The colin_p appreciation summer sun and storm thread 2024

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One small crumb of comfort - the position of the low brings winds from the south...

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Big aurora in NZ: https://x.com/Petagna/status/1789006241978610008

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Aurora spotted in India - I reckon that gives us a chance

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Odesa, Ukraine:



https://x.com/WeatherSarov1/status/178901639663178...

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Boom

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Bill said:

We've got a green tinge on a very long exposure but nothing visible to the naked eye.

My photo was about 5 seconds on phone !

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I'm reading it may get stronger again soon. But heading off to bed!

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Aaaand back to the real weather...

Storms in Western parts tomorrow

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Might not be worth aurora spotting. Activity dying off.

https://twitter.com/liamdutton/status/178939359435...

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Aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk isn't coping well under the load

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N Wales into Lancs looks like today's sweet spot.

We're booked in to the Thames Lido at 6pm for swim and dinner. It better hold off...

If you haven't been there, it's a Georgian open air swimming bath and spa with a fantastic Spanish restaurant.

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cherryowen said:

TF2 not far off the "Area of Interest"

Here's hoping, as the last thunderstorm of note here in TF2 was three years ago.

If it kicks off, it's going to be 'of note' in that area. Big time.

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How an aurora is caused: https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/178932813...

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We're struggling in Reading. Send help...

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Sunny spells, temps in the high teens. Only rain we've had was overnight Mon/Tues night.

Seen worse...

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UTH said:

It has certainly turned surprisingly nice in Surbiton, stuff is defrosting for the BBQ tonight!

Same here. Pork belly for me!

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Low pressure was dragging the warmth from central Europe in an arc across the North Sea to hit Aberdeenshire, missing the rest of the UK. Lucky sods.

That said, it's really been ok in this part of the world. Hitting 20 degrees occaisonally and very little rain. I'm aware that just a couple of miles to our NW got pummelled by a slow moving storm last night.

Met Office pressure maps show an improving picture with slack pressure instead of low. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps-and-char...

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We have a high of -50 and 40% chance of rain. Anyone in to thermodynamics who could tell me what pressure would be required?

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Shnozz said:

I drove between "home" in Leeds and "home" in Southampton last night and encountered the most horrendous weather until South of Birmingham in terms of absolutely torrential rain and dark cloud at 7pm that felt like a winter's day. After a short respite around Gaydon way it then turned back to st from Oxford down to Newbury again.

Just fookin dreadful. That said, woken to blue skies here this morning.

We were right on the edge of the Oxford/Newbury storm - got a couple of drops only but the sky looked amazing. Radar just showed it sitting there, totally stationary.