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picturesareme
02 June 2026 12:57:55
Dark just to my north over the mainland with plenty of rumbling. 
Mildly Disappointed
02 June 2026 13:07:45
There was a loud crack of thunder and plenty of more distant rumbling from a very heavy shower which passed through here about an hour ago. Looks like more on the way. The garden is getting another welcome soaking following last night's rain
Jason

Salfords, Surrey

picturesareme
02 June 2026 13:40:16
Suspect there will be some flash flooding just over the hill. Very active with frequent thunder and lightning - we're now just getting some rain but the storms seem to be back feeding into a constant line that is almost stationary.
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02 June 2026 13:42:31
Tstorm in progerss.

13.8c

1003.7mb rising

21.0mm since midnight.

Pat, Crawley Down, West Sussex, 121m asl.
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picturesareme
02 June 2026 13:46:13

Tstorm in progerss.

13.8c

1003.7mb rising

21.0mm since midnight.

POD wrote:

Meanwhile just on the southern flank of the storms it's still hovering around 20C and rather humid.

Roger Parsons
02 June 2026 13:56:06
Downpour in progress here. No thunder heard yet!
RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

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Retron
02 June 2026 14:07:08

Downpour in progress here. No thunder heard yet!

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

A couple of dozen peals of thunder here as a large storm went by, but only 0.25mm rain from it - Faversham got drenched instead! (Another rumble as I type...)

EDIT: 22.1 to 15.7 in 50 minutes! There was a marked rise just before the storm approached, with gusty winds too. Outflow from the storm, I suspect.

Leysdown, north Kent
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02 June 2026 15:53:25
Brief but dramatic downpour about 1530 (went into Sainsbury's and got on with shopping) but rumbles of thunder persisted as the storm slid by to the south. Cleared by 1630
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Chichester 12m asl

Andy J
02 June 2026 16:05:12
Fantastic thunderstorm just exiting here now!!, very frequent lightning, literally continuous thunder without any break. Lightning flashes every few seconds at its peak. Torrential hail and rain for a time. Still getting continuous thunder, ongoing for 20 mins at least.  
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
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Roger Parsons
02 June 2026 16:08:20

Fantastic thunderstorm just exiting here now!!, very frequent lightning, literally continuous thunder without any break. Lightning flashes every few seconds at its peak. Torrential hail and rain for a time. Still getting continuous thunder, ongoing for 20 mins at least.  

Originally Posted by: Andy J 

We had a real downpour at Bardney around 3pm. No thunder but very heavy.

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

Andy J
02 June 2026 16:20:52

We had a real downpour at Bardney around 3pm. No thunder but very heavy.

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

Hi Roger, you might get this storm as it's heading towards Lincoln. One of the most impressive storms I've experienced, the most remarkable thing were the continuous thunder rolls and rapid lighting flashes!

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Mildly Disappointed
02 June 2026 16:42:26
Another heavy shower here with thunder rumbling around. The garden has gone from being burnt to a crisp last week to getting hammered by the heavy rain
Jason

Salfords, Surrey

The Beast from the East
02 June 2026 17:15:12
Horrific T storm just passed.  Non stop lighting and flooding in town.  Monsoon conditions. At least the broadband stayed on and Virgin hasnt gone down (yet!)  It has in the past
Purley, Surrey, 70m ASL

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Roger Parsons
02 June 2026 17:15:14

Hi Roger, you might get this storm as it's heading towards Lincoln. One of the most impressive storms I've experienced, the most remarkable thing were the continuous thunder rolls and rapid lighting flashes!

Originally Posted by: Andy J 

It's just passed over, Andy. We had 13mm of rain!  Impressive.

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

sunny coast
02 June 2026 17:38:57
Coastal strip of east sussex has stayed sunny and clear this pm with strong breeze off channel keeping the convection away inland 
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johncs2016
02 June 2026 18:10:45
A fairly impressive line of showers is now showing just to my north over Fife with some bright echoes showing up on the latest radar maps.

This line of showers appears to be moving very slowly southwards but of course, the big question is whether or not they will actually make all the way to here in Edinburgh or whether they will just fizzle out before that happens (I still wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it is the latter of those two things which happens).

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

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Windy Willow
09 June 2026 14:21:58
Thunderstorm ongoing here, since about 15:12 (maybe just a little before) lots of strong wind after the few initial strikes, with a bit of a shower that grew more moderate briefly. Still plenty of lightning going on.
South Holland, Lincs 5m/16ft ASL

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NMA
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09 June 2026 14:45:28
Two beefy showers earlier, now sunny with an uncomfortable wind from the west. No thunderstorms here though. 
Vale of the Great Dairies

South Dorset

Elevation 60m 197ft

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RobN
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09 June 2026 16:07:25
Thunder, lightning and large hail here. Garden turning white. Vicious little storm. 
Rob

In the flatlands of South Cambridgeshire 15m ASL.

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Bertwhistle
09 June 2026 16:10:15
32 loud thunder rolls now in the last 10 minutes without a single visible lightning flash despite heavy slate sky!

Bertie, Itchen Valley.

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Chunky Pea
09 June 2026 16:12:43

32 loud thunder rolls now in the last 10 minutes without a single visible lightning flash despite heavy slate sky!

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 

Sounds impressive! Very likely a lot of intercloud lightning which can be hard to see during the day. 

Patrick,

East Galway, Ireland.

Roger Parsons
09 June 2026 16:13:17
A good sharp storm about 4pm as I went to lock the village church. There were folks sheltering in the porch. The local pigeons were doing their legendary "washing of the armpits"!

https://www.facebook.com/SussexWildlifeTrust/posts/wood-pigeons-enjoy-a-shower-deliberately-sitting-out-in-the-rain-raising-each-wi/383357510500868/ 

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

DEW
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09 June 2026 16:36:45

32 loud thunder rolls now in the last 10 minutes without a single visible lightning flash despite heavy slate sky!

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 

Rainfall radar shows it as intense but very local. Still sunny here only just along the coast

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Chichester 12m asl

Retron
09 June 2026 16:46:50
Yesterday and today have both had some pretty hefty convection, but only brief spells of heavy rain. 

Yesterday's peak rate was 32.6mm/hour, today it absolutely bucketed down at 52.4mm/hour. There was 4mm yesterday and 3.6mm today - most of it in both cases from just one shower!

Leysdown, north Kent
Bertwhistle
09 June 2026 18:15:25

Rainfall radar shows it as intense but very local. Still sunny here only just along the coast

Originally Posted by: DEW 

This is where to look for lightning/ thunder:

https://www.lightningmaps.org/ 

We actually had sunshine while a dozen or so of these rumbles continued. And even with nearby strikes there wasn't rain for much of the time.

Bertie, Itchen Valley.

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