Heavy rain warning for the south for fri 7th June

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Yes really!
www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?id=9cb1fea2-3ea9-468c-9c9d-9a105fc9a2ff&date=2019-06-07

Could be some embedded thunderstorms in it.

Ok we've had thunder and a cloudburst now (SW).

No rumbles here but the torrential rain held itself off, very considerately, until me and DD were walking back from school. Soaked to the skin. Stopped again now

It was consistent in it’s, rather heavy, pace here (south Warks) until about 3pm then it drizzled until 4pm & it’s now quite nice. Still getting the odd rumble in the distance though. My poor Peonies look a right state but hopefully it’ll help everything else.

I've just seen what might be a video of a funnel cloud in Somerset taken at lunchtime. It's hard to see for sure, but it does look like it might be rotating. Is there anyone in that area who may have seen it?

DD is at uni in Cornwall. Where the rain today has been, and I quote, "fucking biblical".
She is one pissed off bunny . . . the spring and summer have been somewhat underwhelming and she won't be returning home for the hols with the mahogany tan she was hoping for

It's harsh for those who were hoping for a sunny end to university terms!

Thunder just passed over Risca in South Wales, disappointingly short lived but followed by yet another downpour!

It has been an exact replica of our Civil Partnership day 7 years ago.
It absolutely hammered down all day, apart from an interlude as we said our vows in the Registry Office! Then we had beautiful sunshine for photos in the grounds.
As we left for the reception the heavens opened again.
😳💧💦☔️🌊😂

I hope everyone is safe and well as I think the ground is so dry we might have flooding.

I am experimenting with a water collection system on my allotment and will return to update you if it has survived the deluge!

"fucking biblical" is about right for Cornish rain @ifancyagreencard! Ditto North Devon.

It's been wet most of the day here (Leicester), rain was torrential about 4pm and now the sun's out and we've got a lovely evening.

(Apologies, have not posted in the MN weather section for aaaages. Life has been 'busy', not least with DD2 doing GCSEs. I'm hoping that when they finish next Friday, life will calm down a bit!)

We have had lots of rain. the usual puddles were full to the maximum. The roof of the substation was one big puddle. Started about 9.50 after assembly and rained most of the day. It has been a lovely evening but a a suspiciously grey cloud is creeping in.

I only had 11.6mm today. It does look like the worst was to the west.

Pesky real life Gloria! Good luck to your dd!

About half an hour ago, I thought I heard thunder. But by the time I'd brought up the lightning website I realised it was going on a bit... Turned out to be fireworks!

Presumably it was someone's special day, in which case at least they got a break in the weather.

Local online weather station reports 28mm rain since midnight. (Central Hampshire).

We drove through the most horrendous weather this evening and unfortunately had to go over the Severn Bridge during a thunder and lightning storm, with torrential rain hammering the car so hard I couldn't hear the children shouting at me and the windscreen wipers going warp speed! Then a hailstorm which was also pretty scary to be honest. The roads were massively flooded, most people were doing no more than 20mph at the worst point and then when we got to Cardiff it looked like it had been snowing! Hail piled up everywhere, still raining torrentially, and the road we needed to go down had been flooded, there were cars up to their windscreens. Went another way and fire engine blocking the road there too so we had to do another detour. Awful journey! My daughter was amazed and scared in equal measures, as well as all that we had bright sunshine and rainbows, and she saw her first ever lightning fork too! Crazy weather!

Wow Fairylights! That sounds like some epic flooding. What time was this? I'm glad you got there safely.

Ah I hope they’re going well for your dd & good luck to her for the rest of them Gloria

It’s chucking it down again now but was dry from 4 until about 9:30. The dogs seemed happy it dried up for a bit. They’ve been in ‘Winter Mode’ all day aka, sleep in front of everything I might want to get to only waking & moving to the next spot where I want to be

Between around 7 and 8.30 kitten

Didn't have heavy rain here in London (outskirts); a little bit of fine rain, light shower really but not all the time and it was quite warm out.

Thanks fairylights :) I'll have a look to see how that compares in timing with some of the funnel cloud reports.

(it's all about putting a bigger picture together)

Thank you OYBBK and Bernards. Just counting down to the end of them now!

Weather warnings for rain for next week.

There is a yellow warning in place for London on Monday now - very heavy rain and a balmy 15 degrees

Next week looks decidedly wet here (South Warks) too although tomorrow looks dry. Rain from lunch on Monday, showers all day Tuesday, heavy rain all day Wednesday, showers all day again Thursday. It’s keeping the temperatures down as well.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weather/3607012-Rain-warnings-galore-Mon-Thurs-this-week
thread for the coming weeks potential deluges.

I cant actually remember our last dry day in the north west it's very depressing. It's cold and pouring down at the min