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I saw a few flashes and heard a few distant rumbles around Maidstone tonight but nothing much.
Then, a little while later, as I was sitting indoors I saw an extremely bright stroke of fork lightning almost immediately followed by the mother of all claps of thunder.
It set my car alarm off (even the massive storm a few weeks ago didn't do that) and another car alarm a street or two away.
That was about two hours ago and there's been nothing at all since then!
Then, a little while later, as I was sitting indoors I saw an extremely bright stroke of fork lightning almost immediately followed by the mother of all claps of thunder.
It set my car alarm off (even the massive storm a few weeks ago didn't do that) and another car alarm a street or two away.
That was about two hours ago and there's been nothing at all since then!
Puggit said:
Sc0tt - BH weather looks to be very much governed by location.
If you're in the SE - looks to be pleasant and low 20s. Northern areas (north of M62 potentially) could get pretty wet and cooler.
Anything South or East of Manchester, should be acceptable weather, Devon/Cornwall too.
Been watching the online BBC weather forecast for our bank holiday target area (Portsmouth-Weymouth) deteriorate over the last few days. Last weekend, it suggested that Sunday/Monday would be wall to wall sunshine and 21-22 degrees, gradually changing for the worse and now forecasting cloud and cooler with showers and sunny periods.If you're in the SE - looks to be pleasant and low 20s. Northern areas (north of M62 potentially) could get pretty wet and cooler.
Anything South or East of Manchester, should be acceptable weather, Devon/Cornwall too.
So glad the met office invested in that supercomputer... Should have stuck with pine cones and seaweed
Yes, I know it isn't an exact science...
Martin350 said:
I saw a few flashes and heard a few distant rumbles around Maidstone tonight but nothing much.
Then, a little while later, as I was sitting indoors I saw an extremely bright stroke of fork lightning almost immediately followed by the mother of all claps of thunder.
It set my car alarm off (even the massive storm a few weeks ago didn't do that) and another car alarm a street or two away.
That was about two hours ago and there's been nothing at all since then!
It even made the local news today!Then, a little while later, as I was sitting indoors I saw an extremely bright stroke of fork lightning almost immediately followed by the mother of all claps of thunder.
It set my car alarm off (even the massive storm a few weeks ago didn't do that) and another car alarm a street or two away.
That was about two hours ago and there's been nothing at all since then!
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/thunder...
Puggit said:
Sc0tt - BH weather looks to be very much governed by location.
If you're in the SE - looks to be pleasant and low 20s. Northern areas (north of M62 potentially) could get pretty wet and cooler.
Anything South or East of Manchester, should be acceptable weather, Devon/Cornwall too.
Thanks Puggit. SE London so fingers crossed.If you're in the SE - looks to be pleasant and low 20s. Northern areas (north of M62 potentially) could get pretty wet and cooler.
Anything South or East of Manchester, should be acceptable weather, Devon/Cornwall too.
k me I got cold yesterday watching the kids in the surf.)
Yep, looking good down here. We will probably stay fairly local as the forecast seems to be showing slightly higher temps here than further south west, and also the benefits of light winds on Sat/Sun for beach barbies. Usual doom and gloom forecast for traffic with the rail network screwed though. Definitely staying local or using the lanes to get about.
Lovely warm sunshine at the moment... WFH day - conference calls on and off all day but shorts are on for the moments in between - like right now!
Lovely warm sunshine at the moment... WFH day - conference calls on and off all day but shorts are on for the moments in between - like right now!
Well, that was an unusually nice bank holiday weekend. Sunny, low wind speeds, 24-25 degrees again today, mixed sun and broken cloud periods.
Tomorrow. 15 degrees and rain!
Dontcha just love the British climate. Thank goodness it was a couple of days late this year compared to normal bank holiday timing, although I guess you could say that the bank hol was early this year given the 31st is Thursday.
Tomorrow. 15 degrees and rain!
Dontcha just love the British climate. Thank goodness it was a couple of days late this year compared to normal bank holiday timing, although I guess you could say that the bank hol was early this year given the 31st is Thursday.
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