Storms and Convective discussion - June 2023

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Just watched a plane (presumably approaching Gatwick) do a “nope - still swearing this” manouvre away from the ice cream cluster

[Sparkiee storm]

4 minutes ago, Arnie Pie said:

Pretty sure the 850hpa are the driving winds for these cells which should bring them up to the Midlands

Yeah looks like it but the only concern is the pulse type so they will probably need about 5 daughter cells to reach us lol, unless we get some of our own local development in the next few hours.

Edited June 11, 2023 by Sparkiee storm

[Freeze]

View to the north, storm over Crawley.

[Rufus Butterfield]

To my south

[LeveLUP]

1 minute ago, Freeze said:

View to the north, storm over Crawley.

I'm not hearing much activity from the Storm in the Horsham area anymore. I'm presuming its move further north now.

[Tamsin]

Well I needed a pick-me-up. Pity I'm getting ready for work.  Bromley, in the direction of...Surrey kind of way

Edited June 11, 2023 by Tamsin
Wasn't sevenoaks

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Se

 

s / sw

[Arnie Pie]

3 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Just watched a plane (presumably approaching Gatwick) do a “nope - still swearing this” manouvre away

Big Jet Tv starts at 4pm from heathrow - which could be fun

[Jamie M]

14 mm and a drop of 7.7C at Charlwood within the last hour

[Rush2019]

20 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

Convection now popping off over the Goyt Valley, areas south of Manchester keep a eye out as there's a Pileus Cap on this one that is still going upwards.

Pileus formed on this not long after taking photo.  NNE of Macc.

[LeveLUP]

1 minute ago, Arnie Pie said:

Big Jet Tv starts at 4pm from heathrow - which could be fun

I loved watching his coverage during storm Eunice  

[Turquoise]

Just now, LeveLUP said:

I loved watching his coverage during storm Eunice  

'Easy, easy, easy'

[weatherobsuk]

We now have thunder from that cell  from a few Accas clouds to spitting forks in 30 minutes, not too shabby.

[Arnie Pie]

1 minute ago, Azuremoon2 said:

Easy, easy, easy

Boosshhhh

[Guest]

Can see the increased convection to the west through the haze. Would be nice to get something closer here, but would take some flashes in the distance at dusk  

[LeveLUP]

2 minutes ago, Jamie M said:

14 mm and a drop of 7.7C at Charlwood within the last hour

Then there's me basically 6 miles away in a direct line getting zero rain and it's still baking  

Just hoping we get something later even though I'm outside the warning area from the MetOffice 

[Guest]

The channel import chance this evening is absolutely gone, again all the models and agencies have done a terrible job in forecasting 

[Harry]

My south is looking increasingly moody and my sister-in-law in Petts Wood has just asked if it’s going to rain.

The Crawley cells are creeping slightly north as well as NW, but building slightly eastwards bit by bit too!!! The sky to my south and SE is the closest I think I’ve seen to Cu build up without properly blowing. This could be a close one. 

30C here with a 16C dp.

[weatherobsuk]

They should be seeing the lightning activity at the Airport soon.

 

[shogan83]

Turkey hunting 

[minus10]

Yes looks a cracking storm north of Crawley...

[Jamie M]

Can only imagine the show of lightning I'd be getting after sunset 

[CoventryWeather]

Hoping for those cumulus clouds north of London to overcome the capping... 

[Guest]

Its no surprise storms are firing in west London.

[CoventryWeather]

Just now, Alderc said:

Its no surprise storms are firing in west London.

Looks like a surface low is developing around there as forecasted.