Storm & Convective Discussion - 01/03/15 onwards

[cheese]

Oh, wouldn't that be lovely?

 

[Nick F]

Some nice convective bands spiraling around a secondary low pushing in across the NW this afternoon:

 

Image courtesy of satellite dundee

 

Storm forecast for today: http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=convective;sess=f9a46283029c2f8f5ae88ee2700d2171

[weatherobsuk]

I can see shafts of convective rain falling here, not much (if any) however is making it to the ground just yet. Ties up with what's showing on NWRadar over Cheshire currently.

[Mokidugway]

Some sferics in north cumbria at the moment ...

[Weather-history]

Sunny to convective skies

[MP-R]

Squally rain and hail just moved through but no thundery activity.

[Convective]

I can see lots of lightning coming from them cells near Lancaster. Looks like a good show.

Edited April 27, 2015 by Convective

[Mokidugway]

Not to bad the light show last night ...

[NL]

Very bright echoes showing on the radar presently.. Hail for certain, hoping for a few sparks..!!

©Netweather 5min radar v4

Edited April 28, 2015 by NL

[Mokidugway]

Echo looks to be forming over Ireland .

[Weather-history]

My favourite timelapse type. Showers, convective cumulus, anvils

[Thunderbolt_]

April showers and spring convection:

 

[Nick F]

Netweather storm forecast for today,  scattered heavy showers and t-storms with hail for northern Britain:

 

http://www.netweathe...ae88ee2700d2171

[vladthemert]

Yesterday we got a storm did not last long but also snowed with it this classed as a snow storm.

[Weather-history]

[Convective]

This evening has been fascinating. Has a very summery look to the sky at the moment, with the storms not so far away. A few sferics south of here, a while ago, but nothing direct.

[Mokidugway]

Sky has gone very stormy looking now ,not seen any lightning yet though ...

[Eye to the sky]

There were some beautiful anvils iluminated by the setting sun tonight,along way to the Sw of here.Had a brief hail shower around midday whilst down the road had a crusty white covering.

[Mokidugway]

Heavy rain now from forming line echo ,no sferics as yet ,wind picking up ..edit it's gone wild out !!.

Edited April 29, 2015 by Mokidugway

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Storm has fired up off the Norfolk/Suffolk coast in the last hour.

[Nick F]

Some showers and perhaps an isolated storm or two for northern and eastern England tomorrow, perhaps EIRE/N Ireland in the morning too, not really warranting much of a detailed forecast:

 

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=convective;sess=af0b3a9b5c80429c966653ca50978e15

[Weather-history]

Did an overnight timelapse and caught my first lightning flash for 2015 at around 30s or 1.20am. The flash was to the north, somewhere over Lancashire.

[Weather-history]

Convection a bit flatter today and change in cloud direction

[BrickFielder]

 I am currently keeping an eye on Sunday for some potential. Current Fax chart suggests a trough moving through.

A little instability is forcast.

Too early at the moment to put much in the way of detail and it can all change. The problems are its a post occluded front trough rather than a warm sector trough , so the temperature is likely to be limited. Lapse rates are not that impressive either with skewt's suggesting potential weakening caps at 550hpa and 800hpa heights.

Still winds look light which could mean some under estimation of surface temperatures and there appears to be a modicum of low level wind speed sheer.

 

Not your classic thunderstorm conditions, but just enough to keep an eye on how things develop in the charts especially if the jetstreak to the south shifts a little or is delayed a little.

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Monday night into Tuesday morning has been catching my eye over the last 24 hours now.

Looking like we could import some intense rain up from France as it stands. Now this looks to me, particularly on the Eastern side of it like it could have some thundery elements to it, with the most favoured areas being the SE/EA.

If we continue to see westward shift on this shallow low feature progged to deliver this possible event, then we could well see our first show of night fireworks Monday night into Tuesday.

One to keep an eye on.