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If anything, those forecasted 850s are a touch higher than on 1 Oct 2011 which saw a max of 29.9C in Gravesend: i haven't checked any other parameters.

Beautiful

Oh Kent, oh Kent Thy location for Gallic storms was heaven-sent But now, why such an honour dost thou delegate And tempest-shield thy garden peninsula so oft of late?

There's a great video of lightning strikes in this hurricane on the link below. Hurricane Lee continues churn towards east coast of US and Canada WWW.BBC.CO.UK The massive storm is growing larger as it inches towards the coast ahead of expected Sunday landfall.

Such a tragedy.

First strikes have appeared in the heart of East Anglia. More active shower activity is expected to initiate soon across the SE.

There's a risk of an isolated thundery shower tonight in Kent, according to the Met Office. I know, it sounds pretty lame compared to the fireworks some experienced yesterday! #desperate

My Lightning app has detected strikes in nw Kent. Are these genuine?

It genuinely feels like the hottest day of the year here. Even by 10am it was getting unbearable in our sun trap of a garden!

Not to my knowledge, though not sure about desktop site. However, the aforementioned app does notify you if a strike hits within n miles of your location, which can be set at whatever distance you wish, which I find most useful.

I think strikes are picked up by a network of lightning detectors owned by volunteers, often in their back gardens, and fed to the site, much like Weather Underground does for other weather data. I guess that there aren't many such people feeding into this site away from the 'West', therefore limiting its global accuracy As for Weather & Radar, which is run by WetterOnline, I am not sure how they get their lightning data from (maybe satellites at a guess?) I personally keep both tabs open when storms are forecast, as each seems to detect a slightly different array of sferics. That and the "My Lightning Tracker & Alerts" app!

Awesome! Looks like an even more lively storm has developed in S Sudan, several each second... https://www.weatherandradar.co.uk/weather-map?center=1.74,30.96&zoom=4.53&layer=lr

That's quite the storm outbreak in Latin America! https://www.weatherandradar.co.uk/weather-map?center=-8.64,-65.04&zoom=2.48&layer=lr

Anyone know if the 20C 850hpa isotherm has ever reached our shores in a September?

Just heard my first rumble of the day from those strikes to my west here in Kent, making it my 9th thunder day of the year so far. Stop press - just had 3 much louder ones. It's coming and it's frequent!

Thanks man, my parents nearby guesstimated midnight too.

Woke up to thunder and torrential rain, not sure what time for my notes recording thunder days due to ill health: was it before or after midnight here in mid Kent... or both?

The SE regional forecast from Meto is going for thundery showers tomorrow pm.

A few lightning strikes now showing up, mainly in/near Suffolk

The regional Met Office forecast (SE) has consistently been forecasting thundery showers this Saturday. Could be very gusty under those given the windy conditions!

It looks quite the downpour, but the question is: will it be thundery? Time will tell. I guess storms are possible Sat-Tues at least.

BBC News - Weather satellite captures lightning spectacle across Earth https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66081621

...and the storm of the day award goes to W Yemen!! https://www.weatherandradar.co.uk/weather-map?center=17.52,43.36&zoom=5.78&layer=lr

Very milky sunshine here... I wonder whether the Canadian wildfire smoke is partly responsible?

Crazy frequent lightning rate in tstorm over Germany !! https://www.weatherandradar.co.uk/weather-map?center=51.42,10.8&zoom=5.75&layer=lr