The 2016 summer and thunder thread

[Puggit]

227bhp said:

If that was the right way round i'd assume it was filled with rainwater.

We managed to BBQ yesterday! (with an umbrella...)

[steveT350C]

Storms missing us in Gerrards Cross by about 10 miles, but took this from my front room just now...

[Puggit]

Cracking photo ^ ^ ^


The good news - no Atlantic conveyor belt.
The bad news - no high pressure.

A real mixture of weather at the moment. Nothing is in control. Plenty of small low pressure systems wondering around, but also the odd high pressure ridge.

Going forwards, Scotland could well have the better weather thanks to HP anchored around Iceland. As for BH Monday... Not brilliant, not the usual wash out either. Could be breezy and don't discount rain.

[PositronicRay]

Thanks. I'm going East.

[Puggit]

Some tasty storms crossing from NW France at the moment - most likely to hit Cornwall/Devon/Dorset (in order of likelihood).

BH weekend is looking slightly warmer than of late, nothing special. BH Monday has a threat of low pressure coming from Germany (yup, totally wrong way around). Could start ruining BBQs in East during the afternoon or evening, but plenty of unknowns on the forecast currently.

Looking forwards from that - high pressure, maybe...

[mcelliott]

We have thunder....

[mcelliott]

Storm cell now departing, probably for the south west of the UK.

[Puggit]

Well plenty of what this thread is about this weekend:



Graphic from @UKWeatherLive

Warm air and low pressure = fireworks

Keep an eye on Monday's weather - it's still uncertain but could be very wet for the East.

[coopedup]

mcelliott said:

Storm cell now departing, probably for the south west of the UK.

Cracking picture (of the cup and saucer)

[mcelliott]

coopedup said:

mcelliott said:

Storm cell now departing, probably for the south west of the UK.

Cracking picture (of the cup and saucer)

[coopedup]

mcelliott said:

Coming over for the hill climb, flying in on Sunday, there till Tuesday, fancy a pint?

[Allanv]

Kicking off in East Bristol, thunder and lightning every 4 minutes.

Now where are the cats....

[mcelliott]

coopedup said:

mcelliott said:

Coming over for the hill climb, flying in on Sunday, there till Tuesday, fancy a pint?

I'm to-ing a fro-ing quite a bit this weekend but I live just round the corner from the cup and saucer (Chateau Clos) - look for either silver grey M3 or blue S4 on the driveway - you're more than welcome to pop in. We've got plenty of falling down water

[coopedup]

mcelliott said:

I'm to-ing a fro-ing quite a bit this weekend but I live just round the corner from the cup and saucer (Chateau Clos) - look for either silver grey M3 or blue S4 on the driveway - you're more than welcome to pop in. We've got plenty of falling down water

Many thanks mate, I will try and pop over Sunday afternoon
If I am standing in the Pearl place car park do I go left or right?

[ApOrbital]

[mcelliott]

coopedup said:

Many thanks mate, I will try and pop over Sunday afternoon
If I am standing in the Pearl place car park do I go left or right?

If you're stood in the car park looking out into the great blue yonder, we're just around the corner on the left

[coopedup]

mcelliott said:

coopedup said:

Many thanks mate, I will try and pop over Sunday afternoon
If I am standing in the Pearl place car park do I go left or right?

If you're stood in the car park looking out into the great blue yonder, we're just around the corner on the left

Splendid, hope to see you tomorrow

[steveT350C]

Europe getting it again...

[Alucidnation]

According to my basic weather App, the south looks to be warming up from next Monday!

[Puggit]

Alucidnation said:

According to my basic weather App, the south looks to be warming up from next Monday!

Yup.

Poor week ahead as the low pressure over Europe comes our way. Then high pressure ridges in from the NW and we'll have some good weather.

Current thinking is 2nd half of June will see things back to normal and wet - the Atlantic has been very quiet of late...