Storms and Convective discussion - July 2023

[Sparkiee storm]

Sfrics just to the SW of Birmingham, Torrential shower here too but no thunder.

[Steve of Wycombe]

20 hours ago, Supacell said:

I find the distribution of storms a strange thing. It seems like different places are favoured year by year. Last year i recall the south was favoured with places such as the Sussex coastlines getting numerous storms, and yet there was nothing around here until September. Infact the Midlands had very little. I know storm chasing was expensive last year as I had to travel a long way to get anything.

Here in Belper, storms have been slim pickings since i moved here in February 2017 with nothing at all until the 24th July 2019 and then just 17th June 2020, 28th July 2021 and 9th September 2022.

This year it's been the opposite way. The south has had very little but the Midlands and NW England has had lots. Here there's been more storms this year over Belper than the years 2017 to 2022 put together, although even now the stronger storms have stayed away. 

I dont recall a year with such a disparity in distribution though. Thankfully still plenty of time for more of the country to get storms as we are only half way through the storm season.

Very true. What is really annoying is that there have been 5 times this year where quite active storms just missed here by a few miles. Yesterday in the morning torrential rain fell to the west of us then in the afternoon a thunderstorm developed 2 miles in the east , the MCS (two occasions) in JUne missed here by about 4 miles to the south and 8 miles to the north. We have had nothing of note all summer but distant rumbles. This is very common - the last half decent storm was overnight in September 2016 when a large part of the south had a deluge. I just cant wait for a half decent storm as my kids have never really witnessed a thunderstorm yet.

[Arnie Pie]

1 hour ago, Sparkiee storm said:

Sfrics just to the SW of Birmingham, Torrential shower here too but no thunder.

Still pushing through as well, one due imminently.

I think this was the cell that produced the sferics from earlier

 

[JR319]

No thunder but lots of dramatic looking skies here today 

[BenFreeman_91]

Nice looking cell just passing 5 miles to the north, very similar track to yesterday's storms. 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Amazing sight at sunset yesterday ... sunset lit Anvil with Mammatus a true dream scenario ️  

Past couple of weeks have featured convection galore I have a dark cloudbase obsession

[Met.]

There's just been a thunder shower in SE Sheffield go over. It went from 0-100 on radar in 5 minutes flat.

[Rufus Butterfield]

Wow just seen a rouge bolt come out of that storm to my south east

[The PIT]

18 minutes ago, Met. said:

There's just been a thunder shower in SE Sheffield go over. It went from 0-100 on radar in 5 minutes flat.

Yup heard it from here.

[Rufus Butterfield]

Very lucky there because I almost gave up recording. Just one strike, but with some very moody skies.

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Just had a little local chase out! Some very heavy rain and awesome cloud scapes. Hunstanton and Heacham areas 

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2023 by East_England_Stormchaser91

[Andy Bown]

Here’s a decent summation of this weekend. A downpour clearing at sunset.

[The Tall Weatherman]

Some decent pileus and showers around tonight after a week of cloudless greek heat. Tomorrow will be pretty much the same with slightly higher Cape values in East Anglia.

[Arnie Pie]

Just looking for Noctilucent clouds on German/ Austrian web cams, and came across this

I was in two minds about which forum to post

[Foxgloves]

Some nice clouds this morning from that line of showers over N Wirral and Liverpool

[Coops241180]

2 hours ago, Foxgloves said:

Some nice clouds this morning from that line of showers over N Wirral and Liverpool

haha - i just looked at the forecast / radar and thought - wow, this is early for a storm
 of course it's not electrical in the slightest, but pretty beastly for early morning  

[Coops241180]

Pitch black to the north of me

And this going up to the south of me 

[Coops241180]

oh..  turns out it did electrify  

[The Tall Weatherman]

Thanks @Coops241180 for pointing it out. A seemingly active thunderstorm has exploded to the East of Manchester moving E/SE into a seemingly zero-cape environment. Very surprising

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by The Tall Weatherman

[Coops241180]

1 minute ago, The Tall Weatherman said:

Thanks @Coops241180 for pointing it out. A seemingly active thunderstorm has exploded to the East of Manchester moving E/SE into a seemingly zero-cape environment. Very surprising

yeah - it's all go: 

[Windblade]

Still waiting for all these gales and rain we were supposed to get on saturday...

Edited July 17, 2023 by Windblade

[Atmogenic]

Got some nice cumulus clouds outside my window right now

 

[Allseasons-Si]

Unexpected loud crack of thunder here

[CoventryWeather]

A nice anvil visible past the cumulus clouds here (to the NW). 

Keeping an eye on the Stourbridge Cell, it's looking strong. 

[Rufus Butterfield]

Thunder now being heard. 3rd day in a row