End of the week & weekend storm risk

[Frosty hollows]

Trowbridge looks like it's getting a proper pasting!

[Staffordshire]

Very disappointed I didn't go back home today, however looks as though the wmids, definitely around b'ham could get something exciting later this eve, good luck to all who are chasing

[Daniel*]

A nice batch of cells Oxford taking a beating 

[Allseasons-Si]

Afternoon

i can see cumulus clouds bubbling up to my S/SE,keeping my eye on that Northhampton storm as this will determine which direction i will be travelling in,staying put for the time being though.

 

[Arnie Pie]

Active cell just slipping up to the East of Birmingham......no structure visible through the crud atm

Biding my time for the cells making their way up the spine of the country

[Panayiotis]

Cell just popped and intensified dramatically in the last 30mins to my south, looking to skim my west however

[Wilxy]

nice little storm to my south!

[Costa Del Fal]

Really kicking off m4 corridor way now south of here. My only concern is longevity and whether cells will make it here. Not a massive distance but is shear enough to avoid these being just pulse like storms? 

[Mapantz]

There's some beauties in there! I'd expect some intensification on one or two, as they head Northwest, particularly that one Southeast of Newport ..

 

[Wilxy]

Booms of thunder now from my south chase on!

[Gordon Webb]

shower / storm pass just to my west and one or 2 to my se but the ones to my south look like missing me one small rumble so far cannot tell got headphones with deep space nne blaring through

[Panayiotis]

Just now, Mapantz said:

There's some beauties in there! I'd expect some intensification on one or two, as they head Northwest, particularly that one Southeast of Newport ..

 

Peculiar as most of the rain above my location (Cardiff) is evaporating, completely dry here  

[Frosty hollows]

16 minutes ago, Daniel* said:

A nice batch of cells Oxford taking a beating 

Shows how local these storms are. I'm 12 miles from Oxford and had a short,sharp shower. Couple of miles north and it looks like all hell has broken loose! Sun is out again here

[Joey.G]

Got off the hill at the right time! Gusty winds now and thunder heard. New updraft right above me too looks cool 

[Mapantz]

I'm keeping an eye on a chance for some showers crossing the channel tonight, possibly affecting the South coast/Southwest. It's low risk but i'll keep an eye on the radar nonetheless.

[MrNooo]

Nice storm just passing to the South of here, a few strikes and plenty of thunder, seems loader than normal (maybe not heard it in an age that's why?) Very little rain, very large drops from time to time.

[weatherobsuk]

Things ramping up south of Nottingham, inbound for Derby and the Peaks.

[A.J]

frustrating here...i'm 10 miles SW of swindon, and storms are developing pretty much overhead but only really kicking off when they pass the M4....one distant rumble heard, but that's it.....still, looking on the brightside, the bbq's looking dry now

[weather09]

Can hear occasional deep booms from that cell E of here currently.  Hoping some more cells build to the south and east.  

6 minutes ago, Costa Del Fal said:

Really kicking off m4 corridor way now south of here. My only concern is longevity and whether cells will make it here. Not a massive distance but is shear enough to avoid these being just pulse like storms? 

Slight increase to the flow past 500mb up to 300mb, but no real increase in the mid-levels to get storms to organise, as is evident on radar. What's happening is once one fully-fledged updraft (storm) gets going, lift is generated in its vicinity so you get new fresh updrafts surrounding the storm, giving the illusion that one cell is being sustained, when in reality you've got several updrafts competing with one another. 

[Alicol]

Thunder rumbling in the distance here - seems to be moving up from Cardiff?

[A.J]

potent looking cell just to the west of Wells, drifting north westwards...plenty of lightning strikes on that one

[MrNooo]

1 minute ago, ajpoolshark said:

frustrating here...i'm 10 miles SW of swindon, and storms are developing pretty much overhead but only really kicking off when they pass the M4....one distant rumble heard, but that's it.....still, looking on the brightside, the bbq's looking dry now

I am about 5 miles East of Cirencester, large storm seems to be South/South West of here, still flashing and banging away.  A wet end to Badminton today I suspect!!

[Supacell]

Storm cell south of Leicester is still producing and heading in the direction of Derby. I am hoping it does not die out just before it gets here. Storms from the NW normally get killed by the Pennines, I am hoping that a storm from the opposite direction stands more chance. Skies are a milky/grey colour here now.

[Karl83]

Just had to ditch the bbq to avoid torrential downpour. Amazing radar returns. Game on.

[ThundersnowDays]

What was a muggy day turned into a monsoon ; not much thunder though.