South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards

[CheesepuffScott]

Looks like strikes edging further  into the New Forest area on the lightning map. starting to get windy now and very dark clouds looking east/north east

Edited May 21, 2018 by CheesepuffScott

[*Stormforce~beka*]

A right old dumping from that storm here. Tons of rumbles and cracks. Not a light storm for sure. Looks like it's lessened a bit now maybe though. Saw lightning too. Was just crossing the road from school run when the first loud rumble went and scared my kids to death :-D

[Leon1]

Incoming!

[CheesepuffScott]

This is just as exciting as watching the snow dig into my area on the radar back in March.

[CheesepuffScott]

Thought I'd had a rumble for a moment, raced to the window and turned out it was a Royal Mail truck passing by at speed. Lovely

[Frosty hollows]

They're all around me but missing me

[Bobafet]

Latest lightning strike map, just started raining here Newport IOW.  Hopefully a few thunderstorms will come this way.

Edited May 21, 2018 by Bobafet

[CheesepuffScott]

1 minute ago, Bobafet said:

Latest lightning strike map, just started raining here Newport IOW.  Hopefully a few thunderstorms will come this way.

Oh yes, I forgot Home and Dry had that feature! thanks for reminding me.

[Bobafet]

Just now, CheesepuffScott said:

Oh yes, I forgot Home and Dry had that feature! thanks for reminding me.

No problem!

[Andy Bown]

9 minutes ago, CheesepuffScott said:

This is just as exciting as watching the snow dig into my area on the radar back in March.

In many ways the set up is similar to the convective snow shower days we had in late February and mid March, except it's 20c+ warmer lol.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

-10c here since that came in!

[matt111]

Still no thunder at the moment but still raining heavily. Up to 3.4mm now. 

[CheesepuffScott]

No rain or thunder here yet, but dark clouds are right above

[MrNooo]

A lot of thunder here despite not showing on lightening maps, just took dogs for a walk in the sunshine and could hear the rumbles very clearly, seems a big storm to the NE of here although no lightening seen and no rain (yet!!!) Just waiting for a gust front and then we maybe in business!!

[Dorsetbred]

13 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

-10c here since that came in!

And your not under deep snow.....?

[Dorsetbred]

12 minutes ago, matt111 said:

Still no thunder at the moment but still raining heavily. Up to 3.4mm now. 

Your lucky we've had 33 spots of rain, and that's it so far, BUT the radar shows interest...

Matt you gonna get nailed with that cell that came up north of Southampton it's on it's way down..

Edited May 21, 2018 by Dorsetbred

[matt111]

Now I can hear thunder. Quite loud too. 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

8 minutes ago, Dorsetbred said:

And your not under deep snow.....?

Hahaha! Dropped 10c. Now 14c odd

[CheesepuffScott]

Oh it's brightened up again now! Still nothing.

[Lyn-M]

One brief rain shower here about an hour ago, now the showers are making a circle around us!  Temperature still 23°C and not enough rain in the gauge to measure.  Nice fresh, earthy smell out there too.

[Leon1]

That giant cloud that was coming over an 1 hour gave nothing! New showers coming, praying these don't miss us by a mile too!  

[MrNooo]

Have lightening and thunder, a fair bit (lightening maps doesn't show it, it shows a couple but had a lot more) huge rain drops but seem to be on the edge of it, as rain is very sporadic in nature.

[CheesepuffScott]

Just now, Leon1 said:

That giant cloud that was coming over an 1 hour gave nothing! New showers coming, praying these don't miss us by a mile too!  

Same story here, a beast of a cell went south of me by about 15 miles. ;/

[Dorsetbred]

Right we are going under

 

[Dorsetbred]

We are a rumbling and a rocking. .

And a good sign we have mammatus. .

Edited May 21, 2018 by Dorsetbred