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Mumsnet thunder storm watch!

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GloriaSmud · 25/08/2012 12:47

Think England and Wales especially could be in for thunderstorms this afternoon as temperatures rise. There's more about it here on netweather. (I think the metoffice are attempting to do a weather warning about it but the page here hasn't been working for several days.)

We've currently got 23C here (Leicester) and it's quite humid in the sun.

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BlackOutTheSun · 25/08/2012 12:51

I'm in wellingborough bit cloudy, the wind is picking up

Nightwish · 25/08/2012 12:52

Just had a HUGE crack of thunder.
Sounded like a gunshot at first.
Love it!

GloriaSmud · 25/08/2012 12:58

Ooo Nightwish , whereabouts are you?

For lightning strikes, you can see here. Some good ones showing up atm.

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BlackOutTheSun · 25/08/2012 13:00

Has just started raining, with a few thunder claps

Nightwish · 25/08/2012 13:02

But that was it, just the one.
How disappointing!

I am in Devon.

mankyscotslass · 25/08/2012 13:13

Nothing here, a few light spots of rain, cloudy with sunny spells. Greater Manchester

Nightwish · 25/08/2012 13:17

Oh I lied, more thunder now.

openerofjars · 25/08/2012 13:17

We've either got thunder rumbling round the hills here in Sheffield, or someone is kicking the heck out of a lot of wheelie bins. I'm going with thunder. The sky is alternately blue and gorgeous or black and scary-looking with clouds by Steven Spielberg.

I quite like a good thunderstorm so am quietly a bit excited about it.

EdithWeston · 25/08/2012 13:22

No rain, but thunder rolling round and some noticeable lightning. Sky quite dark, so could rain at any time. (East Midlands).

mankyscotslass · 25/08/2012 13:29

DN in Glossop is reporting thunderstorms there.

NotALondoner · 25/08/2012 13:31

Thunder and rain in S Brum!

FunnysInLaJardin · 25/08/2012 13:34

we had a massive thunderstorm here in Jersey yesterday and torrential rain. Expecting more thunder tonight I think but just very windy at the moment

NotALondoner · 25/08/2012 13:35

And now proper loud thunder and lightening Wheeeeeeeee!

OneOfMyTurnsComingOn · 25/08/2012 13:38

Oo I love thunder! It is warm isn't it G?

anairofhope · 25/08/2012 13:42

South yorks thunder and heavry rain. Hope it clears up soon.

mankyscotslass · 25/08/2012 13:43

Thunder in the distance now, and the light is fading...maybe we will be lucky and get one

MadBusLady · 25/08/2012 13:43

Warm in London this morning. Really pissing it down now.

IDismyname · 25/08/2012 13:43

Guildford is just cloudy and rather cold. Bit of rain now and again.
Better go walk the dogs sharpish...

RosemaryandThyme · 25/08/2012 13:46

Thunder and lightening here right now -North Hampshire -0 off to grab the washing in !!!

ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 25/08/2012 13:48

The weather has been shit here from the moment I woke up

Nothing as exciting as a thunderstorm even. Just more wind and rain. I spoke to my sister in London for the first time in a while and she couldn't believe it when I told her it hadn't been remotely hot and sunny here (Cornwall) for the whole of August.

Littlefish · 25/08/2012 13:49

We were sitting in our car outside the cricket club at 1.15pm when an enormous crack of thunder and flash of lightening happened at the same time. The TV and lights all went out in the club house and fused. A couple of the players said that they saw sparks on the ground! I think we might have had a lucky escape! We were between Worcester and Birmingham.

ravenAK · 25/08/2012 13:57

Torrential rain & occasional thunder in West Yorkshire. All my fault - I pegged the washing out.

I do like thunder & lightning very very frightening but dd1 has been telling me off for half an hour about the washing!

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BlackOutTheSun · 25/08/2012 14:05

Well its over now got washing on the line

OneOfMyTurnsComingOn · 25/08/2012 14:08

Aww I miss W Yorks Sad

TwllBach · 25/08/2012 14:08

We (apparently - I slept through it) had a massive storm in north Wales last night.

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