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THE STORMS ARE COMING

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:59 pm
by remy
I never realised there could be so many storms at once in europe! http://www.euclid.org/realtime.html

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:50 pm
by admin
Thats a pretty cool site, will have to bookmark it!

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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:05 pm
by remy
I like watching storms, mother nature holds all the aces. http://lightningboy.com/

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:17 pm
by admin
I like it when we get a really good thunder storm, not seen one here for a while though.. Things might change tommorow!

Another site I have a look at now and again

http://www.metoffice.com/weather/europe/uk/radar/

UK weather map updated ever 30 minutes.

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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:20 pm
by remy
cheers another bookmark :lol:

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:11 pm
by Mattb
Apart from sports, music and gambling, it's also my other main interest (the weather). If i didn't do a sports degree, meteorology was my next choice! :o ops:

The storms are caused by lots of 'heat lows' forming over Europe. The intense heatwave actually creates low pressure with enough ground heating, which then in turn makes the storms brew.

If you are worried about the heat here, it'll be gone by the weekend. Wet and windier weather will sweep in soon. Another point is the summer of 1976. Anyone here old enough to remember that one? The June/July combination of 2006 is going to end up hotter than 1976. Who'd have thought it!

Matt

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:59 pm
by tka
I would pay good money for a storm in London tomorrow.
Far too hot down here. :o ops: :o ops:

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:00 pm
by mjd
stupidly hot at the moment.....Cant work, cant breathe, cant sleep, soaked all over, bloody annoying..

the beers go down though!

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:27 pm
by Mattb
tka wrote:I would pay good money for a storm in London tomorrow.
Far too hot down here. :o ops: :o ops:
It may well happen in the afternoon tka. I'm playing some golf in the morning, so it best wait! I don't want to be a walking lightning conductor thank you! Failing the storm, 3 more days and the heat will be gone for a while :D

Was on the tube over the weekend. Absolutely deathly hot, ergh! :x

Matt

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:27 am
by Matty
Sometimes the best thing is a storm, love it when its poures down so so fun ! I love rain :lol:

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:36 pm
by spa
Had thunder and lightning with very heavy rain in Norfolk about 1 hour ago :)

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:43 pm
by admin
Nothing here is Hull, yet.

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:45 pm
by Mattb
Hold tight, there's some massive storms about at the moment: http://www.metoffice.com/weather/europe ... index.html

I managed to get my game of golf in too. Blinding round in the hot sun. 4 pars, and round in 93. Very happy today! :D

Matt

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:57 pm
by mjd
going to Coniston lake tonight, So I guess we get wet if rain comes or not! :D

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:50 pm
by tka
Nothing in London yet. I'm not even allowed to have a cold shower with the hosepipe ban. :o ops: :( :o ops: