Convective Storm/Discussion thread - 16/07/16 onwards

[shuggee]

1 hour ago, Mapantz said:

I read a comment earlier in the thread, that said they thought the activity was going to be more widespread. 

 

Great that so many places that only get thunder/lightning once every few years have had a good dosing. 

[viking_smb]

2 minutes ago, shuggee said:

 

Great that so many places that only get thunder/lightning once every few years have had a good dosing. 

in Cardiff we very rare get storms here, is there a trend going off previous years that lightning is decreasing in frequency?

[P-M]

I think the last storms have done it for here now - there seems to be a bit clag in the sky and the storms coming over the Pennines are petering out.  Not sure the CAP will erode this afternoon but who knows...a bit further south from here and the band is re-intensifying again..

[Mapantz]

3 minutes ago, shuggee said:

 

Great that so many places that only get thunder/lightning once every few years have had a good dosing. 

Absolutely shuggee! As much as i'm a tad jelly of the action up North, i'm not disheartened about the lack of activity down here, as you've all been starved of it. It's a cracking looking map!

[cheese]

12 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Absolutely shuggee! As much as i'm a tad jelly of the action up North, i'm not disheartened about the lack of activity down here, as you've all been starved of it. It's a cracking looking map!

Some of us are still starved! Last thunderstorm here was in October last year. Since then we have had literally 1 rumble of thunder.

We had a few drops of rain earlier from some showers moving to the north of here, though the sun is out now.

2016 is rapidly turning into our worst year for thunder ever. Can't remember any year being as bad as this one.

Edited July 20, 2016 by cheese

[StormChaseUK]

Looks like the uplift over the Welsh hills is starting to sparks off showers

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Sky has cleared and sun out at full pelt. Hope this could be a last ditch effort to ignite those showers in the Bristol area. 

[Supacell]

Looks like it's all fizzling out, I really would not have expected that considering the conditions. Rather disappointed at the minute.

[andymusic]

11 minutes ago, viking_smb said:

in Cardiff we very rare get storms here, is there a trend going off previous years that lightning is decreasing in frequency?

yes - appart from an early storm this year - which didn't do alot anyway - it's been a bit sparse around here too - either to the left (swansea way) or to the right (up the gwent valleys and bristol/gloucester way) - maybe our time will come on the next one

[Boro Snow]

4 minutes ago, Supacell said:

Looks like it's all fizzling out, I really would not have expected that considering the conditions. Rather disappointed at the minute.

Still plenty of time yet mate mindue all this cloud cover is doing us no favours

[Arnie Pie]

10 minutes ago, StormChaseUK said:

Looks like the uplift over the Welsh hills is starting to sparks off showers

They have sparked up pretty quickly......seem to be traveling in a NE direction...might be of interest in South Staffs later on.....exploding on sat 24

Edited July 20, 2016 by Arnie Pie

[Staffordshire]

5 minutes ago, Arnie Pie said:

They have sparked up pretty quickly......seem to be traveling in a NE direction...might be of interest in South Staffs later on

I'm free until later this evening so fully intend on getting to see this if it continues to strengthen and head this way, willing to drive a few miles if needed

[I remember Atlantic 252]

2 minutes ago, Staffordshire said:

I'm free until later this evening so fully intend on getting to see this if it continues to strengthen and head this way, willing to drive a few miles if needed

no where near here, be good up leeds though?

[P-M]

All dead across this region folks - what time does the warning realistically go up to?

 

Sun is poking back through though so maybe some diurnal heating to get things going?

Edited July 20, 2016 by P-M

[Arnie Pie]

any visuals on the Clun cell....as i type it seems to be dying in the last few radar runs

[Staffordshire]

4 minutes ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

no where near here, be good up leeds though?

The cell on Welsh border may develop, I'm not back in Leeds till end of sept now

[Allseasons-Si]

That cell on the welsh border has sprung into life

i will be keeping an eye on this as to whether i will intercept it later.

Edit:the sferics have been removed

Edited July 20, 2016 by Allseasons-si

[Boro Snow]

13 minutes ago, P-M said:

All dead across this region folks - what time does the warning realistically go up to?

That front is passing over me now and has fizzled out just a few drops of rain, plenty of blue sky behind though

[P-M]

Just now, Boro Snow said:

That front is passing over me now and has fizzled out just a few drops of rain, plenty of blue sky behind though

I know - just hoping something kicks off again, it doesn't seem right everything has just died a death lol

[Harry]

Cu field has appeared around London in the past hour, coinciding with rocketing temperatures (after a hazy/cloud patch moved across late morning). Temperatures are around 28C/29C here right now, perhaps might squeeze a 30C in these parts in the next hour or so.

I am thinking based on the look of the sky there could well be some isolated convection through the evening here, in line with recent forecast/warnings updates.

Jealous of those up North, those storms have appeared awesome.

[Matty23]

Dark clouds now appearing in shrewsbury 

[Allseasons-Si]

No they haven't,they are back on and there is more sferics now,come on

i can see the anvil from here.

Edited July 20, 2016 by Allseasons-si

[Joseph Hudson]

some convective clouds looking north east from my house don't think their going to hit Portsmouth though.

[P-M]

3 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

No they haven't,they are back on and there is more sferics now,come on

i can see the anvil from here.

Where are you referring to?  Is that near your location?

[NUT]

Looks like the main activity is over but one or 2 sparkers in wales now looks like