VIC: First week of Feb 2019 - A break in the pattern, hot then showers/storms

[snowfall]

That area of rain just to our west is moving so slowly while also weakening. Really tricky to tell how much rain we’ll end up with by the time it comes across. Some good storms to our south though. Currently 23c (DP 16c) and a gusty SW wind.

[Jake Smethurst]

Little burst just to the NW of the city, hopefully that can make it here. Convergence zone pretty much over us currently.

Looking towards bay from our place, just black!

EDIT: Good view of some lightning now, and hear thunder. Scuddy stuff swirling around.

[nafets]

Been watching a ripper develop to my NW (around the airport) moving this way. Heaps of flangs, thunder and huge drops now falling!! Sitting on the convergence of the E and SW winds.

EDIT: Appears to be some rotation in the scud, exciting

[mick]

Been watching a ripper develop to my NW (around the airport) moving this way. Heaps of flangs, thunder and huge drops now falling!! Sitting on the convergence of the E and SW winds.

EDIT: Appears to be some rotation in the scud, exciting

Airport closed, everyone holding.

[hillybilly]

Really black to my northwest now with that cell going up north of the city. Looks mean. Has a solid line on its northern side which looks like it is about to explode. Another frame or two on the radar will say a lot. Getting rumbles here now, but still at least thirty minutes away. Meanwhile easterly is really blowing so that complex is still drawing in plenty of infeed.

EDIT> gone black on its top edge

[Jezza]

Big storm incoming.

[JasmineStorm]

The constant inflow on the northern side of this cluster around Melbourne is formidable.

[mick]

Report of 20 cent piece size hail at moreland, cars on ring road smashed to pieces. (20 cent ones I guess)

[Jezza]

Report of 20 cent piece size hail at moreland, cars on ring road smashed to pieces. (20 cent ones I guess)

I hope my car can withstand it if it comes my way.

[jimmyay]

Well this looks a bit scary ! From Brighton

[StratoBendigo]

Now up to 14mm with soaking rain. Might get close to 20mm.

[mick]

Great pic Jimmy

[hillybilly]

That cell north of the city seems to have split into a left mover and a right mover One half moving into the northeast burbs the other half into the southwest burbs.

[snowfall]

Moderate to heavy rain here now, and a bit of thunder. 4mm so far. Storms in Melbourne looking quite fierce from the radar.

[Sean]

The sky looks menacing but the radar doesn't? Down this way at least.

[hillybilly]

Got strong rotation under the leading edge of that cell here. Never seen anything like it up here. Feels like the apocalypse is about to unfold, but might not come to anything

[Australis(Shell3155)]

Flight Radar has some pretty loops.. fair amount of traffic stuck in the sky.

[Sean]

Got strong rotation under the leading edge of that cell here. Never seen anything like it up here. Feels like the apocalypse is about to unfold, but might not come to anything

On the radar, it's barely moving. I have no idea what to make of it, as I said, the sky is scary and black but the radar isn't showing anything impressive?

Interesting

Edit: went out and had a look at the clouds and they're stationary

Second edit: there's a sudden smell to the air, humidity has spiked and the rumbles are lasting longer

[Jezza]

This is certainly reminiscent to what happened on that Friday afternoon in mid-December.

[Didjman]

Well this looks a bit scary ! From Brighton

I photographed similar up here