Thunderstorm/Convective Watch: Summer 2010

Squarewave

I'm halfway between kilrush and kildysert. Lightning is is to the north east.

Seems to have quietened down now..

Deep Easterly

Just started to rain with sky black as hell but no thunder to report.

maquiladora

Su Campu wrote: »

Latest GFS run is giving much more upper support for deep convection tomorrow an upper shortwave (one of three on a shortwave merrygoround around the parent low) sweeps through southern and eastern parts of the country during the afternoon. I think we'll get more than an honourable mention in tomorrow morning's ESTOFEX forecast!

Chance of a few rumbles around the Waterford area tomorrow? :pac:

Timistry

Tis after brightening up here. Ah well! maybe tomorrow will bring something more exciting

nacho libre

just heard a couple of rumbles of thunder

Deep Easterly

Some distant rumblings here. Rain has stopped (2.3mm fell) but getting darker!

nacho libre

a third rumble now;)

maquiladora

Some fairly impressive stuff there from Clare up to around Sligo :

Deep Easterly

nacho libre wrote: »

a third rumble now;)

How are the skies looking up there Mr. Nacho? Still rumblings here but can't fathom out where they are coming from (I think maybe from the NW?)

Timistry

maquiladora wrote: »

Some fairly impressive stuff there from Clare up to around Sligo :

Would they be fully formed cbs with anvil tops?

nacho libre

Deep Easterly wrote: »

How are the skies looking up there Mr. Nacho? Still rumblings here but can't fathom out where they are coming from (I think maybe from the NW?)

yes it's dark all up here now but the rumbling has stopped now. I see England and Wales are getting tons of electrical storms today.

Deep Easterly

nacho libre wrote: »

yes it's dark all up here now but the rumbling has stopped now. I see England and Wales are getting tons of electrical storms today.

Well there's defo something in the air, my touch lamp just came on by itself! :eek::D. Shower is clearing from here as looks quite menecing when the sun peaks out.

Timistry

nacho libre wrote: »

yes it's dark all up here now but the rumbling has stopped now. I see England and Wales are getting tons of electrical storms today.

I suppose the high temps that they have had of late are really energising any cells that form. Might see a tornado or two touch down there by the time the weeks out.

cian1500ww

Flash of lightning and some thunder here a few minutes ago, nothing more though

Deep Easterly

Violent downpour!! oh ****!!

Timistry

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Violent downpour!! oh ****!!

get out the canoe DE!

Deep Easterly

2.5mm already!

Su Campu

Timistry wrote: »

Would they be fully formed cbs with anvil tops?

Yes, if you watch the satellite loop you can see them forming. Updraft speeds are are around 50-60mph, so you may see some overshooting tops later as the sun angle gets lower.

IvySlayer

Su Campu wrote: »

Latest GFS run is giving much more upper support for deep convection tomorrow an upper shortwave (one of three on a shortwave merrygoround around the parent low) sweeps through southern and eastern parts of the country during the afternoon. I think we'll get more than an honourable mention in tomorrow morning's ESTOFEX forecast!

Me likey!!! :D

I want one now though :mad:

Now now now :mad:

*jumps up and down*

Waiting for something to reach Dublin :pac: Though I am enjoying the heat and the sunshine!

darkman2

Good action across Wales and SW England now as well as parts of the West of Ireland. Could get a storm or two in the East this evening aswell.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

WolfeIRE

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Violent downpour!! oh ****!!

not as bad as the view from my bedroom window


By the way, i notice ME have lifted their 20-40mm, up to 60mm rainfall warning

Timistry

Su Campu wrote: »

Yes, if you watch the satellite loop you can see them forming. Updraft speeds are are around 50-60mph, so you may see some overshooting tops later as the sun angle gets lower.

Thanks. Thats what I thought alright! i love the way overshooting tops are so whispy and delicate at the very top and monstrous looking at the base. I have only seen one properly formed cb ever because the mountains here in kerry obscure my view lol

Oscar Bravo

Thunderstorm passed through Castlebar in the last 30mins,plenty of lightening,thunder(loud) and torrential rain.moving off towards the NW now.There was also thunder around 1pm with more torrential rain.

Deep Easterly

WolfeIRE wrote: »

not as bad as the view from my bedroom window


By the way, i notice ME have lifted their 20-40mm, up to 60mm rainfall warning

Ok you win! . Eased up now but still very dark despite clearer skies to the SW and S. Clouds must be very dense.

Timistry

darkman2 wrote: »

Good action across Wales and SW England now as well as parts of the West of Ireland. Could get a storm or two in the East this evening aswell.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

That storm in the Benelux countries is a monster! The level 3 warning was on the money. Surely that has to spawn a tornado at some stage. if you look on Meteox there is a squall line all the way from Holland to SE France!

Su Campu

Timistry wrote: »

Thanks. Thats what I thought alright! i love the way overshooting tops are so whispy and delicate at the very top and monstrous looking at the base. I have only seen one properly formed cb ever because the mountains here in kerry obscure my view lol

No, the anvil is the wispy top of the Cb, the overshooting top is a well defined bump protruding out of the top of the anvil. Each one is an individual updraft punching through the anvil into the stratosphere, like the photo below.

delw

glorious sunshine here all day:p
but i realy want a bit of thunder :mad:

Deep Easterly

Oddly, I have yet to see an anvil structure today but probably due to the amount of cloud at lower levels.

maquiladora

Janey Mac, Belgium/Netherlands getting absolutely hammered at the moment :

http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&subpage_3=3

Also notice activity now in SW England/Wales that might swing around over the Irish Sea later?

maquiladora

New Met Eireann forecast :

Today

The scattered showers, heavy in some parts will continue for a time this evening and so will the risk of isolated thunderstorms. However, the showery activity and the thunderstorm threat will tend to ease off towards dusk.

Tomorrow

Sunny spells with isolated showers at first on Thursday morning. However, the showers will become more widespread during the day and will intensify, and there will also be the returning risk of thunderstorm activity. Highest temperatures on Thursday of 16 to 19 degrees in moderate southwesterly winds.