Storms and Convective discussion- October 2023

[BlueHedgehog074]

Must admit, I thought the skies, at least especially earlier today, looked very convective looking. Although when it become all grey and rainy here this afternoon I just thought it would just be a general spell of rain until, like a few others, a few odd rumbles of thunder suddenly came unexpectedly. Including the odd lightning flash too!

Looking at the radar though, it looks like there’s some particularly angry looking showers to the South and East of here. 

[Eagle Eye]

6 minutes ago, Alderc 2.0 said:

Clearly a more unstable airmass in the mid layers than forecast, maybe a bit more of a northward shunt of energy than expected? Temps are near 30C now on the north French coast.

Possibly, might also be an increase in forcing due to this. Does mean a chance that the energy forecasted to be in the channel overnight might be a bit further north into the south for further development, main issue was lack of any real forcing though. The storms further north may just send the pressure slightly off down here, especially given the depressing cold front. Gravity waves might just influence something thundery somewhere in the south, just a few musings. 

Edited October 2, 2023 by Eagle Eye

[James86]

Caught right off guard in Southampton! Loud booms overhead and some large CGs striking nearby! 

[Super_Uwe]

Astounding developments the past couple of hours, absolutely no change here in Kingsbridge from the drizzle and murk all day, yet there was lightning just offshore to the east!

Will note this was at least forecast as a possibility, so not completely random

[Emz by the Thames]

I just said 'It's been an hour with no thunder, I'm going back out'.

...stepped outside....

SHOTGUN THUNDER!!!

[wimblettben]

10 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

Few intra cloud flashes with some nice rumbles, otherwise a torrential thundery shower. 

Does make it now both the second September and October in a row to see storms here, be it either thunder or distant lightning.

Nice quality audio on that thunder.

[minus10]

[Saint coolio]

Make it make sense...

Can hear the thunder but it's uncannily going either side

[Azazel]

Just had a random rumble of thunder. Thought it was the bins 

[TJS1998Tom]

Got a weather warning for thunderstorms here now till 2am

[minus10]

Amazing skies..

[parhelion]

The south doing very well again today

[StormLoser]

I see the Met Office managed to cough out a yellow weather warning for the south east (probably after their roof got struck by lightning).  Curiously they omit the Reigate area - it's all further north and east.

Yet their own radar shows some thunderstorms heading for....Reigate and environs.  And then they wonder why people have given up over the yellow warnings!

I'm hoping we'll get a couple of rumbles here. Unless the storms take their customary u-turn on Reigate's borders.  

PS - just one nit-pick at the Netweather radar and lightning indicators. The 1-10 minutes colour of strikes is pretty much the same colour as the heavy rain, making the indicators invisible in storms. And I'm slightly colour blind to reds, too....  

Edited October 2, 2023 by StormLoser

[saint]

Third storm of the day has arrived.

[minus10]

Sky is just so volatile currently..

[Metwatch]

Gunshot thunder in Eastleigh, Hampshire. 

 

[Rufus Butterfield]

I swear I saw some asperitas clouds out the window in my lecture, but now I’ve gone outside they’re gone.

[Frosty hollows]

19 minutes ago, Saint coolio said:

Make it make sense...

Can hear the thunder but it's uncannily going either side

I feel your pain. North,south, east and west of me now

[wimblettben]

10 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

Gunshot thunder in Eastleigh, Hampshire. 

 

Blimey that was a big one!!!!!

[Thunderspotter]

Storm here in Fareham was quite impressive. Loads of bright flashes, some of which had some loud thunderclaps. Sadly it wan't close enough to get amazing footage of it but I think I'm going to make a 2-3min video on youtube about this month's best strikes. 

Typically, I forgot I was using my 0.6x camera, so the flashes didn't really pop up as well on the video as i had hoped. Note to self: Stick with the main 1x camera.

That video was insane! Wish I was there haha

11 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

Gunshot thunder in Eastleigh, Hampshire. 

 

 

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

[minus10]

2 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

Amazing pic Flash...

Plenty of convection to my east moving ne..sky gone all misty again..what an afternoon..

[LetItSnow]

Dark purple colours are advancing very close, very fast, and there is a constant rumble of thunder. This won’t last long but I can tell we’re about to get blasted!

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

1 minute ago, minus10 said:

Amazing pic Flash...

Plenty of convection to my east moving ne..sky gone all misty again..what an afternoon..

Not the most electrically active but proper bolts in there!

the sky beforehand was really striated as well - 7/10 thunderstorm in October!

[Lewis221996]

Didn't expect a thunderstorm today, some dramatic skies that's for sure!