The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2022

[Bill]

Massive storm here last night apparently, I slept through it.

[Hub]

Big one on the south coast last night, went on some time and some big bangs... One massive one which finally fully woke me, though none of the rest of the family heard anything!!

[Bill]

We're under the 3.9k bit, maybe I shouldn't scoff when she says it's the biggest storm she's experienced.

[Hub]

You must be near me then, east side of Bournemouth. I don't know about biggest overall, but certainly that one strike was one of the single loudest I've experienced!

[Bill]

Nearish, the Purbecks. She thought the chimney had gone.

[BigGingerBob]

In Torbay about 11/half past last night there were some flashes and distant thunder.
Nothing big though... Not that I heard anyway. I left the window open because I love to watch lightning storms so I will be a bit upset if it was big here!

[Puggit]

Area of interest for those in Yorkshire later...

[mart 63]

What's the forecast for London this weekend, flying over for a match at Wembley. Is it going to be shorts weather?

[colin_p]

Puggit said:

Area of interest for those in Yorkshire later...

Almost in the Bullseye here.

Might have to do some Storm Chasing later.

As for that graphic showing what happened over Hampshire last night, fking hell, that must have been epic.

[colin_p]

Convective Weather said:

Given the slack flow across NW and NE England, these areas would be favourable for perhaps a couple of convergence-driven funnel clouds.

http://www.convectiveweather.co.uk/forecast.php?date=2022-05-16

This is about as exciting as it gets without it snowing!

[Mallard126]

Weather warning from 13:00-22:00 in Leeds but no sign of anything yet. It's bright with plenty of cumulous clouds knocking about but it's been really muggy all weekend so hoping a good storm will clear the air.

[hammo19]

Interesting pile of storms over Germany at the moment

[MartG]

Seems to be hitting the M6 North of Preston now

[Evoluzione]

MartG said:

Seems to be hitting the M6 North of Preston now

Then where did it go? We heard some distant rumbles over the hills NE of there, but nothing else.

It's been forecast all day long, but never arrived.

[colin_p]

MartG said:

Seems to be hitting the M6 North of Preston now

What are they? ID4 city ships having sexy spaceship time?

[MartG]

Evoluzione said:

Then where did it go? We heard some distant rumbles over the hills NE of there, but nothing else.

It's been forecast all day long, but never arrived.

Currently between Settle and Skipton

[Mallard126]

We got bugger all in Leeds despite the weather warning all day.

[UTH]

Sitting in the garden working, nothing but sunshine. Like this for the next 3 months would be perfect, thanks.

[Bill]

Rumbles starting here and the rain radar looks promising...

[Puggit]

Big day of storms ahead tomorrow - probably the peak of the current series. Kent likely to win overall, but a wide risk...