Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

[sunnijim]

Cracked off four peals of thunder and some bright flashes of lightning near Brighton as the showery stuff pulled away.

The sun was shining in the Western sky at the time!

Crazy day!

[IanieKetchup]

Quirky looking clouds. Do they have a name? 

[Buzzard]

Just now, IanieKetchup said:

Quirky looking clouds. Do they have a name? 

Mammatus. Just moving past me now! Shame the proper stuff is to the south. 

[Buzzard]

Mammatus leaving and moving to the NE. Not much rain. 

[JR319]

Threatening looking skies to the South of me. 

[matty40s]

Even more threatening from the southern side..

[Mesoscale]

Not even one lightning strike?

[Harry]

Sky going dark here - will it flicker some more?? Should be coinciding soon with the peak MUCAPE progged by NMM

[Robbie Garrett]

A few from my Sony A7 IV.  Just a few sharp showers it seems, but aircraft keen on weather avoiding.

[Mesoscale]

[matty40s]

Well the old Metoffice 4pm to 8pm thunderstorm warning for Notts to North Yorkshire went down a treat didnt it.

[davehsug]

Shower popped up to the North of me in Stoke. Maybe there is still hope for those not in the South East?

[Robbie Garrett]

9 minutes ago, Robbie Garrett said:

A few from my Sony A7 IV.  Just a few sharp showers it seems, but aircraft keen on weather avoiding.

Cleared nicely now, and I suspect that was the front. Very weak affair.

 

[Mesoscale]

Not even one lightning strike? If it does produce its going to be one nasty night for the NW London Area. 

[Robbie Garrett]

1 minute ago, Robbie Garrett said:

Cleared nicely now, and I suspect that was the front. Very weak affair.

 

This must be a pretty bulky cell now.

[Allseasons-Si]

1 minute ago, Robbie Garrett said:

This must be a pretty bulky cell now.

Looks like a Meso

[Robbie Garrett]

2 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

Looks like a Meso

Can't get a better view now but it's due NW of Zone 1 London.

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Heavy ppn, on radar heading towards S.Essex fires.

[TJS1998Tom]

Is it bad to say Kent Clipper? 

[Atmogenic]

and the lightning has begun, I hope it becomes more active and moves over so I can start recording

[Mesoscale]

If I have sat out for almost 2 hours with nothing but a few rain drops, I am going to be soo mad. 

 

[Lauren]

Seems it's skirting us here.

[Jamie M]

Got a bit of lightning here 

[Josh Rubio]

3 minutes ago, Mesoscale said:

If I have sat out for almost 2 hours with nothing but a few rain drops, I am going to be soo mad. 

 

Had to put up with record breaking temperatures to be treated with only 5 minutes of light rain 

[Mesoscale]

Any chance for NW London later or should I just go to bed?