Storm!

[boxtops]

We are having the most amazing storm at the moment. An hour ago incredible white clouds started rolling in across the Channel in a great sausage, literally speeding across the sky as we watched - followed by great black ones, and pinky grey ragged ones and high winds. Then a lull period, and now we're having the full thunder-and-lightning - I wish I could see the sea from our house!

[gness]

Thunder rumbling in now and some fascinating lightning....

[tonyav]

Any rain yet though, gness.

[Baldric]

Steady rain now, clearing the air a bit.

[gness]

It's just starting, Tony.....but not enough to break this horrid humidity though.....it's still and stiffling....x

[tonyav]

Same here, but without the light show or rain yet, gness.

[gness]

Now we are having the heaviest rain for a long, long time.....so noisy and flooding the street....

[SpikeyBush]

Got very close here in north central Ireland, the fog has come down and my dog who normally stays in the garden all the time has come in. He senses something nasty on the way.

[sunny-dave]

First flickers of lightning here - I'm off to get ready for bed, before the inevitable power cut means peeing in the dark ...

[Ann]

Brilliant website showing where is lightning is currently, thanks Woofgang!
Here is another good one
www.rain-alarm.com

[tonyav]

LOL, know what you mean, Dave.
Nothing here yet though.

[Ann]

No Tony, its more coming towards us in the East Midlands not West Midlands.
Look on here
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

[ferlew]

Nowt here either, East Yorkshire.
Current temp 30C.

[tonyav]

Thanks Ann, looks like it might miss us then :-(

[Baldric]

Present Temp in Lounge is 28°, windows open back and front, still raining, less humid than it was though.
(between Whitstable and Hernia Bay)

[twix123]

I was sitting on a patio near Brands Hatch earlier this evening. Both the clouds and the lightning were fantastic. Unfortunately the rain didn't last for long and hasn't really cleared the air, still very humid.

[tonyav]

Starting to see lightning now to the South East of us.

[Baldric]

Right, muggy or not, I'm off to my bed, got an Outpatients appointment later at KCH, love Saturday appointments, no trouble parking, seeing the Consultant to make sure my eyes will survive another year,
so G'night all.

[gness]

All over but still muggy here.....eight frogs on the patio though...☺

Night and good luck, Baldric...x

[tonyav]

Gawd, those Frenchies get everywhere !.

[lady-janine]

nothing here tonight. very calm, no wind, no rain, no thunder, no lightning. rather boring in fact. very still today, humid and hot but no sun. very boring in fact.