Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

[samadamsuk]

Hey All

I'm by my daytime swimming lake near Cirencester sat under a marquee. No lightning yet here - quite cool se cool so just hoping there's enough mid level juice and this trough does it's thing over me. 

[UnderTheAnvil]

Joining in in spirit from the midlands watching the livestream on the projector

[Woodboss]

I'm heading towards Seaford/Eastbourne way now,birling gap is usually a good spot or beachy head/holywell retreat near Eastbourne.

[Allseasons-Si]

More firing up off the Cherbourg coast now

off to bed now,maybe my luck tomorrow.

[jamesbhx]

CB cloud tops about 38000ft over the channel at the moment, based on pilot reports.

[alexisj9]

33 minutes ago, jake44 said:

could this be a kent clipper?

I've resigned my self to the fact that we'll probably miss out tonight. Guess we'll find out as the night goes on. For all we know, our storm hasn't even developed yet.

[Mapantz]

Here's a few I got on my phone.

   

[Harry's House]

Don't know if I will have any more thunder tonight. Incidentally, today was my first day of thunder since 4th October last year. 

[jake44]

6 minutes ago, alexisj9 said:

I've resigned my self to the fact that we'll probably miss out tonight. Guess we'll find out as the night goes on. For all we know, our storm hasn't even developed yet.

still got my eye on it its going strong still and getting closer

[Mapantz]

10 minutes ago, UnderTheAnvil said:

Joining in in spirit from the midlands watching the livestream on the projector

Haha that's epic!

[Josh Rubio]

A nice, heavy downpour we've just had here in Leicester. Nothing convective but still nice to see, hear and smell nonetheless. 

[Darth Radar]

10 minutes ago, jamesbhx said:

CB cloud tops about 38000ft over the channel at the moment, based on pilot reports.

Hi dude, any chance you can get a link to whatever site shows the cloud top information? (I’m guessing it’s for aviation only). Always wanted to find a source that gives live info on that.

cheers!

[mike5900]

Best lightning here for a long time.

[Andy Bown]

This is some lightning show! Very muffled almost constant thunder in the last 10 minutes as it’s passing closer to the West.

[matt111]

Even more lightning and just heard first proper rumble of the night

[MR CB]

Can see plenty of lightning from my top floor flat towards Beachy Head...that cell is producing many bright yellow tinged forks...also wonderfully moonlit clouds...great view 

[Mapantz]

Heavy rain and some hail mixed in too.

Really happy Pantz.

 

 

[jake44]

new storms forming

[samadamsuk]

1 minute ago, Mapantz said:

Heavy rain and some hail mixed in too.

Really happy Pantz.

 

 

Hail? Awesome. I'm watching that cell west of Salisbury here in Cirencester hoping it holds together. No lightning but mannnnn .. I should of worn more than a t-shirt out here! 

[Captain Thunderpants]

Well that was an unexpected treat! Short but very active Storm over Sherborne area, Dorset. Fantastic lightning. Still flickering in the distance... 

[Arnie Pie]

2 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Really happy Pantz.

Well done mukka...

.send em up to Brumcam now

[matt111]

Lightning back on this cam again 

 

 

[jamesbhx]

10 minutes ago, Darth Radar said:

Hi dude, any chance you can get a link to whatever site shows the cloud top information? (I’m guessing it’s for aviation only). Always wanted to find a source that gives live info on that.

cheers!

There's no link, just based on pilot reports on the radio at the moment.

[samadamsuk]

First flash to the SW here 

[Ben Sainsbury]

Cannot see anything here from S Oxfordshire, albeit not a great view.