The 2020 summer optimism and BBQ thread!

[75Black]

Whatever storm is looming, my part of west London has missed it, big stormy clouds but only accompanied by spits of rain and quiet rumbles of thunder. I want my money back.

[Blib]

3:30, about 30 mins west of Southwold. Just some high, wispy clouds.

[Blib]

75Black said:

Whatever storm is looming, my part of west London has missed it, big stormy clouds but only accompanied by spits of rain and quiet rumbles of thunder. I want my money back.

Interesting. Mrs B's at our house in Richmond, SW. She sent me a photo 45 mins ago of it teeming down.

[JakeT]

Thunder has arrived in West Berks!!!

[PositronicRay]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

Thunder and rain rolled in really quickly over Oxford - nice

Headed our way? (Stratford)

[75Black]

Blib said:

Interesting. Mrs B's at our house in Richmond, SW. She sent me a photo 45 mins ago of it teeming down.

The difference a few miles makes! Thunder completely gone now but there's cloud cover, so not being heated by the sun for now. Maybe it's taking it's time.

[Puggit]

Constant rumbling now but I think we'll miss out

[wiliferus]

Blib said:

75Black said:

Whatever storm is looming, my part of west London has missed it, big stormy clouds but only accompanied by spits of rain and quiet rumbles of thunder. I want my money back.

Interesting. Mrs B's at our house in Richmond, SW. She sent me a photo 45 mins ago of it teeming down.

Localised flooding in Richmond.

https://twitter.com/broadsword999/status/129356458...

[Bill]

colin_p said:

Still in brilliant sunshine at 38c but huge towers looming very close here (Maidenhead) and very powerful booming thunder. The radar put the tower to the East of Slough but it looks like it is on us now.

The next half hour or so is hopefully going to be quite special.

38? st! 28° here and I'm melting!

[Puggit]

Bill said:

38? st! 28° here and I'm melting!

That's his garden thermometer. Officially more like 34 today, but it's been 6 days of this.

Finally these nearby storms are bringing a breeze and pegging back the heat by a notch

[wiliferus]

I *think* looking at the radar, I’m right in the firing line

[Big Nanas]

Crikey we’ve just had 45 mins of properly extreme weather.
Lots of thunder and heavy rain which stopped after 10 mins or so, a break for 10 mins and then all hell broke loose! Super windy with rain like I’ve never seen. It really did look like the video of tropical storms.

We’re in West Byfleet , Surrey.

[Puggit]

Just stood out in the rain - it was a couple of degrees above zero (the water). Freezing!

Some absolutely massive towers above Oxford.

[wiliferus]

Puggit said:

Just stood out in the rain - it was a couple of degrees above zero (the water). Freezing!

Some absolutely massive towers above Oxford.

Had a friend on FB post a video of some bonkers rain.

Still patiently waiting here with dark clouds and thunder... wind has just picked up so I’m hopeful...

[Puggit]

Video of the storms forming on radar: https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1293573214937...

[Bill]

Puggit said:

That's his garden thermometer. Officially more like 34 today, but it's been 6 days of this.

Finally these nearby storms are bringing a breeze and pegging back the heat by a notch

That's still pretty unbearable!

Nice breeze on the coast, plus some cold water to jump into. The kids gave up camping in the garden last night about 10.30 as it was too hot.

[Puggit]

That was close...

Alarms going off here.

[eltawater]

It's coming up from Hitchin way.....

[RichFN2]

Aylesbury has been absolutely hammered with rain and hail the past 25 minutes, and the majority of that looked like driving would have been tricky to see much.

Some almighty thunder too

[JakeT]

Puggit said:

Just stood out in the rain - it was a couple of degrees above zero (the water). Freezing!

I went out into the rain to cool off a bit. The smell. Glorious!!!!

Then I realised loads of cushions and stuff was outside.