The Weather Outlook

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Bolty
26 June 2026 04:21:49
There were some close strikes from that one over Manchester. I got some footage of it whilst I was on my break.
Scott

Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.

My weather station 

Crepuscular Ray
26 June 2026 06:57:23
Our first storm woke Edinburgh folk between 2-3 am. Frequent lightning every two seconds and constant thunder

There's another storm approaching now from the SW, just one or two distant rumbles from that


Jerry

Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill

Tim A
26 June 2026 07:01:36
Thunderstorms since 6am , with some spells of heavy rain. Nothing too spectacular though. 8.4mm
Tim

NW Leeds

187m asl

 My PWS 

ozoneaurora
26 June 2026 07:09:39
Woke up to a few loud cracks and rumbles of thunder in Sheffield. They where small 'islets' of showers, just developed from impressive Ac cas clouds.

Must say some of the recent Met Office radar forecasts has been poor (not the text ones, btw), giving an impression of being only occasional light showers

johncs2016
26 June 2026 07:14:13
There is another large thunderstorm to my SW once again with some very bright echoes showing up on the latest radar maps.

From that, I can already hear a few very faint rumbles of thunder in the distance and it is getting rather dark once again.


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.

johncs2016
26 June 2026 07:21:30
There was a fairly bright flash of lightning a short while ago with rumbles of thunder continuing.


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.

Crepuscular Ray
26 June 2026 07:28:46
Very deep thunder well to my west and north-west and getting very dark and still, 16 C
Jerry

Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill

Crepuscular Ray
26 June 2026 07:30:13
The liveliest storms just now are over Lincolnshire, East and North Yorkshire and the Central Belt
Jerry

Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill

johncs2016
26 June 2026 07:37:21
Here in Edinburgh, it's now raining quite heavily with some more thunder and the odd flash of lightning once again.


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.

johncs2016
26 June 2026 07:40:28
As I write, the thunder has just got a bit louder with further flashes of lightning, and with very heavy rain still continuing to fall. On the radar map, this appears to be occurring along a line which runs from the south and west of Fife, all the way down to the Dumfries and Galloway region.


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.

noodle doodle
26 June 2026 08:03:17

Here in Edinburgh, it's now raining quite heavily with some more thunder and the odd flash of lightning once again.

Originally Posted by: johncs2016 

Yeh I can see the odd flash through the cloud to the north. Little cluster of strikes showing up south-east of edinburgh on lightningmaps now too but they'll be heading away from us

Not as dramatic as last night, at one point it was like strobe lighting (I'd have posted but I'm only logged in on my PC)

johncs2016
26 June 2026 08:41:00

Yeh I can see the odd flash through the cloud to the north. Little cluster of strikes showing up south-east of edinburgh on lightningmaps now too but they'll be heading away from us

Not as dramatic as last night, at one point it was like strobe lighting (I'd have posted but I'm only logged in on my PC)

Originally Posted by: noodle doodle 

That other cluster to the SE of here has now joined up with the other one which is now clearing away from here and the main focus for that now seems to be in an area stretching from just south of Aberdeen, all the way down to East Lothian.

In the meantime, there is some more activity developing in the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and into SW Scotland which might be something worth watching for later on today as everything at the moment seems to be moving along a line from that sort of area towards here.


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.

doctormog
26 June 2026 09:49:08

Yeh I can see the odd flash through the cloud to the north. Little cluster of strikes showing up south-east of edinburgh on lightningmaps now too but they'll be heading away from us

Not as dramatic as last night, at one point it was like strobe lighting (I'd have posted but I'm only logged in on my PC)

Originally Posted by: noodle doodle 

Fun fact - my daughter's photo of the lightning over the rooftops of Edinburgh last night was used as the background image at the start of the BBC Scotland forecast this morning.


Tractor Boy
26 June 2026 10:14:43

The liveliest storms just now are over Lincolnshire, East and North Yorkshire and the Central Belt

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 

This was tremendous. It approached slowly from the south and by 8:45am it was so so dark. Frequent lightening and monsoon rain but it was the darkness that will be the memory from this.


Dave

Farndale, North York Moors

sunny coast
26 June 2026 10:55:49

A cloud has just developed almost over head and it's raining.. not showing up on radar yet. The wind has really picked up in the last 30 or so minutes.. reminds me of Florida.

Originally Posted by: picturesareme 

Same here altho no rain yet 

Crepuscular Ray
26 June 2026 14:11:28
Lively storms rapidly devloping NW of Manchester, Yorkshire Dales, Carlisle & Borders and also Peebles & Biggar, south of Edinburgh. Light rain from those already here, adding to the cool, dull autumnal feel
Jerry

Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill

Crepuscular Ray
26 June 2026 14:23:19
The lightning returns from that Wharfedale storm are amazing!
Jerry

Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill

26 June 2026 14:32:24
Excellent thunderstorm kicked off to the ENE, felt so happy for the cows in the back field awakening from a discomforting slumber under the trees the temp has dropped back from 32c with the rain in the air. 
Bolty
26 June 2026 14:41:57

Lively storms rapidly devloping NW of Manchester, Yorkshire Dales, Carlisle & Borders and also Peebles & Biggar, south of Edinburgh. Light rain from those already here, adding to the cool, dull autumnal feel

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 

Ended up on the edge of that. There was a constant low rumbling thunder with a sudden burst of heavy rain and wind. There wasn't much visible lightning though, just a few IC flashes. It dropped the temperature by a good 10°C.


Scott

Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.

My weather station 

Col
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26 June 2026 14:46:08

Ended up on the edge of that. There was a constant low rumbling thunder with a sudden burst of heavy rain and wind. There wasn't much visible lightning though, just a few IC flashes. It dropped the temperature by a good 10°C.

Originally Posted by: Bolty 

And further away caught some kind of a downdraught here, suddenly becoming very windy for about 10 mins.


Col

Bolton, Lancashire

160m asl

Snow videos:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

Brian Gaze
26 June 2026 15:08:02
This is a staggering picture just posted.

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twoother/sky-eye-gallery.aspx?id=20260626141151_20260626 


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Crepuscular Ray
26 June 2026 15:18:35
A heavy shower breaking out here, one big rumble to my east
Jerry

Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill

Chunky Pea
26 June 2026 15:46:46

And further away caught some kind of a downdraught here, suddenly becoming very windy for about 10 mins.

Originally Posted by: Col 

I think this happened here last night around midnight. Became very boisterous for about 30 minutes around midnight with winds directly from the north. I reckon it was some sort of outflow/s from those storms over Donegal & Tyrone yesterday evening. 

Colossal booms going on here as storm cells move up to the left and right of me as I remain piggy in the middle. 


Patrick,

East Galway, Ireland.

Chunky Pea
26 June 2026 16:03:59
Bordering on dangerous out there now. One big continous roar with vivid flashes. That storm to my east in particular is very nasty one. Quite a few of those 'shotgun' type claps as well. Nuts. 
Patrick,

East Galway, Ireland.

ozoneaurora
26 June 2026 16:14:10

This is a staggering picture just posted.

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twoother/sky-eye-gallery.aspx?id=20260626141151_20260626 

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 

Great shot.

Looks a different type of convective clouds to the ones I saw early this morning; this one being from direct surface convection rather than from the lower troposphere with the earlier ones I saw in Sheffield (i.e, Cb developing from Cu med & con rather than from Ac cas). The Atlantic airmass (rPm) must be beginning to filter through.

Of course, please correct me if I'm wrong.

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