Yes - the graphics on the BBC TV forecasts appeared to show activity focused inland but aligned to the S.coast, probably due to some convergence and so it proved

Had a single thunderclap and some heavy rain about 30 minutes ago in Alresford 🙂

A surprising thread to post in given the rising surface pressure, but the small trough pencilled in the 00Z Thurs fax across the South is generating interest. NAE actually pushes a narrow band of heavy rain/showers across the south later on Weds.
It's not unheard of to see these areas of activity within relatively high pressure cells to produce something of note.

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Clouds looking increasingly unstable across the Channel and feels a bit thundery.

Forecasts indicating thundery showers overnight and into tomorrow. Higher based instability seems present already within the Altocumulus banks

Radar seems to have sprung to life as well.

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Rather humid with showers breaking out here in the last hour or so.

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Well last nights rain appears to have been thunder free despite the thundery nature of some of the mid-level precipitation.

Looking at Saturday and there is some hope for the SE. Soundings for Herstmonceux show CAPE around 750 and instability to 30K+ feet at 1700z

Heavy outbreaks of rain. Deep cloud.

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I'm pretty sure I heard some extended rumbles of thunder overnight. Wouldn't like to guess what time as I never really woke up properly, but some time between 2.30 and 6.30 which is all the sleep I got! 

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http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_warnings.html

Watches out for Saturday for heavy rain, 40mms or more locally.

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Whats the thundery shower/rain outlook Sunday please? Have a very important, must win speedway match against Berwick Bandits on Sunday evening in Leicester...
Cheers peeps

[PS]

WEATHER BUG HAS JUST SENT ME (11.15am)
An alert stating a 30% chance of storms today (Thursday)?

Is that an accurate estimate/forecast?



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Sporadic, sferics now on radar.......... 21:00 thursday 22nd Aug 2013 Are they real or ?
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Lightning every few seconds here, but the main activity is to the east. Just had a big overhead crack of thunder.

Edit - OMG - that was ridiculous. Very close strike and shotgun thunder. I think I died a little.

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Woah - big hail here

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Lightning is getting brighter, thunder louder and longer, and rain heavier. Seems to be to the NW mostly.

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After a very warm day, reaching 25c, had the heaviest rain I have seen in a long time along with some thunder and lightning. 13mm in half an hour.

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Well despite very bright lightning illuminating the landscape, the rain has completely stopped. Seems to be easing off now.

And it's moving away now. A very good display! First nighttime storm since May 2009.

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Best nighttime lightning show for many a year. Flashes every few seconds lighting up the sky. Excellent.

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I can see that lighting from here to my North East. Very jealous!

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Lots of flashing to the south ~ Sutton Bank area

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BBC forecasts bigging up tonights potential. Nicely explained that colder upper air will override the heat that we are currently importing. Big thunderstorms expected, especially across SE England, East Anglia & East Midlands. Interestingly, ESTOFEX don't even mention it!

 

thats good that Estofex dont mention it ,as every time they do the SE gets nothing even if they put us under a level 1 

As Jiries would say - "third world forecasting" 

 Would be interesting to see what does come out of it all over the next 24 hours. Will it be yet another let down in terms of an interesting rainfall type event (which is normally the case) or/and some of us may get to see a good splash? 
  I won't be losing much sleep over it tonight but it is something to keep an eye on as it all unfolds tomorrow.
  To my own untrained but somewhat experienced eyes, it looks like Norfolk, Lincs and parts of the East coast of England are expected to get the worse of the rain tomorrow.

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