The official summer sun, BBQ and thunder thread 2019
Discussion
JakeT said:
That was a morning of biblical rain. Lots of standing water on the roads. There was a crash on the A34 northbound where the road usually ends up collecting a lot of standing water. Looks like it's cleared up now though.
Every time it rains like than the pedestrian underpass floods at my local train station. JakeT said:
That was a morning of biblical rain. Lots of standing water on the roads. There was a crash on the A34 northbound where the road usually ends up collecting a lot of standing water. Looks like it's cleared up now though.
Was bad on the M25 in Essex and into Kent this morning. Obviously not bad enough for some who thought that they wouldn't bother with any lights at all (those blasted running lights again; when will people realise that even though these are on, their rear lights aren't). And then you had a few people who thought that high intensity lights would be a good idea. Granted a couple of times these were a good idea as it was a mix of heavy rain and mist/fog but when it's only rain turn the things off!!Bill said:
I discovered my waterproof trousers aren't on a hike with the scouts last night. 
It's amazing how quickly the vegetation greens up after a little rain.
ElectricSoup said:
??? I'm in Bracknell and the sun is shining!
Must have been very localised.All gone now and the sun is also shining here (North Maidenhead towards Cookham).
We scored a direct hit for once.
If you look on blitzorgtung.org you can see the lightning is flashing away, probably over Hemel or Watford now.
[edit] quoted the wrong post above
Mr-B said:
Cherry Blossom Power protector, Morrisons £2.65. Found out a few years ago on a PHSS my "waterproof" trousers weren't, recently used that stuff and although not tried them outdoors yet but under a running tap the water beads and rolls off.
Cheers. I think the water was being blown sideways through the zip...It's been great today, from our office in Putney we can see the Wembley arch, when it dissapears we know we have about 10 mins before the next load of weather rolls in, just been watching London disappear before our eyes for 20 mins at a time (we are quite high up)
No lightning/storms yet though and I suspect I'll enjoy it less when the trains are inevitably affected about 5:30
No lightning/storms yet though and I suspect I'll enjoy it less when the trains are inevitably affected about 5:30
Stop the press. It's sunny in Geordieland... 
Next week sees a pretty potent northerly - in fact, if this forecast holds, the winter thread is go... https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Cairngorm/...
Then Lorenzo barrels through. Yet more tropical warmth, and tropical rain.
Next week sees a pretty potent northerly - in fact, if this forecast holds, the winter thread is go... https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Cairngorm/...
Then Lorenzo barrels through. Yet more tropical warmth, and tropical rain.
Puggit said:
Then Lorenzo barrels through. Yet more tropical warmth, and tropical rain.
Looks like a direct hit, I wonder if it will hit us a intense low in it's own right or be absorbed into a larger Atlantic low?https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtm...
Puggit said:
Direct hit on Ireland, at tropical storm strength.
Rain will be worse than wind for the Irish, I suspect. They're used to that strength of wind!
Any ideas about the potential wind speed for us in the UK?Rain will be worse than wind for the Irish, I suspect. They're used to that strength of wind!
Will it just be a low pressure system when it gets here or could it be troublesome?
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