Storm & Convective Discussion - 02/07/15 Onward - Heat & Plumes

[ChezWeather]

This is misleading - some of those charts clearly show storms firing further south, particularly the NMM and UKMO. As soon as things fire they will very quickly electrify (given high CAPE and high cloud tops).

Either way in the next 2-3 hours we will know what's what

Humidity definitely building in London.

Apologies, its because i only posted the 3AM timeframe as that was showing the heaviest precip totals. You are of course correct, storms will form further South  

[Rain123]

Alt Cas, towering altocumulus here now.

 

Edit: Currently in west Wiltshire.

I see some towering clouds, so maybe they are the same type.

[Methuselah]

Not much on netweather radar. I will be watching very carefully tonight.

There will be nothing, until it all explodes. If it does...

[Evening thunder]

Altocumulus trying to tower here too.. think it's too early for anything major to form from it though

 

 

Edit: by the time I've posted that tower has got higher so proper towering AC now..

 

Edit again: not very solid looking though, probably just unstable precursor clouds

Edited July 3, 2015 by Evening thunder

[Azazel]

Ummmm cap appears to have broken to my north east near basingstoke. Towers havee gone up already

[Shane Wheeldon]

This was a picture of the storm that started developing over this way the other evening before emitting a flash every few seconds once it passed shropshire lol!! Not the best picture im afraid as the battery was very low on my phone!

[Gordon Webb]

In addition to which, many of the forecasts are suggesting that nothing will really kick off until 21:00/22:00 anyway.

 

hope so because my mum is out collecting for a charity and she doesn't like this weather either of course not to the same level as me

[Harry]

Apologies, its because i only posted the 3AM timeframe as that was showing the heaviest precip totals. You are of course correct, storms will form further South

Lol no worries - just trying to avoid the inevitable "oh so nothing forming in my area then".

What forms and doesn't form is a different question entirely

[tomp456]

Can see cbs to the south in the channel

[Gordon Webb]

Can see cbs to the south in the channel

 

what's radios got to do with it

[James 'Jamie C' Croucher]

Ok so I'm thinking of heading up to the m4 intersection at newbury from Weymouth, does this sound like a good idea? Also if anyone is that way and fancies meeting up for the chase pm me and I'll give my number, camera is gonna be charged and ready :-)

[Rain123]

Looks like something near winchester brewing...

[richep]

Storms look well scattered and not particularly intense down here but midlands north, if the bbc is right, is where we want to be tonight.

[Dale Hay]

Grey, dull, humid, but still some pretty clouds - just got these (looking South)

[MrNooo]

Alt Cas showing here now.

[Jet Streak]

NW France, looks like a few echoes starting to show now.

[Mistyxxmo]

Storms look well scattered and not particularly intense down here but midlands north, if the bbc is right, is where we want to be tonight.

do you not think we will get anything?

[Gordon Webb]

Storms look well scattered and not particularly intense down here but midlands north, if the bbc is right, is where we want to be tonight.

 

anywhere north of the midlands is fine by me

[Harsh Climate]

Couple of sferics south of ireland now

[Harry]

Can see cbs to the south in the channel

No sferics yet - there are off the south west/ Irish coast however

Edited July 3, 2015 by Harry

[William Grimsley]

Interesting, the Atlantic is showing something. Maybe this is going to be a west event. 

[richep]

do you not think we will get anything?

Just going by bbc weather, showers will feed north through our area but will be fairly well scattered, as moving north they will gather strength and become more organised, but that's just the forecast off the tv. I know nothing

[Buckster]

Interesting, the Atlantic is showing something. Maybe this is going to be a west event. 

 

prob just the generalised rain that was predicted off Cornwall for around this time

 

but its something at least

[stainesbloke]

Seen some nice 'plumey' type clouds today, it's been a lovely summers day topping 27C here. Really don't think the south will see much tonight in the way of storms or heavy rain. Might get the usual drizzle lol. Hope I'm wrong of course.

[andymusic]

here they come - eyes on the sw off cornwall