On 10/08/2018 14:04, wrote:
Ominous dark cunims, gusty winds, heavy bursts of showery rain - the weather has changed in the south-east at last!

Molesey, Surrey 2pm BST - very dark even though only 7 oktas, heavy rain just starting, thunder to south.

The view westwards from The Shard is often informative weatherwise and here's the link, either for live views or select previous times.

https://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/...shard-london-3

The eastward view is obviously best for departing showers / storms today.

If drought stricken trees could smile..... autumn beckons?

Julian

Molesey, Surrey.


And the seemier side in Southampton of an intense rainstorm this
afternoon, of 8mm of rain in 15min at the local rain-gauge.
The pressure hence height rise in the local sewers
Time, depth of water (sewer diameter 0.45m)
13:58 BST, 0.22m
14:00, 1.41m
14:02, 1.35m
14:04, 0.58m
14:06 , 0.41m
rise of about 1.2m in 2 minutes, another 0.6m rise and the level of the
bogpan U-bends locally.
29 May this year measured 1.34m rise for a similar storm