Storms and Convective discussion - August 2023

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Just now, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Not here ... Just a small puffy

On sat24 there looks to be things. But they are probably over Dorking now

[Polar Maritime]

Starting to hear thunder in the distance here now and temps are dropping..

Edit- Storm just skimmed me to my West.

Edited August 26, 2023 by Polar Maritime

[stainesbloke]

Apparently there was a waterspout off the Isle of Wight today 

[Thunderspotter]

Storm at Bristol will make it's way over in my direction if it survives. 

There were some good cloud formations today but no thunder heard here. Lightning over Southampton I saw on my tracker, but I was too late to the party.

[Rush2019]

Saw some great structures over Manchester earlier, pics taken from the M6.  Arrived in Macc a little while ago just in time for half a dozen or so of flashes and loud thunder.  Pink lightning it was too.

[Azazel]

Still somehow nothing here. Not even a shower lol 

[Sunny76]

9 minutes ago, Azazel said:

Still somehow nothing here. Not even a shower lol 

It’s weird how some areas just miss everything. Very strange. 

[Mary C]

1 minute ago, Sunny76 said:

It’s weird how some areas just miss everything. Very strange. 

Yeah, there’s nothing here either but last night there were a number of storms between 11pm and about 4am.

[Sunny76]

2 minutes ago, Kitty Bonkers said:

Yeah, there’s nothing here either but last night there were a number of storms between 11pm and about 4am.

It’s been quite an active period for thundery weather in many areas, but on different days. Maybe Andover will get a storm in the next few days.

[Azazel]

Just now, Sunny76 said:

It’s been quite an active period for thundery weather in many areas, but on different days. Maybe Andover will get a storm in the next few days.

*years 

[Sunny76]

2 minutes ago, Azazel said:

*years 

Yeah I know. You haven’t had one since 2019.

I don’t remember getting anything during 2019, apart from some rumbles the morning after that really hot day in July.

[Harry's House]

Only had a shower with large raindrops this afternoon, otherwise it was dry with plenty of sunshine today.

[Andy Bown]

1 hour ago, Thunderspotter said:

Storm at Bristol will make it's way over in my direction if it survives. 

There were some good cloud formations today but no thunder heard here. Lightning over Southampton I saw on my tracker, but I was too late to the party.

It seems to have decayed into a very wet mess as it’s moving over Wiltshire. However the lightning detectors appear to be having a mare.

[Metwatch]

Highly localised downpour which I perfectly missed by accident by dropping a relative off on the far western side of Coventry (Tile Hill) driving on the A45 eastern bypass to get there, after a stroll east of the city. 

When driving back the eastern side of the city centre ring road was completely dry but on the western side about half a mile away, everything soaked. My station recorded 16mm/hr rainfall rates. Shows how localised these showers can be, with this one in particular forming over the city centre. 

Edited August 26, 2023 by Metwatch

[mike57]

Been some thunderstorms again in East Yorkshire today, with a funnel cloud spotted, with a good picture in the Yorkshire and E England discussion.

[Methuselah]

Och well, another day under a thunderstorm warning, another day of nothing. I guess I should be used to it by now? 

[A Face like Thunder]

Chris F on the Beeb this evening was talking of a pronounced convergence line tomorrow running down the spine of the Pennines, which could create some electrical activity, and this just happens to be where I shall be travelling tomorrow afternoon on my way to N Yorkshire. I will see what happens.

[LIGHTNING ACTION]

Quite spectacular structure today. N of York, no visual bolts, or rumbles, but the lightning app said there were some in this beauty

 

[Robbie Garrett]

From the Royal London Hospital Helipad earlier

 

 

[Eagle Eye]

Convective Outlook ️

Intense showers will develop across Eastern England bringing the risk of sporadic lightning possibly the odd thunderstorm.

[Sunny76]

2 minutes ago, Eagle Eye said:

Convective Outlook ️

Intense showers will develop across Eastern England bringing the risk of sporadic lightning possibly the odd thunderstorm.

When is this happening?

[10 Days Away]

4 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

When is this happening?

0700 Sunday 0700 Monday. Top of forecast 

[Sunny76]

3 minutes ago, TN26 said:

0700 Sunday 0700 Monday. Top of forecast 

[The Tall Weatherman]

It’s been an ok day overall as I heard my first rumble since early July and managed to get some nice convection pics and Timelapse’s. I also managed to get a small funnel and had to include the Adorable nut-filled squirrel stalking me while I was taking the photos !

[Aiden2012]

Don’t think this was a funnel but took a pic anyway and then a dying shower at the end of the day, did get 3 good bits of thunder earlier aswell