Wales, The Midlands and Southwest England - Regional Weather Chat

[Stormraider]

Thunder heard here.

[Summer of 95]

Black all directions, smells of rain, a few drops coming down- no thunder. Hmmmm

[DeepSnow]

Got thunder, lightning rain and hail the works here!

 

The rain and hail slightly larger than pea size was like a sheet of water and hail coming down at one point, like what you see in downburst kinda thing! Closest to a full on storm we've had all day! Hope for more over night!

Edited May 19, 2014 by DeepSnow

[Summer of 95]

Just pretty light rain still, not heard anything Telford and Oswestry have both been hit according to the radar-come on what's wrong!!!!!!!!!!

[SteveB]

Only light showers here, no thunder or lightning and the local forecast was  little disappointing.

[Snowyowl9]

It`s a strange one this,just had a very heavy shower on and off very sharp,cloud top doesn`t reach that high no thunder.

[phil nw.]

A very warm round of golf today.Ran out of water 4 holes from the end so glad to get to 19th.

Noticed more cloud with some towering cumulus early afternoon but overall another beaut. of a day.

Plenty of showery activity up the west side of our region now looking at latest radar with more heading north for the SW soon.

[Shane Wheeldon]

Well had a couple of rumbles the wind picked up and it chucked it down... that was it. Hoping for some fireworks later!

[LeeKay]

Can confirm a rumble half hour or so ago. Small home grown cells seem to be forming just SE to SW B'ham area.

Currently CAPE values are at 900 and Lifted Index (LI) is between -3.5 and -4 (50 mile range)

And still, they keep forming.

 

 

http://sat24.mobi/Satellite/satvis/europa/gb?culture=en

 

[Andy Bown]

Crikey check out the storms on the Northern France area! If they are elevated then we in the SW/West Country are game on or around 22.00 onwards! They even look to be getting large enough to be MCS worthy.

 

Ian Fergusson on BBC Points West said lightning could be very noticeable overnight.

[A.J]

Crikey check out the storms on the Northern France area! If they are elevated then we in the SW/West Country are game on or around 22.00 onwards! They even look to be getting large enough to be MCS worthy.

 

Ian Fergusson on BBC Points West said lightning could be very noticeable overnight.

looking forward to later on Andy!...fingers crossed we're in a good spot

[LeeKay]

Another rumble, clear to the NE - Storm to the WSW

[conor123]

Much warmer day than forecast here with a high of a balmy 24.3c!! sunny spells for the most part all day, clouded over once I finished work for 4:30pm although had a brief rather torrential downpour around 6:30pm, still a very humid 21.9c.

[Snowyowl9]

Looking thundery all week although getting cooler but low never far away on the 12z.

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/avnpanel1.html

[Barbel]

Thunder here in East Devon with hail. Sultry afternoon, mayflay hatch this afternoon on the River Axe = Trout bonanza!

[stevofunnelcl]

Crikey check out the storms on the Northern France area! If they are elevated then we in the SW/West Country are game on or around 22.00 onwards! They even look to be getting large enough to be MCS worthy.

 

Ian Fergusson on BBC Points West said lightning could be very noticeable overnight.

Yes, just looked at the lightning strikes.

A lot of activity out there. Quite a night coming up for some of us

[Andy Pepler]

is that mcs for real out in the channel :O i only went out for 2 hours and all hell is starting to break lose..feels right outside for someting to kick off..excited much andy could west wiltshire be in the fireing line with this setup ?? feels like it ..

[Dancerwithwings]

Yes, just looked at the lightning strikes.

A lot of activity out there. Quite a night coming up for some of us

Lets hope !!!

 

[Marcus_surfer]

A little cell just popped up over the Bristol Channel heading for the South Wales coast, here's hoping ?!

[SteveB]

If I don't see anything from what's coming up from the South tonight, I might as well give up now.

 

Is there any chance it will weaken or move off in another direction?

 

Somebody put me out of my misery please.

[Barbel]

Getting smashed here - 1 mile inland from the sea at Seaton. Storm cells merging.

[Marcus_surfer]

We have lift off! Deep rumbles to the south

[sherrie]

Getting smashed here - 1 mile inland from the sea at Seaton. Storm cells merging.

Yes interesting in Axminster at the moment!

[Lyn-M]

Just hearing more thunder here.  Looks as though it is moving much more quickly now, it's making good time over the Channel!

[Chris K]

We have lift off! Deep rumbles to the south

 

Yep strike shown up off the coast not far from Port Talbot. You can almost draw the line where activity is kicking off. I hope it continues as I have not seen lightning late evening into the night for aaaaages.