Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Spring/Summer 2020

Gonzo

Today is looking better, far more humidity and warmth around the country today so better chance of instability.

Thunderstorms are getting going already between Cavan and Sligo, much earlier than yesterday. Can see the makings of thunderstorms west of the Wicklow mountains too towards Naas and Kildare.

Gonzo

latest charts are a definite upgrade for more widespread action today. Galway to Sligo and over to Cavan looks like the sweet spot.



Tomorrow looks like the south-east will get some action buts values are alot weaker than today.

lolie

Gonzo wrote: »

latest charts are a definite upgrade for more widespread action today. Galway to Sligo and over to Cavan looks like the sweet spot.



Tomorrow looks like the south-east will get some action buts values are alot weaker than today.

Thunder just started north of me from this, S cavan


Edit: looking and the radar and strike maps it's a cell a few mile north of this one that the thunder is from.

nthclare

Will Clare get a few claps ???

Larbre34

Right, eff this for a game of soldiers Dublin 15 here, I'm off to Cavan.

pad199207

Booming thunder here in Kildare a good while now

seamusk84

pad199207 wrote: »

Booming thunder here in Kildare a good while now

Dead quiet and sunny in North Kildare still....

OldRio

In the middle of a lighting/thunder show in South Leitrim.
Amazing stuff.

nacho libre

There is this strange wet stuff falling from the sky right now, a few rumbles of thunder too.

redsteveireland

Towers building around Galway, hot and humid, can't wait to get out of work in 30 minutes!

km79

Heavy showers creeping every closer to the mayo border

Danno

https://twitter.com/LaoisWeather/status/1272521795833389060?s=20

Can hear faint booming from that storm.

Just touching 23°c in South Laois now.

Xenji

Status yellow - Thunder warning for Wicklow
Met Éireann Weather Warning

Scattered thunderstorms developing through the afternoon and evening with heavy downpours and a risk of localised flooding.

Valid: 14:00 Monday 15/06/2020 to 21:00 Monday 15/06/2020

Issued: 14:00 Monday 15/06/2020

DOCARCH

Nice looking cloud scape from Dun Laoghaire.

squarecircles

Xenji wrote: »

Status yellow - Thunder warning for Wicklow
Met Éireann Weather Warning

Scattered thunderstorms developing through the afternoon and evening with heavy downpours and a risk of localised flooding.

Valid: 14:00 Monday 15/06/2020 to 21:00 Monday 15/06/2020

Issued: 14:00 Monday 15/06/2020

Commiserations to wex Ford Waterford Dublin and mayo

Mortelaro

pad199207 wrote: »

Booming thunder here in Kildare a good while now

Say thank you Wicklow mtns convection

South coast and Waterford look prime to me tomorrow including cork city

Gonzo

anyone reporting from Cavan?

That cell keeps growing over Cavan, looks quite significant at this stage, a big thunderstorm area stretching from Sligo all the way almost as far as the Monaghan/Cavan border and taking in much of Leitrim as well.

I would love to be there to experience it.

Oneiric 3

Hot and sunny here but hearing rumbles coming from somewhere. That real 'gun shot' effect again. I have noticed throughout the years that that particular effect in thunder seems to happen more often in the late morning early afternoon than at other times.

Mortelaro

Xenji wrote: »

Status yellow - Thunder warning for Wicklow
Met Éireann Weather Warning

Scattered thunderstorms developing through the afternoon and evening with heavy downpours and a risk of localised flooding.

Valid: 14:00 Monday 15/06/2020 to 21:00 Monday 15/06/2020

Issued: 14:00 Monday 15/06/2020

Kind of expecting that for Wicklow given the building towers
Not coastal, well inland, west anf6over the mountains
Again feeding into kildare I'd expect

KingdomRushed

The lightning feature on Met Eireann radar maps should have a disable function. As it remains behind as an imprint it means that it is often historical information overlying real time rain information, confusing matters, also the density of strikes can make it almost impossible to determine the rain intensity info which it overlays.

Longing

Gonzo wrote: »

anyone reporting from Cavan?

That cell keeps growing over Cavan, looks quite significant at this stage, a big thunderstorm area stretching from Sligo all the way almost as far as the Monaghan/Cavan border and taking in much of Leitrim as well.

I would love to be there to experience it.

Just west of Cootehill. Cell approaching continuous claps of thunder. Wind has picked up.

redsteveireland

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Hot and sunny here but hearing rumbles coming from somewhere. That real 'gun shot' effect again. I have noticed throughout the years that that particular effect in thunder seems to happen more often in the late morning early afternoon than at other times.

Something brewing to the Northeast of you, may just miss the town..

Oneiric 3

Thunder is constant here and quite explosive sounding. Whoever is getting that storm nearby must running for the hells. Sitting out the back in the hot sunshine listening to it.

Gonzo

looking at the netweather radar some of those storms over Cavan have a rainfall rate of around 80mm - 90mm/hour, that's some serious rain.

Oneiric 3

redsteveireland wrote: »

Something brewing to the Northeast of you, may just miss the town..

Can actually feels the deep bass booms in my chest. Sounds mad whoever is getting this storm.

Danno

Surge of heat here in South Laois - gone to 24°c in a very short space of time. Sky to my NE is black, clear to my SW

joeysoap

It’s like Spain in Dundalk, full sun

Gaoth Laidir

Sigmet out for the area shown below. Tops of FL350 (35,000 ft / 11 km) are fairly rare for Cb in Ireland. Thunderstorms moving west at 20 knots and intensifying.

EISN SIGMET 01 VALID 151345/151645 EINN- EISN SHANNON FIR/UIR EMBD TS FCST WI N5425 W00810 - N5420 W00742 - N5405 W00640 - N5310 W00700 - N5350 W00920 - N5430 W00825 - N5426 W00809 - N5425 W00810 TOP FL350 MOV W 20KT INTSF=

mhiggy09

Gonzo wrote: »

anyone reporting from Cavan?

That cell keeps growing over Cavan, looks quite significant at this stage, a big thunderstorm area stretching from Sligo all the way almost as far as the Monaghan/Cavan border and taking in much of Leitrim as well.

I would love to be there to experience it.

I'm in South Cavan on the Longford border so just missing out on these. Been hearing thunder all morning, just had a bout of heavy rain and had a mad dash for the washing.

km79

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Thunder is constant here and quite explosive sounding. Whoever is getting that storm nearby must running for the hells. Sitting out the back in the hot sunshine listening to it.

i can hear it in Shrule!