Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Winter 2020/Spring 2021

pauldry · 17-05-2021 4:07pm

7c in Cork and 4.4mm rain.

Good old May

spookwoman · 17-05-2021 4:37pm

Trying to get anywhere is a nightmare with the amount of drivers that seem to have forgotten basic rules of the road grrrrr

Heavy rain in Waterford and Dunmore East but nothing else

17-05-2021 4:38pm

Dark clouds spilling in here near Arklow at the moment
I'd say the sferics are gone though

highdef · 17-05-2021 5:51pm

A few shots of the showery skies in North Kildare this afternoon:

The second two videos were supposed to be one longer video but I lost connection with the drone and the recording stopped

npokilkenny · 17-05-2021 7:37pm

Some very heavy rain in North Kilkenny (near Tullaroan) this afternoon.
Followed by some very impressive lightning

Not often you can see it so clearly during the day light hours

Since around 6.30pm there is a much fresher feel to the weather and the sun has made a reappearance.

Edit; looking east towards Castlecomer/Athy area there still seems to be allot of very tall cloud tops.

Meteorite58 · 17-05-2021 8:10pm

Nice line of convection producing thunderstorms along the Southern coasts today with convergence very much in effect I would reckon , decent surface temperatures and cold upper pool with good lapse rate as the trough made progress across the South of the country. Heard there was very heavy rain near Killarney but only a light shower over near Tralee.

Funnell just outside Tralee near Camp on the Dingle Rd. this morning.

https://twitter.com/MartinO50713693/status/1394219577576509442?s=20

Meteorite58 · 17-05-2021 8:36pm

Has the look of having widespread similar type thunderstorms tomorrow, short lived pulse type storms but the uppers are that bit colder then of late with a bit more Deep layer shear although not as warm as it was along the S today. Again convergence zones and sea breezes and orographic lift coming into effect.

Scattered thunderstorms could break out in areas away from the Western coastal areas and look to peak in the Eastern half of the country in the afternoon and again along S and SE coasts I reckon.

esposito · 17-05-2021 9:15pm

Some impressive looking dark cumulonimbus clouds looking out my window in Dublin 16. Most likely no thunderstorms tonight but maybe tomorrow will be the day for Dublin.

Gaoth Laidir · 17-05-2021 9:28pm

Gaoth Laidir · 17-05-2021 9:32pm

And here's Knock airport, with the weather station enclosure that greener part of that square grass area in the centre of the picture, just to the right of that building with the light blue roof. The airport is closed for a few days, so all hourly reports are automated, with no weather or cloud data.

Meteorite58 · 17-05-2021 10:00pm

Met Éireann showing higher temperatures than I thought for the East tomorrow, will be interesting to see if the convection kicks off in the afternoon.

highdef · 17-05-2021 10:11pm

A not too insignificant rotating lowering/funnel passed directly over me at home late this evening in North Kildare. I was positioned at the south west end of a hefty shower, just about away from its rain core. I'd estimate the bottom of the funnel like feature was somewhere between 50m and 100m above ground level. Was very interesting to. Did a very quick timelapse of it with my phone as it passed. Apologies for the big change in exposure level in the video, was trying to darken the scene a little but the phone went overboard.

mickger844posts · 17-05-2021 10:22pm

https://twitter.com/waterfdweather/status/1394373390220333059?s=20 https://twitter.com/waterfdweather/status/1394319360597151745?s=20 https://twitter.com/waterfdweather/status/1394336271435276303?s=20

Most of the action stayed North of Waterford City but still a few decent strikes in the distance.

highdef · 17-05-2021 10:25pm

Great captures!

Meteorite58 · 18-05-2021 10:16am

Big convection brewing here in Tralee, slowly moving inland, bit of heat off the sun too.

esposito · 18-05-2021 10:45am

ME mentioning hail and lightning in their latest update at 10:21 for this evening in the midlands, east and southeast. We shall see what happens.

Donegal Ken · 18-05-2021 11:35am

Status Yellow - Thunderstorm warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Meath, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Waterford
Met Éireann Weather Warning

Thundery showers with the risk of lightning and local hail.

Valid: 14:00 Tuesday 18/05/2021 to 20:00 Tuesday 18/05/2021

Issued: 11:32 Tuesday 18/05/2021

Oscar Bravo · 18-05-2021 11:57am

Some lovely deep blue skies here in Castlebar with towering clouds building and moving east.

