Storm & Convective Discussion - 01/03/15 onwards

[Will Padz]

Heavy hail.... 1-2cm covering....

[Dami]

Had a very quick heavy shower about 4pm now clear. Hopefully the Bedford storm shield gets blown away for tomorrow

[Harry]

Can't wait for tomorrow - first real prospect of some convection, let alone a chance of maybe some thunder

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

I must say, looking quite forward for tomorrow. Lincolnshire looking a hotspot again, so I may take a drive up there, even though many places look good for tomorrow's prospects

[Thunderbolt_]

Wow... what a sky!

 

[Azazel]

First cumulonimbus of the year here, although a feeble attempt, slinking off into the distance

 

 

[sparky1972]

I must say, looking quite forward for tomorrow. Lincolnshire looking a hotspot again, so I may take a drive up there, even though many places look good for tomorrow's prospects

fingers crossed, although i am supposed to be rebuilding the garden wall tomorrow

[Raidan]

Thunder here!

[AWD]

Mega hailstorm here. Saw a flash of lightning too but hail has covered the garden etc.

[Raidan]

Hailstorm lasting less than a minute.

[Raidan]

Wind really gusting now moderate rain no more thunder...yet

[Weather-history]

An interesting day. A wet start then a drier interlude followed by heavy showers with hail

[Nick F]

My storm forecast for Tuesday, will be just like a cool feeling April showers kind a day with hail and some rumbles of thunder:

 

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=convective;sess=

[Thunderbolt_]

I've just been woken up by thunder and there's just been a flash too.

[Weather-history]

Did an overnight timelapse and caught something odd from 1.11 to 1.16. Clouds moving west to east but there sudden seems a southerly thrust from the clouds. A gust front or outflow boundary?

[Thunderbolt_]

Did an overnight timelapse and caught something odd from 1.11 to 1.16. Clouds moving west to east but there sudden seems a southerly thrust from the clouds. A gust front or outflow boundary?

 

Was that lightning at 1:36? Everything flashes for a split-second.

Edited May 19, 2015 by Thunderbolt_

[Weather-history]

Was that lightning at 1:36? Everything flashes for a split-second.

Yes, it was a lightning flash.

[Darren Bown]

Heavy showers been moving through all morning. Yesterday's weather was crazy with the size of hail we had.

[Pat Butcher]

For the lazy: Synopsis

Upper trough will drift east across the UK on Tuesday, a slow-moving surface low will be situated to the east of Scotland over the North Sea, with an unstable NWly flow covering the UK, with troughs in the flow.

... EIRE/N IRELAND, ENGLAND, WALES & S SCOTLAND ...

Cold mid-level temperatures (-25 to -35C at 500mb) will overspread the UK in association with upper trough, creating steep lapse rates with surface heating and supporting a broad swathe of showers/thunderstorms across much of the UK on Tuesday. Weak wind shear, cool temperatures and dew points of only 4-6C creating a large temp - dew point spread will mean severe weather is unlikely. However, steep lapse rates and cold temps aloft will support the generation of hail and gusty winds with stronger cells.

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=convective;sess=

 

 

 

 

My view: I recall NMM4 had up to 600j/kg CAPE with 0 - -4 LI for much of the shaded area for the majority of the daytime, so I'm looking forward to some excited posts on here!

Tenner says that Lincs gets a flipping supercell and nowhere else gets touched, though.

Edited May 19, 2015 by Davethedog

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Already convection here good signs

[snowprincesspboro]

skies already looking good here, hoping im in a good place to catch a lil storm later   

[MP-R]

Shame there wasn't any thunder here yesterday evening, though I think I saw the culprit clouds over Bristol.

Have had a few showers early this morning but mainly just good views of cbs running to the south.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Good start given its not even lunch time yet!

[NUT]

Looked like we would be getting a constant stream of heavy showers all day but they missing and it possible it might stay dry

[tcc]

I can see a downpour to my SW, shower looks deep enough to support the odd rumble as it heads on by to my south