Storms and Convective discussion - June 2023

[mac_]

Storm right overhead this evening, Co Antrim

[Jamie M]

Bit close for comfort this morning - never actually got an electrical pop before

 

 

[Frosty hollows]

 

[camturbo]

16 minutes ago, MP-R said:

Looks like somethings kicked off to my southwest beyond Bridgwater. Anyone down there?

I can see the cells from here they are mahoooosive. 

[Turquoise]

1 hour ago, Rufus Butterfield said:

There were a few storms about but I think that the 60% storm chance from Netweather was over doing it a bit. Too much cloud cover probably inhibited most of development that could have occurred earlier.

I dont really take much motice of the 60% warnings tbh.

[Phildb2]

2 minutes ago, Turquoise said:

I dont really take much motice of the 60% warnings tbh.

77% for leamington Spa midnight tonight thunder plus hail

 

Edited June 20, 2023 by Phildb2

[ChannelThunder]

A more zonal pattern for next week could hopefully lead up to a more classic plume scenario at some point. We haven't seen one for so long, but they used to be so common in July. 

By this, I mean the sort of synoptics with a LP to the west of Ireland with an advancing cold front, rather than the cut-off low style plume we've only seen this year so far. 

Edited June 20, 2023 by ChannelThunder

[Harry]

4 minutes ago, ChannelThunder said:

A more zonal pattern for next week could hopefully lead up to a more classic plume scenario at some point. We haven't seen one for so long, but they used to be so common in July. 

By this, I mean the sort of synoptics with a LP to the west of Ireland with an advancing cold front, rather than the cut-off low style plume we've only seen this year so far. 

Thankfully it’s still only June

[Norfolk Sheep]

6 minutes ago, Harry said:

Thankfully it’s still only June

Don't worry, it's only June.

Don't worry, it's only July.

Don't worry, it's only August.

Don't worry, it's only September.

Don't worry, there's always next year.....

[ChezWeather]

3 hours ago, East_England_Stormchaser91 said:

All the best! Looks like you’ve hit the money chez. 

It certainly looked that way for a moment! Disappointing really as I was in the perfect spot.

This was looking NE as what was left of the storm went by. 

 

[Zak M]

I know I'm late again, but I managed to go on a storm chase with a few friends on Sunday into Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. Couldn't see much lightning but we had a great view of the shelf passing over.

You'll be able to make out a faint CG if you look to the right in the thumbnail.

Edited June 20, 2023 by Zak M

[Phildb2]

Beginning to build in the West  and Wales for tonight to move across central England

 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

11 minutes ago, ChezWeather said:

It certainly looked that way for a moment! Disappointing really as I was in the perfect spot.

This was looking NE as what was left of the storm went by. 

 

Gutted that it didn’t hold up for you buddy. I’m putting it down to capping issues. Seemed like there may have been a warm layer stopping the updrafts from properly punching through. The towers here were clearly hitting a ceiling. Just one of them days. So close yet so far! 
Wish I could’ve been across in Benelux today, they’ve been having an exceptional day. 

[Somerset Squall]

1 hour ago, MP-R said:

Looks like somethings kicked off to my southwest beyond Bridgwater. Anyone down there?

They literally popped up out of nowhere just east of here! Heard loud cracks of thunder and had a few big splashes of rain but just a little too far east.

[SteveB]

4 minutes ago, Somerset Squall said:

They literally popped up out of nowhere just east of here! Heard loud cracks of thunder and had a few big splashes of rain but just a little too far east.

Nice.  Can see it on the Radar. Giving off a few strikes.  Looks like it will pass to the East of me as it travels North East. 

[Phildb2]

1 minute ago, SteveB said:

Nice.  Can see it on the Radar. Giving off a few strikes.  Looks like it will pass to the East of me as it travels North East. 

Going to be a very lively night AGAIN 

[MP-R]

7 minutes ago, Somerset Squall said:

They literally popped up out of nowhere just east of here! Heard loud cracks of thunder and had a few big splashes of rain but just a little too far east.

Worst of it skiving off to the east of me by the looks of it.

[Aiden2012]

Just now, Phildb2 said:

Going to be a very lively night AGAIN 

Is it tho. ?

[Phildb2]

1 minute ago, Aiden2012 said:

Is it tho. ?

Netweather still quoting 77% chance for thunderstorms midnight in Leamington Spa

[philglossop]

At Saltash football club for training and it’s just a little late for these heading East I think 

[CoventryWeather]

Lots of Altocumulus pushing in from the west here - few showers already producing a few strikes already. 

[mountain shadow]

Torrential rain in Glasgow.

Scotland game could be abandoned. 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Meanwhile, in the south…

[Snowshine]

1 hour ago, Phildb2 said:

Going to be a very lively night AGAIN 

Not seeing anything exceptional in the forecast, perhaps a few thundershowers?

Edited June 20, 2023 by Snowshine

[Harry]

The weather app keeps chopping and changing regarding a thunder risk in Kent on Sunday

Edited June 20, 2023 by Harry