sky is darkening ---

[excelsior-1]

--- rumbling getting louder and closer
my head is throbbing

it's about to hammer down!

(cambs)

[mazie]

It's been hammering down all afternoon in NW Leicestershire

[craft1948]

It's absolutely sheeting down here in York..............

[wendilla]

Few thundery showers here in Leics. but brightened up a bit now.

[Traci66]

We had a shower earlier, managed to get to the washing in time, not too bad now but it looks as though we may be in for a downpour.

[chaptazbru]

No thunder or lightening (as forecast) in NW, but very heavy rain and wind, still very warm though. Summer over again ?

[factor-fiction]

Sounded like hailstone here. It was so loud in the house I couldn't hold a conversation on the phone

[excelsior-1]

here it comes ..

thunder/lightning -- strong wind.

rain is bouncing off the ground

(if that tree blows over onto my car i'll be very p****d)

[chi-chi66]

I was out shopping this am...very very windy, but warm..arrived home 1.30pm
spotting of rain. It has just finished an absolute downpour, change of wind
direction too. I couldnt see across the fields for the rain, it looks as though
the wind has dropped now.