Storms and Convective discussion - September 2023

[A Face like Thunder]

5 minutes ago, mike57 said:

 

Depend which part, and which way you want to view. The top of Garrowby Hill gives good views across the Vale of York, another spot to consider would be Octon Cross Roads roundabout, where the B1249 and the B1253 cross. Although the views there are only fair you do have elevation, but its the option to head in any of the 4 compass points with good views within 6 to 8 miles, on good straight roads, you can get views of Holderness, Bridlington Bay, Scarborough, Malton, and the Humber all within about 15 mins drive.

I know it's North Yorkshire but Danby Beacon is ace.

[Ryan H]

This was taken in Hoarwithy around 16 minutes ago from Ventusky.

[The Tall Weatherman]

Go and Watch AarizWX on twitch ! Insane Shelf cloud and a Wall cloud feature developing.

Edited September 10, 2023 by The Tall Weatherman
Edit- Inflow tail developed

[Sparkiee storm]

Stunning sunset last night with the rays and developing cells in the west midlands last night causing sky shadows whatever they are called but there was some very vivid colours even more so than the Saharan dust earlier in the week.

Edited September 10, 2023 by Sparkiee storm

[Jamie M]

Arnside Pier has a nice shelf on the front with some scud coming off it 

[Scuba steve]

1 minute ago, Jamie M said:

Arnside Pier has a nice shelf on the front with some scud coming off it 

Lol typical I’m at newby bridge did see the structure though 

[summer blizzard]

Sun is now coming out which should allow the heating to begin and give us the thumbs up.

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

6 minutes ago, Jamie M said:

Arnside Pier has a nice shelf on the front with some scud coming off it 

No lightning visible. Radar showing very little too but that’s not to say it’s going off above that cloud layer and we just don’t see it

[Allseasons-Si]

Some heavy echo's breaking out north of Swindon now,one's to keep an eye on.

[Met.]

21 degrees, overcast with drizzle here. Whoopie whoopie what excitement.

[Scuba steve]

2 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

No lightning visible. Radar showing very little too but that’s not to say it’s going off above that cloud layer and we just don’t see it

It did produce thunder but nothing exceptional 

[Eagle Eye]

Yeah, Arnside Pier is about to get battered by the looks of it. Never mind, just realised where it is. 

Edited September 10, 2023 by Eagle Eye

[Allseasons-Si]

3 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

Some heavy echo's breaking out north of Swindon now,one's to keep an eye on.

Sferics there now.

[pinball wizard]

Looks like the winds may move round to more of a south westerly rather than current south to south easterly for those of us in south east and EA later through the day. This may be of interest if northern france keeps spawning.... Something to keep an eye on 

[Southern Storm]

13 hours ago, Southern Storm said:

Evening all, I decided to setup the west of Portland 

She's incoming

I should have known better than to make a statement like the one above, sorry to everyone in the south, commentators curse really killed off those storms  

I did manage to capture 3 bolts, totally worth the time and money spent on fuel.... NOT

 

For whatever reason, this part of the world has turned into joke as far a storms are concerned, it's really is getting ridiculous, add to that when you find a nice spot to watch any storms that miraculously make an appearance, you have to put up with people playing ridiculously loud music right next to you from their campervan, as well as their 100000000000000 lumin spotlights flooding the countryside making photography virtually impossible

Sorry for the rant, but that's what this years "storm season" has done to us in central southern areas

Having said all that, good luck to anyone wishing for a storm today, can't wait to see how it unfolds.

As there won't be any storms down here, I'm going research good places to stay in France for next year's storm season

Edited September 10, 2023 by Southern Storm

[ChannelThunder]

Of course, everything is active with lightning except for the stuff coming into CS Eng!

[parhelion]

8 minutes ago, Allseasons-si said:

Some heavy echo's breaking out north of Swindon now,one's to keep an eye on.

Yes just seen those storms appear. Think we are officially go for some afternoon fun and games now!  

[Scuba steve]

21 minutes ago, The Tall Weatherman said:

Go and Watch AarizWX on twitch ! Insane Shelf cloud and a Wall cloud feature developing.

It has a fantastic structure couldn’t take pictures as driving to newby bridge 

[pinball wizard]

4 minutes ago, ChannelThunder said:

Of course, everything is active with lightning except for the stuff coming into CS Eng!

Possibly due to a lack of forcing, areas further north may be receiving assistance from divergent winds....

[Azazel]

3 minutes ago, pinball wizard said:

Looks like the winds may move round to more of a south westerly rather than current south to south easterly for those of us in south east and EA later through the day. This may be of interest if northern france keeps spawning.... Something to keep an eye on 

It literally starts to die the second it leaves the French coast - anything that does make it this far is just a drizzly mess which then reinvigorates as soon as it leaves the area.

Elevated/surface based - it doesn’t matter. The central south has become less thundery than the arctic circle. 
 

The only thing we see here now are ‘thundery showers’ from the SW which are about as exciting as BBC 2

[pinball wizard]

Just now, Azazel said:

It literally starts to die the second it leaves the French coast - anything that does make it this far is just a drizzly mess which then reinvigorates as soon as it leaves the area.

Elevated/surface based - it doesn’t matter. The central south has become less thundery than the arctic circle. 
 

The only thing we see here now are ‘thundery showers’ from the SW which are about as exciting as BBC 2

LOL

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

[Aiden2012]

Looks like we are getting going ️ good luck everyone 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

3 minutes ago, pinball wizard said:

Possibly due to a lack of forcing, areas further north may be receiving assistance from divergent winds....

Look on sat and you’ll see where the biggest showers / storms are is generally where airmasses are meeting and the direction change is forcing the warm air coming from the south upwards. We’ve got no convergence in the south, so it generally fizzles out, meaning the air remains primed for the point at which it converges further north.

[daveinSB]

Delighted to see initiation around the Swindon area, looking good for me in Melton Mowbray later this afternoon