Gamma Flash · 18-05-2021 12:01pm

Some cauliflower heads beginning to form in dungarvan area

Gamma Flash · 18-05-2021 12:37pm

Anvil developing to west direction lismore & mallow

forestgirl · 18-05-2021 12:48pm

The sky in North offaly is getting very strange looking

highdef · 18-05-2021 1:22pm

Thunder heard one minute ago in North kildare

DumbBrunette · 18-05-2021 1:27pm

Hillwalking in west Mayo at the moment. It's beautiful here with a cold wind, but bigger clouds visible in the distance to the east (see below)

jackrussel · 18-05-2021 1:28pm

Looks very dark to the east of cork city at the moment

highdef · 18-05-2021 1:32pm

Rumbles continuing to my west

pad199207 · 18-05-2021 1:34pm

Thunder heard in Kildare

Wanderer78 · 18-05-2021 1:41pm

ominous clouds building, waterford city

torres9kop · 18-05-2021 1:46pm

Rumble heard D4

thomasj · 18-05-2021 1:49pm

highdef wrote: »

Thunder heard one minute ago in North kildare

Kildare isn't even on met eireanns yellow warning

Oscar Bravo · 18-05-2021 1:54pm

Plenty of sparks showing up across the east now

sryanbruen · 18-05-2021 1:59pm

My view right now from Sutton, Dublin.

Artane2002 · 18-05-2021 2:02pm

We had a heavy shower with pea sized hail in Dublin 9 and a rumble of thunder. The rain is light now.

Gamma Flash · 18-05-2021 2:02pm

A few flashes and bangs in dungarvan, about to bucket down⛈💦💧

highdef · 18-05-2021 2:11pm

thomasj wrote: »

Kildare isn't even on met eireanns yellow warning

I may be in Kildare but near the Meath border and the storm has just about kept on the Meath side of the border throughout....barely a drop a rain here on the Kildare side but a great view of the storm.

Despite constant thunder for about 20 minutes, I didn't see one flash. Going by the sound of the thunder, it all appeared to be intercloud and very high up, from my viewpoint anyway.

DOCARCH · 18-05-2021 2:15pm

Looking at webcam of DunLaoghaire Harbour and it looks like some serious hail falling there?

nomdeboardie · 18-05-2021 2:19pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Looking at webcam of DunLaoghaire Harbour and it looks like some serious hail falling there?

Certainly some hail mixed with the rain ~1.5 miles away

mickger844posts · 18-05-2021 2:20pm

Active cell to the West of Dungarvan giving plenty of sferics on the radar.
Could be an active afternoon by the looks of it.

RubyK · 18-05-2021 2:26pm

Lights flickering on the Waterford/Kilkenny border. Rain has started.

koutoubia · 18-05-2021 2:27pm

About 30 mins in North County Dublin ,Balbriggan area, a nice bright flash followed by 2 sets of Thunder followed by a biblical downpour.

Gamma Flash · 18-05-2021 2:29pm

Bolts coming down all around, two hit field right in front of me

Oscar Bravo · 18-05-2021 2:30pm

Thats some storm in the Dungarvan area

marko99 · 18-05-2021 2:32pm

Distant rumbles audible in Bray at 1432hrs

nomdeboardie · 18-05-2021 2:33pm

Re blitzortung.org: When there's a strike in one location the usual white cross appears, but now also a set of smaller green dots at seemingly random distances, connected briefly to the strike location by white lines. Anyone know that this new feature represents? (A quick Google hasn't helped)

DOCARCH · 18-05-2021 2:35pm

nomdeboardie wrote: »

Re blitzortung.org: When there's a strike in one location the usual white cross appears, but now also a set of smaller green dots at seemingly random distances, connected briefly to the strike location by white lines. Anyone know that this new feature represents? (A quick Google hasn't helped)

They are the detector locations and the lines show which detectors are picking up (and triangulating) the strike location.

Kutebride · 18-05-2021 2:42pm

Distant thunder. Meath

Kutebride · 18-05-2021 2:58pm

Not so distant now. Loud Thunder and hail. Meath

highdef · 18-05-2021 3:08pm

The Meath thunderstorm, despite generating copious amounts of intercloud lightning, didn't look that severe on the timelapse video I took:

And a quick look at it at normal speed before I did the timelapse, with a hunting sparrowhawk seen too:

Trebor176 · 18-05-2021 3:09pm

Sunny in Dublin 22 at the moment.

pad199207 · 18-05-2021 3:22pm

Constant thunder in Kildare now with one flash seen

gipi · 18-05-2021 3:25pm

Distant rumbles in North Drogheda over the past 20 minutes, dark as night too. Haven't seen any flashes. There was a torrential rain and hail shower about 1.45pm

Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Winter 2020/Spring 2021

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