Thunderspotter

Lightning is bright but thunder distant and moving away over here. Not looking great further into tonight - Unless this big storm moves directly North I might head to bed. Still pretty good though!

A flash!

Haha! I don't think I'm in the sweet spot, but hopefully i'll see something.

I didn't see it, but strikes now being picked up on the Isle of Wight. Right, time to sit down and have a look...

I'm not giving up hope just yet, but I don't think tonight will be the night to see a storm where I am, overlooking the Isle of Wight. Maybe if things continue to build up, but I'm unsure. I'd rather get some sleep for tomorrow nights just in case there's a big storm then!

Activity under Weymouth where the heavy rain is. Could turn decent as time moves on. - I'm guessing. I am relatively new here, so take what i say with a pinch of salt!

Ah okay. Thanks for clearing it up!

A lightning strike just shy of the Isle of Wight? Is that a false positive, or are we seeing some further developments? I hope so.

I'm guessing that the Cherbourg storm is heading towards the direction of Bognor Regis - Unless it develops over the channel and pushes further north... Typically, Bognor Regis is just outside of my viewing area! I'm getting convinced that one of my neighbours has a bottle of 'thunderstorm repellent' somewhere...

The area above Guernsey and also the one near Cherbourg seem to be building up... Could this be a start to a wave of thunderstorms? The Met Office seem to be liking the idea of a wave of storms pushing North/Northeast... I hope I get some activity in Hampshire in the next few days. I've been dying to see another storm! Edit: Thought I was looking at the radar for Today/tomorrow when i wasn't. Oops!

Sorry for my late reply. This is what the black line means: SEVERITY: We classify a severe thunderstorm as one that poses a significant threat to life and/or property, using the criteria below. If any of the following criteria are forecast, a SVR threat level may be issued to highlight the areas at risk of severe convective weather. This does not necessarily mean severe convective weather will occur in all parts of the highlighted area, but it indicates the potential for such an occurrence, even if quite localised.

I'm in the moderate zone, so i'll keep an eye on it. Looks like my day for a good storm would be either tomorrow or Thursday.

I can't wait for this week! The risks for me seem quite high - Up to 77% on the Netweather forecast for Monday night. I'm hoping that Monday afternoon/evening will be my time after not seeing a 'proper' thunderstorm for ages! I hope it doesn't spill too late into the night though, i really need to get some more sleep. Anyway, hoping the best for other storm watchers out there over the next week or so, maybe the last major storm week of 2022?

Starting to clear up over here at Battle, with just very light rain. I've still got a bit of hope left as the Met Office says that heavy rain will build in the English Channel around 9/10 am and will push to East Kent. Looking forward to browsing social media the next few days - It'll be interesting to see what others saw!

This is all i can see. Just starting to drizzle and now I can't see ant action to my north. Maybe another time for me

I'm so jealous! It looks like everyone got a storm, but here in Battle/Bexhill absolutely nothing but a few distant flashes. Glad most of you fellow storm-spotters got a show though.

Hey Netweather Community, I haven't been active on this platform in a while. I'm currently on holiday - Just next to Battle and I've been tracking this storm all day yesterday and last night. It was on a perfect collision course but now in Brighton I'm just watching distant flashes. Not very exciting. I do have some hope for later on for some potential storms forming later on in the morning for the area around Battle/Hastings, as the Met Office and Weather Channel think that it'll build up over the channel and hit by 11. So far though been a huge flop for me. Hopefully, some others are getting a good storm?

Storm in Northern France is really strong at the moment. On lightningmaps.org, the lightning indicators are pooping up everywhere! Hopefully it will only continue to strengthen as it comes to the UK later (maybe).

Those are some incredible pictures and an amazing time-lapse! I wish I was more towards the sea so I could see that in real time, but nevermind! Glad you got some action!

Clouds looking ominous over here too, seems like it's lost it's electrical power... But it is gradually getting darker, and darker...

Hoping for some activity to track throughout this morning/afternoon - There looks like a bit of a storm is developing above Caen, France. Hopefully all these newer storms survive the channel so they can put on a show of lightning!

Just witnessed a flash! Starting to kick off over here, finally!

Now it looks like there is a but more activity over the Isle of Wight... Time to move out of bed and take a look!

Lightning seems to be moving slightly northeast but very slowly. Perfect for me, but looks like im going to have to wait a while before i can see any activity. Any updates from anyone? What have you all spotted so far? I'm still waiting..... Pulled an all nighter just to find some atorms preduxted for 5am... I could of set an alarm lol.

I'm still waiting. I can only start seeing the lightning once it gets past the top of the isle of wight. Been waiting for some time and nothing yet, but not giving up here!