That's a real monster exploding over Biscay at the moment !

http://www.sat24.com/de/de?ir=true

Rob

On Friday, 26 July 2013 22:42:22 UTC+1, BK wrote:
That's a real monster exploding over Biscay at the moment !



http://www.sat24.com/de/de?ir=true



Rob

Well spotted.
That has the UK's name on it for Saturday except perhaps Devon and Cornwall.

Len
Wembury, SW Devon

On Friday, 26 July 2013 23:24:19 UTC+1, Len Wood wrote:
On Friday, 26 July 2013 22:42:22 UTC+1, BK wrote:

That's a real monster exploding over Biscay at the moment !







http://www.sat24.com/de/de?ir=true







Rob



Well spotted.

That has the UK's name on it for Saturday except perhaps Devon and Cornwall.



Len

Wembury, SW Devon

So near, yet so far. Seems to have been the treand this week that storms over France have tracked just to the SE of us each time. Last night I thought this one had it's name on us. Beginning to wonder if we will see any rain today now?

http://www.sat24.com/?culture=en

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

"Keith (Southend)G" wrote in message
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On Friday, 26 July 2013 23:24:19 UTC+1, Len Wood wrote:
On Friday, 26 July 2013 22:42:22 UTC+1, BK wrote:

That's a real monster exploding over Biscay at the moment !







http://www.sat24.com/de/de?ir=true







Rob



Well spotted.

That has the UK's name on it for Saturday except perhaps Devon and
Cornwall.



Len

Wembury, SW Devon

So near, yet so far. Seems to have been the treand this week that storms
over France have tracked just to the SE of us each time. Last night I
thought this one had it's name on us. Beginning to wonder if we will see
any rain today now?

http://www.sat24.com/?culture=en

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

The next lot in the North of Biscay at 08.30 is further west so could well
be the forecast deluge later, As you say so close but so far!

Rob

Op zaterdag 27 juli 2013 09:04:38 UTC+2 schreef Keith (Southend)G het volgende:

On Friday, 26 July 2013 22:42:22 UTC+1, BK wrote:
That's a real monster exploding over Biscay at the moment !
http://www.sat24.com/de/de?ir=true

So near, yet so far. Seems to have been the treand this week that storms over France have tracked just to the SE of us each time. Last night I thought this one had it's name on us. Beginning to wonder if we will see any rain today now?

We are going to get it shortly in Brussels. Sky has been darkening steadily over the past hour - first spots of rain falling as I write at 09.30 Belgian time (08.30 BST).

http://www.kmi.be/meteo/view/nl/1586615-Webcams.html
http://www.buienradar.nl/bliksem-1-uur
http://www.buienradar.nl/afgelopen-2-uur

Colin Youngs
Brussels

Op zaterdag 27 juli 2013 09:32:36 UTC+2 schreef Colin Youngs het volgende:
We are going to get it shortly in Brussels. Sky has been darkening steadily over the past hour - first spots of rain falling as I write at 09.30 Belgian time (08.30 BST).

Quite heavy rain and fairly frequent thunder and lightning here in SE Brussels between 09.30 and 10.00 Belgian time (08.30 to 09.00 BST) this morning. Shelf cloud and gusty wind at the start of the storm, but nothing really extreme. Moderate rain until about 11.30 with occasional thunder and lightning continuing until about 10.30. Brighter with some sunshine since 13..00.

News report in English http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw..._thunderstorms

Photos http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw...rstorms_photos

E 17 motorway near Kortrijk http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw...aylist=7.39637

Video of the storm in Brussels (filmed by someone living near the centre) http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw...aylist=7.39637

VTM TV video report http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20130727_00672714 : scene between 1:20 and 1:30 is in Brussels, 3 or 4 miles west of where I live..

Colin Youngs
Brussels

On 2013-07-27 12:18:31 +0000, Colin Youngs said:

Op zaterdag 27 juli 2013 09:32:36 UTC+2 schreef Colin Youngs het volgende:
We are going to get it shortly in Brussels. Sky has been darkening
steadily over the past hour - first spots of rain falling as I write at
09.30 Belgian time (08.30 BST).

Quite heavy rain and fairly frequent thunder and lightning here in SE
Brussels between 09.30 and 10.00 Belgian time (08.30 to 09.00 BST) this
morning. Shelf cloud and gusty wind at the start of the storm, but
nothing really extreme. Moderate rain until about 11.30 with
occasional thunder and lightning continuing until about 10.30.
Brighter with some sunshine since 13.00.

News report in English
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw..._thunderstorms

Photos
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw...rstorms_photos


E 17 motorway near Kortrijk
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw...aylist=7.39637


Video of the storm in Brussels (filmed by someone living near the
centre)
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuw...aylist=7.39637


VTM TV video report http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20130727_00672714
: scene between 1:20 and 1:30 is in Brussels, 3 or 4 miles west of
where I live.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

Excellent, although not as much lightning on the video as I had hoped.

Keith (Southend)G wrote:


So near, yet so far. Seems to have been the treand this week that storms over France have tracked just to the SE of us each time. Last night I thought this one had it's name on us. Beginning to wonder if we will see any rain today now?

http://www.sat24.com/?culture=en

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"
-------------------------------------
They appear to have conveniently doctored the forecast now and without
saying the original storm forecast to hit the S.E early this morning has
slid by to the East. They are still forecasting heavy rain, now later in
the day, but of course this is not what the forecast was saying last night!
Dave

On Saturday, 27 July 2013 09:21:33 UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Keith (Southend)G wrote:





So near, yet so far. Seems to have been the treand this week that storms over France have tracked just to the SE of us each time. Last night I thought this one had it's name on us. Beginning to wonder if we will see any rain today now?



http://www.sat24.com/?culture=en



Keith (Southend)

http://www.southendweather.net

"Weather Home & Abroad"

-------------------------------------

They appear to have conveniently doctored the forecast now and without

saying the original storm forecast to hit the S.E early this morning has

slid by to the East. They are still forecasting heavy rain, now later in

the day, but of course this is not what the forecast was saying last night!

Dave

Intensity of strikes showing up really well he http://www.pjbartlett.co.uk/Sferics.htm

On 2013-07-27 08:21:33 +0000, Dave Cornwell said:

Keith (Southend)G wrote:


So near, yet so far. Seems to have been the treand this week that
storms over France have tracked just to the SE of us each time. Last
night I thought this one had it's name on us. Beginning to wonder if we
will see any rain today now?

http://www.sat24.com/?culture=en

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"
-------------------------------------
They appear to have conveniently doctored the forecast now and without
saying the original storm forecast to hit the S.E early this morning
has slid by to the East. They are still forecasting heavy rain, now
later in the day, but of course this is not what the forecast was
saying last night!
Dave

Just a word of caution here.

Remember that when viewing satellite images of large storms, you are
only really seeing the top of the storm which is likely to be much
larger than the base (because the anvils spread out rapidly), and that
said storm top may well be moving in a slightly different direction to
the rain area underneath it (because of the wind shear with height).

Finally, the computer models do not seem to perform well with
developing systems moving north from Biscay, and therefore cannot
always be relied upon.