South West & Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 28/08/13 00z ------------------>

[Guest William Grimsley]

It has been windy and showery today, here. High Wind Gust Today: 23 mph 14:03 High Wind Speed Today: 7 mph 12:24 High Rainfall Rate Today: 3.2 mm/hr 10:22 Rainfall Last Hour: 0.4 mm Rainfall Today: 1.4 mm.

[dec10snow]

Not quite. That is a cumulus congestus cloud.

I'm not good with cloud types... You may have realised

[Guest William Grimsley]

I'm not good with cloud types... You may have realised

Yeah a cumulonimbus cloud has to be more developed than that by about 2 times with an anvil.

[karlos1983]

Narrowed it down to 2 weather stations, whats peoples view on the Oregon WMR88 or WL301? Really want to make the correct decision, but no experience of any weather stations.

[Mapantz]

I've just been shocked by the radar, completely different to yesterday's forecasts.  The BBC had Southern counties getting the heaviest of the rain and that it would be raining by 9am.  

It's currently bright and 14C.

 

 

 

Narrowed it down to 2 weather stations, whats peoples view on the Oregon WMR88 or WL301? Really want to make the correct decision, but no experience of any weather stations.

 

WMR88 

Edited September 17, 2013 by Mapantz

[karlos1983]

I've just been shocked by the radar, completely different to yesterday's forecasts.  The BBC had Southern counties getting the heaviest of the rain and that it would be raining by 9am.  

It's currently bright and 14C.

 

 

 

 

WMR88 

Nice one, thanks for that, WMR88 it is then!

As for the forecast, agree complete surprise, was looking forward to a few hours of heavy rain and winds approaching Gale Force!

Edited September 17, 2013 by karlos1983

[Bristawl Si]

1.00pm yesterday i was still in The Algarve and it was 27c with clear blue skies.

Same time today, back at home and it's 11c and raining heavily - joy!!

[Andy Bown]

Yes I've had a bonus morning of work with it being dry and bright most of the time, pouring down now though! It seems the forecast yesterday evening was about 5 hours and 50 miles out through the morning.

[AWD]

1.00pm yesterday i was still in The Algarve and it was 27c with clear blue skies.Same time today, back at home and it's 11c and raining heavily - joy!!

Don't worry, you'll like what's coming at the weekend and next week!

[Mapantz]

Incoming!! The radar is looking quite lively now. 

[ARTDEMOLE]

Rather wet out there...15.9c. Humidity 96%, Pressure 996.7 hpa. Precipitation today so far 7.9mm.

[Mapantz]

A complete cock-up as far as the forecasts were concerned. Apart from some light rain, it brightened up with bits of blue sky here and there. Currently 17.2C

[Guest William Grimsley]

It has been windy and showery today, here. High Wind Gust Today: 23 mph 16:14 High Wind Speed Today: 11 mph 14:45 High Rainfall Rate Today: 16.8 mm/hr 13:17 Rainfall Today: 5.6 mm.

[jtay]

Just posted this in the lounge, but it is South and technically weather related as low cloud was the reason for the miss at the weekend.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ6OXJHdGHk

[wimblettben]

Its been very windy here this whole evening.

 

By far the windiest since June.

[Polar Bear]

Wow was driving in that squall line as it passed over Newbury.. That was insane amount of rain.. Needless to say there was a bit of flash flooding.

[wimblettben]

Still windy out!

 

Highest gust has been 33mph.

[Guest William Grimsley]

Wow was driving in that squall line as it passed over Newbury.. That was insane amount of rain.. Needless to say there was a bit of flash flooding.

Where? What squall line?

It was windy and showery yesterday, here. High Wind Gust Yesterday: 23 mph 16:14 High Wind Speed Yesterday: 11 mph 14:45 High Rainfall Rate Yesterday: 16.8 mm/hr 13:17 Rainfall Yesterday: 6.0 mm.

[Guest William Grimsley]

A light shower hit at 01:24, here. High Rainfall Rate Today: 0.0 mm/hr 00:00 Rainfall Last Hour: 0.0 mm Rainfall Today: 0.2 mm.

[Polar Bear]

Where? What squall line?

It was windy and showery yesterday, here. High Wind Gust Yesterday: 23 mph 16:14 High Wind Speed Yesterday: 11 mph 14:45 High Rainfall Rate Yesterday: 16.8 mm/hr 13:17 Rainfall Yesterday: 6.0 mm.

 Have a look at the past radar William....fliping evil it was...

 

ere we go look at the readings around the 730pm mark yesterday......here on these links - about 24mm hourly ppn...

 

.http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=IWESTBER2&month=9&day=17&year=2013

 

 

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=ITHATCHA1&month=9&day=17&year=2013

Edited September 18, 2013 by Polar Bear

[AWD]

A look at the next week or so in brief from Ian;

"W COUNTRY Another wet/windy phase developing Thurs, esp middle of day, but then dry & settled Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon & possibly much of next week. As ridging grows more dominant into weekend, expect fairly warm days (upper teens C) but chilly nights with fog/low cloud into AM with any fog/low cloud tending to clear by late AM leaving successive days of variable cloud/sunshine; light winds. Rate of return to more unsettled pattern next week remains a key uncertainty; perhaps most likely towards/into nxt weekend.

[Andy Bown]

Quite a surprising downpour around 06.30 this morning as the occlusion drifted S/SE but now an increasingly sunny day.

Just posted this in the lounge, but it is South and technically weather related as low cloud was the reason for the miss at the weekend.http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ6OXJHdGHk

Saw that on Points West on Monday John, hilarious really but could have been very dangerous!

[Guest William Grimsley]

 Have a look at the past radar William....fliping evil it was...

 

ere we go look at the readings around the 730pm mark yesterday......here on these links - about 24mm hourly ppn...

 

.http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=IWESTBER2&month=9&day=17&year=2013

 

 

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=ITHATCHA1&month=9&day=17&year=2013

Looking at both of those weather stations it looks like a very intense downpour hit the area but that is not a squall line. A squall line contains high winds, nowhere does any of those weather stations show high winds.

[Guest William Grimsley]

A breeze day after a light rain shower at 01:24, here. High Wind Gust Today: 15 mph 14:53 High Wind Speed Today: 7 mph 01:41 High Rainfall Rate Today: 0.0 mm/hr 00:00 Rainfall Last Hour: 0.0 mm Rainfall Today: 0.2 mm.

Edited September 18, 2013 by William Grimsley

[ARTDEMOLE]

Cloudy but the sun is out. 13.8c.