Storms and Convective discussion - 1st August 2022 onwards

[MP-R]

Big boom of thunder of this bad boy just to my north. Bizarrely, these storms are going either side of the Severn estuary… is it summer?!

 

[Rufus Butterfield]

Decent cumulonimbus to my east

Edited November 23, 2022 by Rufus Butterfield

[Jamie M]

Showers in the Channel have some amazing structure to them such as this anvil here! 

[Marcus_surfer]

We have had thunder and hail showers on and off all day here. Very gusty too

[Frosty hollows]

2 hours ago, Jamie M said:

Showers in the Channel have some amazing structure to them such as this anvil here! 

Wow!

[viking_smb]

this thunder and lightning hasnt stopped all day. 

 

currently thunder and lightning in cardiff, these will die this eve

Edited November 23, 2022 by viking_smb

[DeepSnow]

Just seen some lightning and distant thunder about 10-15miles to my north going past, some more heavy showers moving into South Wales.

[viking_smb]

2 minutes ago, DeepSnow said:

Just seen some lightning and distant thunder about 10-15miles to my north going past, some more heavy showers moving into South Wales.

its been non stop today.

showers are starting to die off now slowly

[The4Seasons]

And off we go again lol. 3 more big cracks of thunder and bright lightning 🌩

[SteveB]

Thunder and lightning passing to the North West of here 

[Marcus_surfer]

It surely has been a lively day in Wales! Lots of heavy showers, very strong winds, A gust of 76mph recorded this morning at Mumbles head. Tommorow looks no different. Further heavy rain and showers to come.

[Harry's House]

Occasional flashes of distant lightning over the Channel seen this evening.

[viking_smb]

29 minutes ago, The4Seasons said:

And off we go again lol. 3 more big cracks of thunder and bright lightning 🌩

been like it all day mate, I work in pontyclun with main job and its been thundering all day, 

[DeepSnow]

Not long had some more torrential hail and thunder and lightning overhead, some very big booms, loved it!

   

 

Edited November 23, 2022 by DeepSnow
Double posted, add images

[The4Seasons]

5 minutes ago, viking_smb said:

been like it all day mate, I work in pontyclun with main job and its been thundering all day, 

It's been start and stop all day lol. Your only up the road bud But what a great day of action.  Nice to see and hear. We've not seen too much in the way of storms this year in the this area so making up for it I guess. Although it's beginning to show signs of colder weather and more settled in the long run I see in the mod thread

[viking_smb]

been thundering in cardiff this eve though, will need to pop down CBYC tomorrow eve before sea cadets to check the sea cadet motor launch and run her up/pump out. joys of being boats officer.

[wimblettben]

Hope I didn't miss anything yesterday as it looks like there was actually thundery showers in Wales all day.

I didn't think there was going to be anything and because I rely on my parents to tell me if they hear anything as they are alway's outside I fear they may have missed some nearby distant storms as they will only hear stuff thats nearby because they are in a shed.

I only noticed some lightning this evening around the area for a few hours with one distant but powerful sounding rumble and then another half an hour or so later that was closer but I think less powerful as the thunder was softer sounding.

Another thing that I thought was unusual today though was the strange nature of the wind as you would have hours of there being just Light or Gentle breezes but then when a shower came through you could have a few minutes of Strong or even Near gale to Gale force gusts.

[wimblettben]

Certain I can hear the odd distant rumble here at the moment listening out the kitchen window.

[wimblettben]

Had a bit more closer thunder here around when that very brief but intense squall came through.

One of the roads just below us in the village has a small area of flooding at the moment. 

Highest rainfall rate my weather station picked up was around 9mm/hr but I don't think its very accurate if the rain is too short lived.

[Rufus Butterfield]

Just had an intense squall pass over with a sort of shelf cloud

[A Gower Guy]

had a very heavy hail and thunderstorm track across the Gower, some large pea size hail, leaving a white layer across the roads and pavements

[Marcus_surfer]

Another thunderstorm just pushed through!

[Methuselah]

Just had thunder & lightning!

[ChannelThunder]

Another morning with an anvil-filled skyline out in the channel! This has been a theme many times of late, with the warm channel evidently feeding them 

[virtualsphere]

Thunder here for two days in a row, Weds and yesterday.  Unlikely to get a third day today, but certainly some photogenic convective cloudscapes around.