About 1440 today 14 March 2009. Predominant cumulus but les than 50 % -
perhaps 30-40%. To the north - towards or over or perhaps beyond London,
marked vertical development - near vertical striations, not straight, in
a gentle s-curve.

Feature now replaced by amorphous high cloud with marked cumulus-tyoe
top in that direction by 1450.
--
Peter Thomas

Looking north from a gloriously sunny south coast in West Sussex there
appears to be a nice line of devoloping CB's through mid-Sussex, a few
larger CB's to the SE over the channel and one big CB to the south again
over the channel with a nice anvil forming.

220/12 kts 10km Temp +7 DP +1 as of 15.00

Robbie.

"Peter Thomas" wrote in message
...
About 1440 today 14 March 2009. Predominant cumulus but les than 50 % -
perhaps 30-40%. To the north - towards or over or perhaps beyond London,
marked vertical development - near vertical striations, not straight, in a
gentle s-curve.

Feature now replaced by amorphous high cloud with marked cumulus-tyoe top
in that direction by 1450.
--
Peter Thomas

In message , Ridge Runner
writes
Looking north from a gloriously sunny south coast in West Sussex there
appears to be a nice line of devoloping CB's through mid-Sussex, a few
larger CB's to the SE over the channel and one big CB to the south again
over the channel with a nice anvil forming.

220/12 kts 10km Temp +7 DP +1 as of 15.00


"Peter Thomas" wrote in message
...
About 1440 today 14 March 2009. Predominant cumulus but les than 50 % -
perhaps 30-40%. To the north - towards or over or perhaps beyond London,
marked vertical development - near vertical striations, not straight, in a
gentle s-curve.

Feature now replaced by amorphous high cloud with marked cumulus-tyoe top
in that direction by 1450.

Developing very nicely here - very definitely CB now rather than CU of
half-an-hour ago. Large mass to NE [as previous WR should have said, NE
not N].


Errands done, and indoors to make tea.

--
Peter Thomas

In message , Peter Thomas
writes
In message , Ridge Runner
writes
Looking north from a gloriously sunny south coast in West Sussex there
appears to be a nice line of devoloping CB's through mid-Sussex, a few
larger CB's to the SE over the channel and one big CB to the south again
over the channel with a nice anvil forming.

220/12 kts 10km Temp +7 DP +1 as of 15.00


"Peter Thomas" wrote in message
...
About 1440 today 14 March 2009. Predominant cumulus but les than 50 % -
perhaps 30-40%. To the north - towards or over or perhaps beyond London,
marked vertical development - near vertical striations, not straight, in a
gentle s-curve.

Feature now replaced by amorphous high cloud with marked cumulus-tyoe top
in that direction by 1450.

Developing very nicely here - very definitely CB now rather than CU of
half-an-hour ago. Large mass to NE [as previous WR should have said, NE
not N].


Forecast had hail showers rather earlier ; materialised at 2350; temp 0C

--
Peter Thomas