What? Sorry?

Has it's compensations when the neighbours are having a bust up or someone in the area decides to have a party or let off fireworks at 1am, etc.. doesn't it?

Again bit of lightening last night and distant thunder,bit of rain last night and this morning,sunny now,looks like storms in northern france but dont think they will come my way,so bit disappointing really looks like nothern and eastern parts had the best show unless someone can say there is a big cell growing near me

Met Office amber warning issued - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&fcTime=1374534000&regionName=uk

Need a big cell to grow around here as nothing has happened

I'm just surprised that they have bucked the trend and have put the amber warning for NW England largely - most forecasters (albeit without the access to such advanced models) seem to think more eastern areas of northern England will get the most severe storms, and even a low risk of a tornado.

this has to be a joke right !!!! what about the South /SE for gods sake !!!! temp here is  nearly 31 degrees

Thunder storm all morning, then the sun came out around 1pm but it's going dark again now!  How lucky am I? 

They have shifted the yellow warning area for overnight and early tomorrow back west a bit as well. The signals must be there for a slower plume breakdown with the peak of heating/instability parameters coinciding further west than previously thought.

 I'm with you Vince ! Did you not have the storm @11am this morning ?

Met office have issued an amber warning for here for possible large hail, so round 2 of storms coming up? this morning was severe enough! http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/nw_forecast_warnings.html?day=1

A couple of observations:-

I have been in the SW (Seaton, East Devon) and certainly didn't miss out. The good storm on Sunday night was followed by another between 2 & 3am last night although this didn't have anywhere near as much intense rainfall.

Also, development and electrification in both storms was initiated over the sea, not land, as can be the nature of mid-level instability.

I guess it won't be long before sea temperatures become the main driver of storm activity as they continue to warm

Anyway, I'm back in Alton where it appears to have been dry and the locals report no thunder. Maybe my return will act like Duanes appearance

Most forecasters? This was posted yesterday morning:

May not be far out there Martin. Combining ppn charts and the location of the moist axis and daytime heating areas in the NW could well see the most severe storms late Tuesday.
All areas though at risk:
Mon pm: Midlands; Mon night: S and SW; Tues day: England and Wales; Tues pm: Worst maybe N and NW England and SW Scotland.

I don't pretend to have access to advanced models either LOL

We do indeed have a bit of a shower ongoing here. Not giving up hope of something to watch though as I'm looking closely at Saturday now

yes 2 very undewhelming rumbles and rain that hardly wet the ground . this thundery episode is turning into a farce ,

 as Jamie said did he dream the 80's and 90's PROPER plume storms , not this c r a p  

Vince - you haven't changed your name to Richard and moved to Aberdeen by any chance?
You know what they say: The best things come to those that can wait (and are in a decent location as well it has to be said).

Think you have been unlucky we've had 4 what you would call proper thunder storms in the last 36 hours here in North London.

Agreed, I used to get the most fantastic storms coming off the French north coast during a "plume" summer... I can see France on a clear day and often you could watch the most fantastic electrical display slowly approach you across the water - giving you plenty of time to get the camera ready and pack away the BBQ before - BOOM, oh those were the days! 

Very dark to my south and mostly cloudy now. Increase in the wind too. Not sure if anything will go off soon, but it does look threatening.

Also despite the cloud the temperature has still increased to 25.1C.

LOL , wait ! WAIT ! by the time anything of note turns up here , i will probably be boxed up and 6ft under

Here we go! things firing up again, going very dark here now with spots of rain starting.