Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion: Spring/Summer 2016

Jpmarn

Thunderstorm fans will be disappointed tonight.

Oneiric 3

Jpmarn wrote: »

Thunderstorm fans will be disappointed tonight.

Thunderstorms fans will always be disappointed in this country.

Gonzo

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Thunderstorms fans will always be disappointed in this country.

There hasn't been a proper thunderstorm in our area since 1985, that's how rare they are! Sure we've had showers with some rumbles of thunder and the odd flash of lightning but they don't really count.

ShiddyArze

Gonzo wrote:

There hasn't been a proper thunderstorm in our area since 1985, that's how rare they are! Sure we've had showers with some rumbles of thunder and the odd flash of lightning but they don't really count.

That's crazy considering how changeable our climate is

MJohnston

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Thunderstorms fans will always be disappointed in this country.

Yeah, it's the only thing that really disappoints me about the Irish weather. I was in Washington DC during their 'derecho' thunderstorms in 2012 and it was fantastic.

Gonzo

I reckon the west of Ireland definitely see's more thunderstorms than in the eastern half of the country. Most of the time posts are made about thunderstorms they mainly happen in the west.

Even on the rare occassions that we do get warm/hot weather there is never really a thundery breakdown, yet this is something that happens regularly in the UK during warm to cool transitions. In continental Europe, thunderstorms seem to happen regularly regardless of temperature so why do thunderstorms avoid Ireland so much?

sryanbruen

Am I the only one who doesn't care about thunderstorms?

km79

sryanbruen wrote: »

Am I the only one who doesn't care about thunderstorms?

No
I like dry weather
Thunderstorms are wet and the dishwasher also doesn't like them for some reason as they mess with the electrics !

sryanbruen

Jpmarn wrote: »

There was forecasts for some thunder yesterday evening. There was none except for a strike or two in West Cork. Thunder is mentioned in the forecasts this evening and tonight especially in the south west. It would be exciting if met Eireann issue an Orange warning for thunderstorms. The warning would have to be near the scale of that classic night back in July 1985.

Would you like thunder like this? Photo taken in the UK on 19 July 2014 - during the thunderstorms which stroke the east of the UK after the heat hit the peak at 32c during that Summer on the 18th. These thunderstorms made July 2014 a very wet month overall in East Anglia even though the rest of the month (outside of these thunderstorms) had very little rain.

Wanderer78

sryanbruen wrote:

Would you like thunder like this?.

Yes please!

Iancar29

sryanbruen wrote: »

Am I the only one who doesn't care about thunderstorms?

Oscar Bravo

a few showers beginning to brew in a line from Carrick on Shannon to Galway. one north of cork also

Meteorite58

Uninterrupted sunshine in Tralee and very warm, can see huge Congestus forming inland , could get interesting yet.

Oscar Bravo

likewise in Castlebar can see massive tops up towards knock or further east

redsteveireland

Sky darkening to my North West.

JCX BXC

redsteveireland wrote: »

Sky darkening to my North West.

On mobile, no locations listed.

Whereabouts are you?

km79

redsteveireland wrote: »

Sky darkening to my North West.

Darkest clouds seem to be staying west
Hope they do as I've a BBQ to get ready!

redsteveireland

Carnacalla wrote: »

On mobile, no locations listed.

Whereabouts are you?

East galway. We might get a nice cooling shower.
Meanwhile in France - see attached.

Bsal

Some nice cells firing up vis sat+radar overlay at 17:15

Zzippy

Sky gone very dark just east of Galway city. Looks like Athenry could be getting a downpour

redsteveireland

Zzippy wrote: »

Sky gone very dark just east of Galway city. Looks like Athenry could be getting a downpour

Further East I think, Kiltullagh?
Clear skies again here.

km79

redsteveireland wrote: »

Further East I think, Kiltullagh?
Clear skies again here.

Yes
BBQ ruined
Can't plan anything in this country
It's not even that heavy TBH but annoying all the same

Oneiric 3

Satellite animation for today showing how quickly those convective clouds built up during the late afternoon:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzshTE6BO9ZbY0FNTDJVeXl3cW8/view?usp=sharing

robclay26

Some thunder north of delvin this evening around 7pm

jimmynokia

Appears to be a few strikes between Mullingar and Dundalk

Oscar Bravo

heavy showers out in the atlantic just coming into radar range, could produce some lightning.

Nibs05

Seriously heavy showers here on the east Meath coast, no sparks though :mad:

JanuarySnowstor

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

heavy showers out in the atlantic just coming into radar range, could produce some lightning.[/quote

they do look quite heavy on the radar.

WheatenBriar

Looks like there might be some coast huggers in the East tomorrow

Jpmarn

The weather channel is quoting thunderstorms for the Limerick area this Saturday and Sunday.