Thunderstorm movd ENE just to the south of Penzance 16:30-17:00. Plenty of rumbles in Penzance, but nothing close & 1mm of rain. Inpressively black sky contrasting with the blue to the NW. Looked to be crossing the Lizard, anything much in Stithians?

Looks like more brewing to the SW.

Until this point a decent day, good sunny spells. Max of 21.0C in Penzance, 21.8C in St Ives, 20.8C at Land's End and around 21C on St. Mary's.

Last nights minimum in Penzance - 17.6C

Graham
Penzance

On Friday, August 2, 2013 5:07:31 PM UTC+1, Graham Easterling wrote:
Thunderstorm movd ENE just to the south of Penzance 16:30-17:00. Plenty of rumbles in Penzance, but nothing close & 1mm of rain. Inpressively black sky contrasting with the blue to the NW. Looked to be crossing the Lizard, anything much in Stithians?


Graham
Penzance

Looks like a bit of a 'north coast' event now http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

Graham

Graham Easterling wrote:

Thunderstorm movd ENE just to the south of Penzance 16:30-17:00. Plenty of
rumbles in Penzance, but nothing close & 1mm of rain. Inpressively black
sky contrasting with the blue to the NW. Looked to be crossing the Lizard,
anything much in Stithians?

Wife and I left here at 1630 to drive into Falmouth. One or two raindrops
on windscreen but not enough to activate the automatic wipers.
Got into Falmouth and the roads were awash. Got our fish and chips and took
them up onto Pendennis Point and the heavens opened. Much thunder and
lightning and heavy rain which lasted a good 30 minutes.
Back home to Stithians to find that there hadn't been enough rainfall to
trouble my TBR rainometer.

Looks like more brewing to the SW.

Doesn't look very healthy on www.raintoday.co.uk

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MCC

On Friday, August 2, 2013 6:59:52 PM UTC+1, MCC wrote:
Graham Easterling wrote:
Thunderstorm movd ENE just to the south of Penzance 16:30-17:00. Plenty of
rumbles in Penzance, but nothing close & 1mm of rain. Inpressively black
sky contrasting with the blue to the NW. Looked to be crossing the Lizard,
anything much in Stithians?

Wife and I left here at 1630 to drive into Falmouth. One or two raindrops
on windscreen but not enough to activate the automatic wipers.
Got into Falmouth and the roads were awash. Got our fish and chips and took
them up onto Pendennis Point and the heavens opened. Much thunder and
lightning and heavy rain which lasted a good 30 minutes.
Back home to Stithians to find that there hadn't been enough rainfall to

trouble my TBR rainometer.

Looks like more brewing to the SW.

Doesn't look very healthy on www.raintoday.co.uk


MCC

Another storm has just passed, nearest flash 2 - 3 miles to the NW. Very heavy rain this time, but fairly brief.

Sudden squall & a sharp drop in temperature. Both of which show up well at the Land's End site http://www.landsendweather.info/ (click 'here')

All clearing now, I think.

Graham