Mumsnet thunder storm watch!

[GloriaSmud]

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.

We have a cracker of a thunder storm here on the berks/hamps border right now!

I have been doing the hokey cokey with the washing all morning. now we have pitch black sky and thunder. Worcestershire.

Proper thunder and lightening here (Cambridgeshire) but only the few odd spots of rain.
Very muggy though.

Two big thunder claps and it poured. It was v dark but there's light shining on the river so there must be a break in the clouds. Ooh there might be a rainbow. Must drag myself off this sofa to have a proper look - but my neck and shoulders are hurting and I can't really be bothered. SW London btw.

DS is at Reading!

Newcastle

Rain alternating between drizzle and piss down throughout the day, no point in having the blinds open it's that overcast.

And Im off to a BBQ

Another one from West Yorkshire - torrential rain bouncing back up to waist height and LOUD thunder. I quite like it. My border collie on the other hand is shaking with fright under my bed & won't come out for hours now - I hate the little shit who threw a firecracker at her when she was 2.

There's a big black cloud approahing Leicester. Hope this is it!

Littlefish ~ that does sound like a lucky escape!

Bad Day ~ western edge of Leicester and we've just had a thundery shower. It's gone quite black and we've had lightning and a few rumbles.

Hail and thunder now!

It must be coming our way now. The rumblings have started!

Hail, heavy rain and thunder for a few minutes, now subsided back into distant rumbles and ominous skies.

Some Guides/Brownies are getting very wet at Linnet Clough.

Monster thunderstorms here in SE Wales for the last 1/2 hour

In Luton and can hear it.

And even though I saw the forecast why'd I pick today to haul newborn clothes blankets etc out of the attic to wash?

Just started pishing it down in Glasgow. No t&l yet though.

Well, we just had less than a minute of heavy rain. Then nothing.

Thunder here
Intermittent rain

Sorry north Norfolk

big storms over rutland, thunder is almost constant right now.

Heavy rain again.

DS is in a coach on his way back from Essex - it may be an interesting drive back for them.

No electricity due to lightening yesterday evening and one huge flash around 1.40 pm today.

Gloucester

Don't worry manky mine's at Reading

marriedinwhite

Ds was at the Jamboree at Chelmsford, they have had to strike camp in the wet.

Last hour thunderstorm in SE London and torrential rain. Just stopped and the sky is brightening. My DD is camping about 30 miles away.... wellies on!

Yowser - torrential rain, hailstones like marbles, thunder, lightening - The Works! Walking the dogs with DH, DDs and nephew and it was so bad we had to call for an emergency pick up! (Lincoln). V v exciting but the hailstones hurt! (everyone had umbrellas apart from me)

Deep running thunderstorm now passed over (leicestershire).

Sky looking much brighter even if still cloudy.