Tag Archives: Lightning

How many days of thunder do we have in the UK?

Posted on 18 August, 2022 by Met Office Press Office

The heatwave ended with a bang for many of us earlier this week as thunderstorms hit the UK after several weeks of record-breaking hot and dry weather. According to the Met Office’s next generation lightning location system, there were 26,718 … Continue reading →

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Thunderstorms bring an end to September heat

Posted on 15 September, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

If temperatures reach 30 ºC in the south east of England today (15 Sept 2016) it will be the first consecutive 3-day September period where temperatures reached over 30 ºC since 1929. However this is the last of the hot … Continue reading →

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More thundery downpours for some

Posted on 23 June, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Last night torrential, thundery downpours affected parts of southern and southeast England causing localised flooding and disruption to transport. The table below shows the rainfall totals recorded: UK rainfall totals 22 June 7pm – 23 June 9am Site Area Rainfall … Continue reading →

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Highest temperatures and rainfall over the weekend

Posted on 23 August, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Over the past 24 hours the weather has delivered a mixture of hot sunshine, thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain as we highlighted earlier in the week. As expected, sunny skies and warm air being pushed northwards from the continent allowed … Continue reading →

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Summer downpours on the way

Posted on 11 August, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The weather forecast for later this week is presenting a challenge for our meteorologists. All the ingredients are present to produce significant rainfall on Thursday and Friday, but complex interactions in the atmosphere make it difficult to say with certainty … Continue reading →

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A brief spell of heat and thunderstorms

Posted on 11 June, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Southern parts of the UK can expect some very warm and humid conditions on Friday, along with an increasing risk of some heavy, thundery showers. Isolated thunderstorms are possible from Thursday, but they will become more likely and potentially more … Continue reading →

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Thunderstorms bring intense rainfall to parts of England

Posted on 28 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

This morning has seen some intense downpours across parts of south east England. They developed across parts of East Anglia in the early hours of the morning, with further areas of heavy showers across Sussex, Surrey, Kent and the south … Continue reading →

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Lightning strikes and heavy rain over the weekend

Posted on 21 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

Parts of the UK saw some very heavy downpours over the weekend, as thunderstorms caused disruption in some regions. Westonbirt in Gloucestershire saw the most rain with 79mm over the weekend, more than its July full-month average of 59.3mm. Within … Continue reading →

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Rain totals for 19th July 2014

Posted on 20 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

As forecast there were severe thunderstorms across the UK on the 19th July bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. See the tables below for the largest rain totals across the UK. Gloucestershire recorded the highest rainfall with 66mm between 6am … Continue reading →

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With hot and humid weather could we see a ‘Spanish Plume’?

Posted on 15 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

Over the next few days increasingly warm and humid air moving up from the continent will see UK temperatures on the rise, with the warmest days of the year so far expected. Temperatures in the south east of the country … Continue reading →

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