Weather warning for Friday and Saturday

[GloriaSmud]

issued by the metoffice for heavy thundery rain.
Had a feeling this might happen, a thundery breakdown after all the nice weather.

[BlackeyedSusan]

Oo I was just coming on to post about the possibility of thunder tomorrow. I am looking forward to being able to keep the windows shut to keep the flies out.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Thanks Gloria, been a busy few days.

[GloriaSmud]

It's just started raining here (Leicester.) Tomorrow looks like it's going to be quite a wet day

[GloriaSmud]

Just a reminder of the lightning websites here and here in case anything of a thundery nature occurs!

[PinkSquash]

Storms forecast here for tomorrow. Big armed forces day celebration here on Saturday, it looks like it'll be a wash out. Such a shame as we've been looking forward to it.

DH is prepared to be dealing with flooding as the drains won't be able to cope, thankfully its not spring tides at the moment...

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I think it's going to be a case of if you catch a storm it could be quite a good one. If you don't you'll wonder what the fuss is about with showers instead.

I think the primary risk area for decent thunderstorms is along the Thames corridor and perhaps southern east Anglia through Bedfordshire.

[BlackeyedSusan]

had a very heavy showerlocalised flooding of roads as strom drains could nt cope.

[BlackeyedSusan]

oh my gosh the thunderstorms have kicked off. near me.

[Sparklingbrook]

Where are you Susan? it's just gone really dark and starting tipping it down here in Worcestershire.

[BuzzardBird]

Should I get the washing in Sparkling?

[Sparklingbrook]

Definitely BB. It's fairly torrential now.

[GloriaSmud]

Dark, overcast and humid here (Leicester)
Raintoday is showing a (possibly thundery) band of rain coming up from the south. Think it isn't going to be too long before that arrives!

[BlackeyedSusan]

w mids sparkling... they went past without coming here. the main rain band has gone through already too, which is good as it si school run time. not so good for derbys, leics nottm though.

[GloriaSmud]

It started raining just after I posted so the rain band had been and gone in time for the school run. But it's 'orribly humid so think we could be in for some more thundery showers once the heat's built up again.

[digerd]

SE,

Had thunderless rainfall this morning but sunny all afternoon and rather hot/humid.

[Sparklingbrook]

We have just had more monsoon rain. A huge clap of thunder about 5 minutes ago but nothing since.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

It's been a lovely warm sunn day here today. The randomness of how storms initiate can be quite perplexing at times!

[digerd]

SE

Just back from dog walk and is already very warm/sunny.

[RainbowsStars]

We had an absolute massive storm last night, I've never heard thunder so loud or for so long before.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

A bit bleary eyed this morning then rainbow stars?

More storms are possible today but I'm not going to even hazard a guess at where they may initiate! Yesterday although we were in the warning area for rain we didn't have a single drop. It was a lovely day!

[RainbowsStars]

Thankfully it ended before bedtime! It's just started again though, not so much thunder yet but it's very black.

[BlackeyedSusan]

it is dull here. rain overnight... but I have got the windows shut so I do nothave to do the fly flap.