South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/01/2020 Onward

[Andy Bown]

Actual weather today! All sorts.

In order ; Fog, low cloud, sunny spells, blustery rain, pleasant sunshine, increasing wind, heavy window battering rain.

On a negative note my weather station and sensor have gone loopy, reading -48.7c this evening!!! 

[Mapantz]

Just had a cracking little downpour here with hail mixed in.

[meshellby]

36 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Just had a cracking little downpour here with hail mixed in.

It sounded like hail here as it passed over, but wasn’t sure!

[CheesepuffScott]

17 minutes ago, meshellby said:

It sounded like hail here as it passed over, but wasn’t sure!

Think here too, got very gusty at the same time.

[Lyn-M]

Stair-rod rain and three long, deep rolls of thunder in the last 15 minutes.  First thunder since early August last year.

[jtay]

1 hour ago, Lyn-M said:

Stair-rod rain and three long, deep rolls of thunder in the last 15 minutes.  First thunder since early August last year.

It's sliding West of us at the moment, but we shoud cop it in a bit.

We dodged the first heavy shower by delaying our walk again.

 

 

Edited April 30, 2020 by jtay

[Dorsetbred]

Sliding to our west also. I see @Mapantz has the Wareham shield switched on this morning, and it shows nicely on the radar echo

[MP-R]

Third morning of persistent cold light rain. I was personally hoping for a more convective day today...

[Mapantz]

40 minutes ago, Dorsetbred said:

Sliding to our west also. I see @Mapantz has the Wareham shield switched on this morning, and it shows nicely on the radar echo

Yes. Missing here as usual.

It's not really much of a showery regime, just wet and gloomy for most, so I'd rather have the sunshine back.

[CheesepuffScott]

Bog standard rain, and grey.. just another cool and dull day it seems, 8.4°C

[Frosty hollows]

I've got decent rain, seen some convection and some sunshine, but can't see any storms popping up here unless this rain disappears quickly

[Dorsetbred]

Really, not here..... I cant believe for one minute...

[Frosty hollows]

Nor me. This front is going to be over me most of the day. Getting torrential downpours and a bit of hail, but that's as far as it'll go, I think 

[CheesepuffScott]

Hints of blue sky to the south west..

[lettice]

Been dry all morning, but cloudy, 13°C, Southerly winds 15-20mph
Just had some stronger winds pass through 20-26mph and plenty of 35-38mph gusts with a change of wind direction to SSW 
Rain has just started, some heavy along with a hail shower.
Temp has dropped to 10.5°C

Edited April 30, 2020 by lettice

[CheesepuffScott]

Sun is out, just.

[Dorsetbred]

Lyndhurst / Southampton area now showing lightning responses....

[CheesepuffScott]

[CheesepuffScott]

Just heard a rumble 

[jtay]

OH was just outside in the garden and heard a couple of rumbles to the South.

[jtay]

2 minutes ago, CheesepuffScott said:

Just heard a rumble 

Must have been the same one.

[matt111]

5 minutes ago, jtay said:

OH was just outside in the garden and heard a couple of rumbles to the South.

Heard one of them here. Looks like it was near Ringwood. 

[Dorsetbred]

Map suggests this little cell has been dropping some strikes...not far from you..which also seems to be the same cell that dropped a couple of bolts near Ringwood..

Edited April 30, 2020 by Dorsetbred

[matt111]

Quite a few showers today and windier than I thought it would be, especially in the showers. Reached 11.9°C, currently 9.9°C

[CheesepuffScott]

dull with rain to start, before clearing to sunny spells, and then something more interesting with sunny spells and heavy showers in the afternoon with a few distant rumbles.. it reached 11.0°C, it’s currently 7.7°C