Cumulonimbi bubble into existence over Scotland; resulting thunderstorms cut power
Our friend Mark Vogan, who is our weather eye in the sky in Scotland and keeps us
posted on weather developments there and across the UK, e-mails us these pictures
which offer a clear indication that spring is finally dawning across our hemisphere.
Mark sends us these shots of cumulonimbus clouds developing as he drove home
from work yesterday. He follows up with some pictures of full blown thunderstorms
which cut power at some locations. These aren’t typical, Mark tells us.
“This is a typically dissapointing atmospheric set-up here throughout much of
summer as our Scottish climate does not receive the adequate daytime heating to
really build cumulus clouds into mature cumulonimbus towers. Thunderstorms do
occur during warmer spells but as temps generally average between 60 to 75 degrees
in summer and very rarely rise to greater than 80 degrees (thanks to our small island
geography and cool surrounding waters) all results in a fairly settled summer
atmosphere with few thunderstorms.”
Thanks for updating us and for a set of interesting photos, Mark!
-Tom Skilling
Photos courtesy of Mark Vogan, Glasgow, Scotland