lovely mammatus visible.

[marksp]

another great shot, this ones looking East, so the sun is lighting it from due west at moment.

 huge train of storms funnling over this area at present.

[Cloud 10]

You've hidden it!

 

Didn't want to make it to easy. 

[TheToastPeople]

That cold front is amazing, one long line of storms! Hope they make it here... Heh.

[samadamsuk]

Hey all. Sat by a lake looking at ths line from near Cirencester. This is something else - dont ever remember such a clear view of cbs strung out from horizon to horizon!

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Does anyone know what this front is expected to do in the coming hours? Personally I would like it to start sliding east a little.

I can just about see the front when I look west, so I'm hoping once darkness falls I might at least see some distant lightning flashes. 

After starting the day quite oblivious to this risk I would take that.

 

Managing to resist the temptation to go for a drive at the moment, but if that line keeps active and stays out west I might have to go for a look!

[Costa Del Fal]

Latest radar suggests some weakening now around Worcester. Hopefully nocturnal cooling will help but probably wont.

[Michelle Baker]

In Bristol at the moment, worth staying put or driving somewhere close by to catch a storm?