Wales, the Midlands & South West England Weather Discussion

[STORMGUY]

brilliant light show going on right now

[Gord]

Can hear it now! Still to my immediate north. Currently dry here but don't think it will last.

[Nick L]

Gone very dark and some very distant rumbles heard.

[Gord]

Seems to be one main storm heading north east over Wolverhampton and towards Cannock with sproadic sferics in the surrounding showers.

Edited September 29, 2014 by Gord

[Hansona]

Looks like we'll miss out again!! It's gone quite dark but looking at the radar, all the action is to our west...

Edited September 29, 2014 by Hansona

[STORMGUY]

still thundering 

[Gord]

Well was about to come on saying that it looks like it's dying down...but just as I do there was a flash and a rumble much closer than the others have been!

[matt_in_dudley]

Well was about to come on saying that it looks like it's dying down...but just as I do there was a flash and a rumble much closer than the others have been!

Heard it too...jumped a mile!

[J10]

Mostly dry here save for a few spots, but quite often muggy especially this morning.

 

Some sunny spells late in the afternoon.

[dragon falls]

Been muggy all day here sun came out about 5.

[conor123]

What do you classify as a sunny day though Conor? In my new (2nd hand Ebay £4.00 ) book 'Regional climates of the British Isles' in the chapter for the Midlands they classify it as being over 6 hours, with 12 hours accounting for just 5% of the days between May and September:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Regional-Climates-British-Isles-Julian/dp/0415139309

 

Basically the Midlands sees proportionally sunnier weather during the Winter months cf the extended Summer.

Excellent reading BTW

Sunny day for me is less than 40% cloudover between 10am-6pm, don't count it if it starts clear then ends up like this by 10am:

 

Had heavy downpour here for an hour, heaviest rain since August Cheshire gap streamer's, no thunder though, still muggy.

[BlueHedgehog074]

Should have known... 

 

 

Storm shields (and especially Snow shields) can be such a nuisance sometimes.

[Polar Maritime]

Light/Moderate Rain here☺

Edited September 29, 2014 by Polar Maritime

[Cactus]

Couple of flashes of lightening and rolls of thunder earlier this evening 4.4mm of rain recorded in 19 minutes.

[Polar Maritime]

Rain has stopped leaving 1.8mm.

[Gibby]

Well it's a misty and foggy start here today on what should be another very useable day. Currently 10.1C. My forecast for Somerset today can be found on my website at

 

http://www.norton-radstockweather.co.uk/Somerset-Weather-Forecast(2769473).htm

 

http://www.norton-radstockweather.co.uk/Somerset-Mid-Term-Outlook(2770141).htm

[Cactus]

Quite a misty drive home from the pub last night.

Misty and overcast this morning but it looks like clearing to give a bright warm and sunny afternoon.

4.4mm of welcome rain yesterday evening, the garden certainly needed it!

Current Conditions.

Temperature 12.5C

Pressure 1022mb

Humidity 100%

Wind Dead Calm

Rain 0mm

[Mapantz]

Sunny with blue skies, 16°C

It absolutely hammered down between 4 and 6am - 6mm in total.

[egret]

Sunny with blue skies, 16°C

It absolutely hammered down between 4 and 6am - 6mm in total.

Zilch here!

[conor123]

One of the nice days, unfortunately sun to low after work to sit in the garden so gonna go on a nice stroll.

20.4c and sunny spells 

Edited September 30, 2014 by conor123

[Lyn-M]

Nothing here either, Mapantz and egret.  Cloud cover now complete, but it's been a sunny and warm day for the last day of September.

[dec10snow]

Hey all. Haven't checked in in a long while, but I saw this yesterday and thought many of you would find it interesting (as long as it hasn't already been posted!)

The met office are saying that this September is set to be possibly the driest on record, see attached image...!

[MP-R]

Beautiful sunset this evening as cloud moves in from the west.

[Andy Bown]

I'm sat here thinking today may have been the last day until next late Spring that it's warm enough to have the patio doors open! Also noticed the lowering sun angle this afternoon when having to adjust washing on the line to keep it in the sun as long as possible due to trees and neighbouring houses. It was a very warm afternoon though.

Hey all. Haven't checked in in a long while, but I saw this yesterday and thought many of you would find it interesting (as long as it hasn't already been posted!)

The met office are saying that this September is set to be possibly the driest on record, see attached image...!

 

That image starkly shows where the thundery activity was on the evening/night of Thursday 18th! Aside from that event the only rain this month has come from several weak Cold Fronts, another of which will cross tonight.

Beautiful sunset this evening as cloud moves in from the west.

Certainly was and a stunning almost half moon too.

 

(edited to adjust incorrect date)

Edited September 30, 2014 by Andy Bown

[conor123]

Hey all. Haven't checked in in a long while, but I saw this yesterday and thought many of you would find it interesting (as long as it hasn't already been posted!)

The met office are saying that this September is set to be possibly the driest on record, see attached image...!

That little square over Shropshire is from all the excess drizzle from the misty days surely   Is there a map of sunshine totals? curious to see just how bad Shropshire's done compared to Wales 

 

Muggy evening once again, damp and drizzly but 17.3c

Edited September 30, 2014 by conor123