South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion 13th August 2013>

[Reefseeker]

Steady rain here in Surbiton, not poked head outside yet.

 

Just got back from 35 degrees in Cyprus yesterday, optimistic for maintaining the tan, but such hopes dashed for today at least. BBC weather just showed some very heavy stuff if the rain stalls over any of our locations as according to their graphics it seems to be moving at a snail's pace (which I read on the plane coming back is as much as one metre per hour!) . 

[Coast]

Morning.

 

Not the intense rain shown on many models overnight (thank goodness) but continual since around midnight and still very warm, making it feel like an Amazonian forest here in Sussex:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Coast]

Still misty and humid but none of natures fireworks yet

 

That'll be a bit later on Martin:

 

 

I'll do a round up in the convective thread specifically for today's potential.

[Guenhwyvar]

Have thunder and lightning with heavy down pours right now..Didn't expect anything if I'm honest and it's so muggy!

[Captain Shortwave]

Here it comes, here it comes

The north sea low cloud is here. Grey and miserable as I thought it would be 

[john pike]

Hi all

Got to brandon ok

The roads are horrid

Lots of spray and v misty

Apart from that v humid

Have a great weekend all

John

[Coast]

The north sea low cloud is here. Grey and miserable as I thought it would be 

 

Look into the light....

 

[Keraunic]

Mornin each. Very close again in Ippy.

Very overcast and wet too. No thunder tho.

Thanks, Coast Now I am more bog eyed than I was before.

Have a fab Saturday everyone. And...Good Luck. :-D

[Coast]

Thanks, Coast Now I am more bog eyed than I was before.

 

 

Morning K!

 

Yes sorry about that, should have put a warning on first. Looks like more Southern area in for the chance of that thunderstorm activity, nice to hear that Guenhwyvar has already experienced something today.

[Captain Shortwave]

Look into the light....

 

Wait, there's something other than black in this picture??? 

[80sWeather]

Looks like the rain over Kent/Sussex is turning showery.

Could get interesting soon.

Still muggier than a craft fair selling mugs.

[k66yla]

Morning all its really misty here this morning. Just had a really heavy shower and more to come looking at the radar.

[Methuselah]

Morning peeps...A few spots of rain and no thunder...

[Tom Montalbano]

So anyway, (io) attraversero! 

 

Quite a bit of rain overnight but no thunder so Chislehurst Old Brontophobics Radical Action contingency plan not needed, after all.

 

Looking like the S and E of our region will continue to be plagued by rain into the early hours of tomorrow morning, then an improving picture.

 

BH Monday looking fine now, perhaps an isolated shower, around the region. Temps around mid 20s in the west of the region but cooler further east, with a stiffish breeze from the NE.

Looking further ahead, becoming cloudy on Tues, as fronts encroach from the NW but only a little rain, if any, likely, as pressure remains relatively high.

Thereafter fine and becoming warmer again, as a ridge from an area of high pressure builds in, from the SW.

 

Overnight model runs suggesting, once again, that we could indeed be entering a protracted fine, very warm spell, that could take us well into the first week of Sept and possibly beyond? Lets hope so.

 

Regards,

Tom.

[95 Degrees]

Woke up to a huge crash of lightning, and torrential rain as well, stopped now but it's pretty dramatic out there this morning.

[Guenhwyvar]

Still going..Just heard some really long booming thunder.

[jamesslater93]

I think the worst has passed now, never heard thunder like that before!

[Coast]

Still going..Just heard some really long booming thunder.

 

 

I think the worst has passed now, never heard thunder like that before!

 

It's not getting any further East along the coast yet though

[Sussex Jules]

It's not getting any further East along the coast yet though

Slowly slowly catchy monkey it is moving slowly along the coast but will the downs stop it's progress?!

[Coast]

Slowly slowly catchy monkey it is moving slowly along the coast but will the downs stop it's progress?!

 

Morning Jules!

 

All windows and doors open (well it is pretty muggy) so my Spidey senses are on full alert 

 

[Sussex Jules]

Morning Jules!

 

All windows and doors open (well it is pretty muggy) so my Spidey senses are on full alert 

 

Good morning Robin. I hope we do get something as I have put off a trip to Southampton today because of the forecast. We shall see.

[Coast]

Good morning Robin. I hope we do get something as I have put off a trip to Southampton today because of the forecast. We shall see.

 

To stay for the potential thunderstorm or just avoid the awful trip in the rain?

[Sussex Jules]

To stay for the potential thunderstorm or just avoid the awful trip in the rain?

Bit of both really as the dogs aren't keen on the rumbles and as it's school holidays we tend to use back roads to avoid nightmare that is the A27 at this time of year.

[Alpine glow]

That was some rain! I thought it couldn't get heavier then BOOM!  I happen to be sitting in a conservatory with a plastic roof so it was very dramatic.  Scary even

[Captain Shortwave]

I will need to go out and pick up some booze from the supermarket later, I'm sure I will be attacked by a wild thunderstorm when I go out 

Either that or loads of wasps