The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2022

[Puggit]

As per yesterday, watch Hampshire to Kent... This could be a real whopper... Strangely no MetOffice warnings at this point.



https://twitter.com/Met4CastUK/status/152681465661...



https://twitter.com/MeteoAtlas/status/152682015247...

[colin_p]

Ooooooooo

[Puggit]

MetOffice join in - storms timed over night.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-...

[s6boy]

Yeah but no but!
The Met office app said we'd have heavy rain for 2 hours in North Essex last night and we got a light shower lasting 20 minutes.
Will this happen? I'll put the garden cushions away just to be safe

[Scabutz]

Looks like all we will get is rain. Always miss the good stuff

[Puggit]

s6boy said:

Yeah but no but!
The Met office app said we'd have heavy rain for 2 hours in North Essex last night and we got a light shower lasting 20 minutes.
Will this happen? I'll put the garden cushions away just to be safe

As always with storms - it's hit or miss. Some parts in the middle of the highest zones will see nothing, people will complain the warning was wrong...

[s6boy]

I know my rights and complaining about Met office forecasts is definitely one of them

[UTH]

Another glorious day working from the garden with near-constant sunshine, but not TOOOOO hot. Can retire indoors to cool down when required, so this is pretty much the perfect combination of sun and temperature.

[Puggit]

A small rash of storms just appearing in the Channel Islands. This is tonight's main course which will head NE.

Sussex remains most likely to be hit.

[SeeFive]

Place your bets folks.

[cherryowen]

Looking at the radar, I reckon SE London / Gillingham will get some fireworks

[Seventy]

We’ve just had some here.
Heavy rain, sheet lightning and thunder.

North Wiltshire.

[mcelliott]

View from earlier here in Guernsey, surrounded by thunder activity but no flashes or bangs.

[addams]

Just started raining here in Brighton, and the first flash of lightning & rumble - looking good!

[SS9]

Can hear distant rumbling in South London - hopefully it draws in over the next hour or so.

[seiben]

Heavy rain, thunder and lightning in South Oxon right now

[mikees]

Heavy rain and thunder west bucks. Knocked sky out

[SeeFive]

Gatwick appears to be shut, stuff is holding on FR24. I can see quite a bit of flashing and banging from that direction.

[Digger]

Will it reach Central London?! It better had!

[SeeFive]

SeeFive said:

Gatwick appears to be shut, stuff is holding on FR24. I can see quite a bit of flashing and banging from that direction.

Looks like they have released one to have a go. A SmartLynx A320 on approach.