Thursday/Friday: Lightning Storms, Flash Flooding Event Thread

Gonzo

24.5C here at Dunshaughlin, making today the joint warmest day of the year along with the 2nd of June. If I can nudge an extra degree over the next hour then perhaps today will be the warmest day of the year at my location.

Phoenix Park at 25C and many other stations at 23 or 24C.

SleetAndSnow

About 24 degrees in Cork City. Wasn't expecting temps this high down here. Lovely!

Beechwoodspark

Very warm in mid Kildare at the moment.

highdef

It has surpassed 27c in North kildare. 27.3c with the sunshine turning hazy. A lot of land based convection has recently begun with some decent towers becoming evident.

I'm also interested in the area of cloud moving into Wexford now. Now sure if it's something building or if it's something that could be triggered further as it moves over the Wicklow mountains.

Ninthlife

Like others have mentioned heat is draining here in SW Kildare.

Lot of cloud cover at the moment

whippet

I've just finished a deadlift session in the back garden - it was almost impossible to breath. Should have sat on my arse instead !

highdef

UKMO quite keen to suggest widespread thunderstorms in eastern parts tomorrow afternoon.

Mortelaro

A lot of altocumulus in Arklow now,the same as yesterday
The air feels thick

Beechwoodspark

Anyone know when the heat will die down this evening

Danno

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Anyone know when the heat will die down this evening

It won't back off much till after 8pm or 9pm and at that it will probably stay above 20c unless you get heavy showers.

SlowMotion321

I'm lucky to live in a flat in a 200 yr old house, walls are 2 feet thick, rarely have a problem with the heat

greenspurs

all this jibber jabber.

Are we having thunderstorms/thunder&Lightning/rain or what ??
All of the above, some of the above or none ?

Beechwoodspark

Not able for this dead heat.

I have to pack a car boot with stock for work tomor morning and I’m going to leave it to the morning. I’m dreading it but It’s too hot right now

pad199207

27.2°c Kildare

highdef

SlowMotion321 wrote: »

I'm lucky to live in a flat in a 200 yr old house, walls are 2 feet thick, rarely have a problem with the heat

Similar here. The sitting room is basically an old cottage from 1901 and it's 22c there. The living room in the new part of the house is over 25c.

Lots of decent convection to my west and south west. Sky quite dark in that direction. Still very warm hazy sunshine at my location in North kildare and temperature has begin to rise again with a new maximum of 27.5c now. No wind whatsoever.

hawkwing

First drops of rain just started, ominous clouds overhead.SE Tipp

PukkaStukka

Just looking at the lightning maps for Cornwall versus the rainfall footprint and the lightning is not confined just to where the precipitation is, which suggests the storms are dry

Mortelaro

Convection now also over south wexford
A very heavy shower near Aberystwyth west wales probably firing

SlowMotion321

Just switched on the TV and there is an episode of Raging planet on about lightning storms, maybe it's a sign:D

Oneiric 3

Latest WV image. Showers beginning to look more active along and to the east of the main frontal zone.

Clonmel1000

hawkwing wrote: »

First drops of rain just started, ominous clouds overhead.SE Tipp

There was literally a few drops gone again now though.

highdef

The last few frames of visible satellite in sat24 "may" be showing the beginnings of property convection over the Wicklow mountains. Needs another few frames to be more confident. It would make a fair bit of sense that the mountains would provide extra orographical lift.

highdef

The last few frames of visible satellite in sat24 "may" be showing the beginnings of property convection over the Wicklow mountains. Needs another few frames to be more confident. It would make a fair bit of sense that the mountains would provide extra orographical lift.

Kermit.de.frog

GFS going for coastal porn overnight, storms in the eastern half of the country primarily. Though they could pop up anywhere.

ninebeanrows

Anybody else have that sinking feeling:D:pac:

Let's hope something happens next few hours:eek:

M.T. Cranium

The best dynamics will be after midnight, patience required. Would say 70% chance of thunderstorms in the Dublin area around 0300h. 50-50 further west rising back to 70% around Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal.

I'm awful worried lads, in my mid-thirties now and there might only be another fifty years left. Better throw in the towel and take it out of the dryer soon. It's obvious Met Eireann have a personal vendetta against me, such defiance is deeply upsetting.

In all seriousness, we had our fun in the midwest 10 days ago. Hopefully others get front row tickets to the light show later.

pad199207

https://twitter.com/islesweather/status/1276196552751677441?s=21

Oneiric 3

Current satellite:



Clouds moving S to N, but what little wind there is here at least is from N to S. Met reports suggest variable and light to calm winds over much of the country.

Kermit.de.frog

After seeing that I guess hail is a potential disruption here when things get going.