Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Summer/Autumn 2021

21-08-2021 8:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786181#Comment_117786181

It'll be twitter I'm afraid and I am sifting through to find ones with lightning

I could only stand at my hall door for this

Would need scuba gear outside 🤣🤣

21-08-2021 8:28pm

Internet very slow here

Brief one of the rain but you can hear the thunder in the background

https://twitter.com/Arklowweather/status/1429149763958714368?s=20

21-08-2021 9:13pm

Saw some strong lightning out to sea there just now due east se of Arklow

21-08-2021 9:13pm

And more

pad199207 · 21-08-2021 9:25pm

Lightning just lit up the sky to my east

RobAMerc · 21-08-2021 9:29pm

3 strikes south of us here in Dundrum in last 10 mins - getting closer by the looks of it

DOCARCH · 21-08-2021 9:34pm

Couple of flashes just off the coast here in Greystones.

Calibos · 21-08-2021 10:25pm

All the fun stuff seems to have passed to the north and south of me in Bray. A few 5-10 minute intervals of drizzle and light rain was all we got down the Seafront area all day.

Meteorite58 · 21-08-2021 10:31pm

Just an indication of where the storms were today, from accounts only very few of the strikes recorded ,the ATD is tuned more for CG strikes.

https://ibb.co/3sGDXhh

21-08-2021 11:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786629#Comment_117786629

That seems to have picked up the strikes over me pretty well

As per @highdef 's request

Here's 2 minutes of it on YouTube at the start of it

A very rare one where the thunder continued non stop with one rolling into another indicating a lot of lightning

Unfortunately my view at the hall door is restricted but you can make out one or two lightning flashs I think

I'm unsure how to embed youtube links on the new boards

Its a pity it wasn't night time

https://youtu.be/ahEIEfKoUCY

Meteorite58 · 21-08-2021 11:43pm

Not bad I suppose over Arklow but with 40 minutes of continuous thunder that you mentioned in an earlier post if all the strikes were picked up there would be maybe around 5 to 10 times that number of sferics showing up , Met Eireann do a good piece on it here . https://www.met.ie/climate/what-we-measure/lightning

Great video.

21-08-2021 11:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786856#Comment_117786856

Yes the vast majority of the lightning must have been IC (inter cloud) and quite high based stuff considering despite being overhead it struggled to get very loud bar a few louder pops

Must say I was impressed with it,considering it was a home grown storm that built itself locally and got so very electrified

glightning · 30-08-2021 7:48pm

If you are like me and suffering major withdrawals due to lack of decent summer thunderstorms, then check out this very photogenic storm in Majorca LIVE right now :-

Majorca: Algaida2- LiveCam-Pro

glightning · 30-08-2021 7:50pm

Was very nice looking as the sun set. Will probably be very dark soon though!

glightning · 30-08-2021 7:52pm

Jeez, what I'd give to be in Palma tonight

Meteorite58 · 06-09-2021 7:51pm

ECM showing thunderstorm potential late Tues night but more so early Weds morning from midnight on moving into the SW, S and up through the country, more so the Western half , maybe the SE also, still evolving . Showing potential throughout the day further up the country.

So looking at very warm temperatures overnight ( after temps of 25 to 27C Tues ), as high as 17 to 18C for a time with corresponding high Dp's and temps getting up to the low 20's during Weds. A trough / occluded front associated with a Lp to the S of Ireland will be drawn up over the country with a high theta E reading . 850 hPa temps of 14 to 15C possible towards daylight hours. Areas of convergence especially in the SW and along S and SE coast and up along the W and NW coastal areas. Orographic lift in the SW, W and NW should help also. Decent amounts of LLS and DLS. Some localized heavy rain if the thunderstorms get going . Have found these set ups can really produce good storms at times but then at times nothing materializes . Met Eireann mentioning Thurs for possible thunderstorms but nothing yet for Weds, same as MT. WRF showing plenty of MUCAPE as Weds progresses .

Could be elevated storms in nature, ECM showing potential for a few hefty storms . Will they materialize , any thoughts??

Gaoth Laidir · 06-09-2021 8:03pm

It looks a decent chance for the South.

Kermit.de.frog · 07-09-2021 10:57am

Scattered cells moving in to southern areas later tonight, not making much progress, dying out as they move inland. Then more up the east coast tomorrow evening/night and more widespread Thursday.

Some good downpours. Hard to know how prolific storms will be right now. Certainly looks like a decent chance of elevated lightning activity in the east.

Something to look forward to.

Say my name · 07-09-2021 5:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117857404#Comment_117857404

The dog was stuck under the kitchen table this evening and didn't want to move to go to bed in his box.

Very rarely the dog is inside and only time he's like that is when there's thunder. My father replied there must be thunder on the way. The sun is beaming down with ne'r a cloud in the sky. So I had to click in here to see and sure enough the thread is here and you've posted Kermit.

I'm in Wexford.

Blame it on Ted if it doesn't materialise..🤣

typhoony · 07-09-2021 6:47pm

not sure what areas are at most risk, latest GFS has the heaviest preciptation at 6am Thursday from South Roscommon up through East Mayo, Leitrim and Sligo