Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion: Spring/Summer 2016

redsteveireland

Real convective type showers as the clouds seem to be building on the spot with no obvious movement on the radar.

redsteveireland

redsteveireland wrote: »

Real convective type showers as the clouds seem to be building on the spot with no obvious movement on the radar.

Yes, running the animated UK met office observations map, they are very static, but growing. Mayo, Sligo and West Galway have some hefty looking cells developing.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/map/#?map=Rainfall&zoom=8&fcTime=1464481800&lon=-7.81&lat=53.71

chris2007

whats the chances of dublin seen any convection developing today?

Looking SE. (behind Croagh Patrick).

Discodog

It's really odd to not be able to track their movement. The cell to the west of Spiddal seems to be circling. Huge raindrops now.

The usually reliable Arcus didn't predict this.

Oscar Bravo

South of Castlebar, very high tops now

WheatenBriar

chris2007 wrote: »

whats the chances of dublin seen any convection developing today?

Zero
The convection is happening inland where opposing air types are colliding

Nibs05

chris2007 wrote: »

whats the chances of dublin seen any convection developing today?

Zero I think

Intense looking cell now in SW Mayo/N Galway.

Oscar Bravo

Black now over towards ballinrobe

MidMan25

Met forecast for Cork updated to rain. Skies darkening, hopefully we get some action

joujoujou

Thunder's here.

Discodog

The shower over me is stationary. Arcus just said rain for the hour

It's reminiscent of a day during the Salthill Airshow. The pilots were commenting how the same shower had gone around the bay & come back.

Rock Lesnar

The only Thunder i wanna hear this evening, is Thunder Road from the Boss.

Glorious day when i left meath, clear sky and im roasting nicely

eastmayo

Thunder in the distance the last half hour near Charlestown

Discodog

So weird. The shower moved slightly toward the sea & then just faded presumably lack of updraught

Oscar Bravo

Nice rumbles of thunder to the south of Castlebar now

Xenji

Thunder has arrived outside of Castlebar, a good 15 minutes of rumbles so far.

Rikand

Sitting out in the back garden in athlonr looking north. Beautiful clouds building up into the sky. Wish I had one of those timelapse cameras.

As soon as the clouds cross the Shannon they seem to start dissipating

Discodog

Intense spot about to hit Spiddal. Interesting to watch them build on the radar.

Edit: it's fading just like the one before. They don't like the sea

Kristopherus

Showers seemingly getting less intense the further West the go.

First rain of the day here in West Mayo (Murrisk). Nice big drops.

cml387

Most enormous rumbles of thunder of to the north of Clonmel, like I imagine a barrage of heavy guns must sound.
Rain with sunshine as well.

northgirl

Nice bit of thunder now here in Cork. Not very dark either, some patches of blue still about.

JCX BXC

Some intense downpours and lots of lightening breaking out in Munster.

Here in West Clare, the towering cumulus are visible again.

Ryan Mac Sweeney

Just heard a rumble of thunder in Cork City now towards the southeast. Just starting to rain also

sunbabe08

Rumbles of thunder in cork city!!!!

Colser

sunbabe08 wrote: »

Rumbles of thunder in cork city!!!!

Loads of rumbles ..no lightening yet.

cml387

Colser wrote: »

Loads of rumbles ..no lightening yet.

Oh there's lightning , it's just that you can't see it because it's daylight.

sunbabe08

Colser wrote: »

Loads of rumbles ..no lightening yet.

Never heard so many rumbles before