The potential for some thunderstorms to develop this evening, especially more so into Sussex & Kent.

THIS WEEK ... No sign of any summer warmth. Our anomaly charts shows how temperatures compare to normal for early June. 🟥Warmer than normal ⬜️Temperature around average 🟦Cooler than normal

Has anyone been wondering why there's been a decline in #thunderstorms in recent summers in your part of the UK? In my latest blog for Netweather I look at the decline in thunder days & explain a possible reason: i.e. warming arctic could be behind it netweather.tv/weather-foreca…

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More footage of a circulation near Luton today ... x.com/Met4CastUK/sta…

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Yesterday was quite an active day for NW Europe with over 20,000 lightning strikes detected. Not bad for December! It will remain quiet for the next week or so as high pressure takes over, so I wouldn't expect any more convective activity until the new year.

New ESSL study: Lightning kills about 64 people per year across Europe, 78% of them being men. In Eastern Europe, most victims were at work, whilst in Western Europe people were typically engaged in leisure activities. Read more here: doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D…

Good morning. Tens of thousands of lightning strikes were recorded yesterday as active thunderstorms swept through parts of England and Wales, with some of these producing large hail. More storms will be possible today across the far south of England, Wales and even south-west

20 years ago today Birmingham was struck by this T5/6 tornado. torro.org.uk/pdf/Birmingham…

Very pronounced sun halo up here in London this morning ☀️😇 This is due to the light being reflected / refracted by ice crystals in the very high clouds. Often a sign of deteriorating weather within the following 24 hours