Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion: Spring/Summer 2016

jimmynokia

Pretty anger looking stuff heading for Dunshaughlin, I'm sitting under it..

Iancar29

Yeah looks good, pity, would look great in a photo out in open fields.

jimmynokia

Iancar29 wrote: »

Yeah looks good, pity, would look great in a photo out in open fields.

Like this http://s345.photobucket.com/user/Techbuzz_Ireland/media/weather%20today_zpsou2ziwcx.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

Oscar Bravo

Should be some large cells about today, met eireann saying there will be an increasing chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, the forecasts for Knock and Shannon are also forecasting thunderstorms with hail also in the knock TAF

Eugbug

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Should be some large cells about today, met eireann saying there will be an increasing chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, the forecasts for Knock and Shannon are also forecasting thunderstorms with hail also in the knock TAF

Thunderstorms in Knock? It gives Hail Mary a whole new meaning:)

JCX BXC

A nice bit of graupel would really drop the temp!

pad199207

Starting the day with a torrential shower here in Kildare now. July?

Oscar Bravo

Very heavy downpour just east of knock airport now

jfSDAS

Nice display of mammatus just passed over Booterstown, Co. Dublin now (Friday, July 1st, 14:10BST) and is heading out towards Dublin Bay. Got some pics on the 700D but won't get a chance post them up 'til over the weekend.

John

traco

14:40, Torrential showers here in Naas every 30 /40 mins, just by Junction 10 on M7.

JCX BXC

9c at Knock at 3pm!

1st of July seems to akin to the 1st of December!

Rikand

torrential rain and big heavy hailstones came from this as it passed over Athlone

Rikand

BIG BULGING Mammatus on the back end of that cloud that passed over the town

As taken from my office window on my not very good resolution phone...

pad199207

Torrential Rain and Hail D20

jamo2oo9

Looks like a winter wonderland. This is in Carlingford, NE Louth. A few lightning strike were heard and father claims he saw a ball lightning hit something not far from us.

Tickityboo

jfSDAS wrote: »

Nice display of mammatus just passed over Booterstown, Co. Dublin now (Friday, July 1st, 14:10BST) and is heading out towards Dublin Bay. Got some pics on the 700D but won't get a chance post them up 'til over the weekend.

John

Just a quick snap while sitting at the lights at Booterstown Avenue junction 14.06pm(sorry I don't know how to make photo smaller)

jimmynokia

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Looks like a winter wonderland. This is in Carlingford, NE Louth. A few lightning strike were heard and father claims he saw a ball lightning hit something not far from us.

Ball lightning... rare that?

jamo2oo9

jimmynokia wrote: »

Ball lightning... rare that?

Thought so myself but the sky did light up so I would assume it is as fork lightning wouldn't light up the sky that much during the day.

DOCARCH

ohhh....rumble of thunder here in Dublin 16.

jimmynokia

BOOM DN22

Hal1

I just heard it there, and another getting closer .

pad199207

Hearing rumbles of thunder herebin D20

Trebor176

Two loud bangs of thunder in Clondalkin within the last five minutes, plus a third one, which wasn't as loud. There was little between the first flash and rumble. There was a heavy shower of hail/rain. All gone quiet now.

DOCARCH

Two more rumbles heard in Dublin 16.

Makapakka

Rain and ominous clouds all day in Dublin 5 but no rumbles

jfSDAS

Just a quick snap while sitting at the lights at Booterstown Avenue junction 14.06pm

Great pic Tickityboo ... many thanks for sharing. It nicely captures the display from a different angle. I was at the junction near Donnybrook Church/Bus Depot.

Later that evening there was the most vivid rainbow I've seen in a long time. Alexander's Dark Band (the strip between the primary and secondary) was very prominent as was the brightness of the sky inside the primary. The band is due to the preferential scattering of light towards the inside of the primary and outside of the secondary.

Bsal

A lightning strike showing up in the last few minutes north of Drogheda.

Hal1

Risk for northern parts today: http://www.convectiveweather.co.uk/

Awaaf

Drove from Co Down to Dublin in the late afternoon. The journey as far as Drogheda was in some of the most intense showers I have experienced in quite some time. There were several "rivers" crossing the motorway near Dundalk.

DOCARCH

Looks like a narrow but intense line of showers has developed over the north midlands stretching to Dundalk.