Lyn-M

Currently 14°C, a couple of hefty showers in the last hour but now the sun has put in a brief appearance. Not going to be for long though if the radar is correct.....

Yes, I was surprised at that too. Just shy of the magic 30°C here, max was 29.3°C and a few minutes ago it was 23.8°C. As others have said, thank goodness for the breeze, made it just about bearable.

Yesterday's max....28.7°C, currently 24.4°C having risen from a low of 14.9°C.

More heavy showers now, perfectly timed for the picnic on the village recreation ground! Fortunately, there is the village hall close by.

That was a real humdinger of a storm! 29.6mm in the gauge and best part of two hours of continuous thunder and lightning. Overhead, with blinding flashes and instant rumbles, for 15 minutes. Mush as I love storms, that 15 minutes was a bit scary. Seems to have taken out a telephone junction box (cover blown off all all burnt), in Sherborne, phone lines down and internet too. Other damage being reported on social media too.

I'm under the green lightning cross and it's going full pelt here with rain and overhead thunder.

Just started here, heavy rain and thunder from a quick moving shower. More to follow?

Nothing here today either, 24 hours to 09.00GMT produced 0.9mm, which all fell yesterday afternoon. The thunderstorm warning's on for tomorrow here. We'll see.

3.4mm yesterday and bone dry today.

It certainly did head our way! Continuous lightning and thunder from 21.40 GMT for best part of an hour but very little rain. Checking the radar this morning the cells mostly went to the east of us in the first batch and then to the west in the second. Rainfall total to a few minutes ago, a paltry 3.7mm. Definitely the best light show for several years.

Just checked the West Bay webcam and there's definitely electrical activity out to sea....and the Lyme Regis one too.

12mm to 09.00GMT, nothing since but a couple of small cells might be heading this way. If there was electrical activity overnight I didn't hear it!

Just about to tank it down here. The garden will be happy and I'm pleased that I cut the grass this afternoon!

So are ours and, typically, the window cleaner came on Monday!

Thanks, Rich, have a feeling it may have been an update that caused the problem. All OK again now.