Disappointing last night as there was no thunder or lightning here. Did have torrential rain though.

A cell just passed overhead in Stoke. No lightning but some deep rumbles of thunder and some downpours. Nothing impressive but still its some activity.

Thundery showers and storms around this area between 2 and 3pm BST. Again, mostly cc activity and the most active storm passed by 4 miles to the east. Very humid and calm/very light winds.

Some notable wind gusts here, over 30mph at times and with a few whirlwinds.

South of Poole there is a distinct hook-shaped feature that's been developing for the past hour. It's clearer to see from the satellite imagery than the radar. It has me thinking of that TORRO outlook...

Very dark to the S/SW here with a torrential downpour not far away!

Very close here that torrential downpour with a few big spots of rain passing just to the SE of here with strong gusty winds.

A couple of big rumbles earlier, looking very dark to my NW.

A single crack of thunder here recently.  Only a few spots of rain though.

EDIT:   Just had a sudden brief torrential shower.

Tipping it down here. The shower developed very rapidly on hitting the South Coast - so things could get interesting when the more active stuff turns up in the next hour or so.

The shower has formed a narrow line with a slight bow shape, but there's no lightning around. It's also dead calm after the windy conditions earlier. The smell of rain wafts in through the window... and it's still very muggy feeling. Temp's probably dropped a few degrees from the 22°C seen an hour or so ago.

Shame there was this decaying shower cloud beforehand that obscured this more impressive feature.

Wouldn't be surprised to here a crack of thunder now that it's moving away north of me.

Mostly sunny and warm here though we've had a couple of heavy but brief showers in the last half hou.  I haven't heard any thunder yet.

Just edged another thundery shower, a short burst of massive raindrops and a few rumbles.

I can tell you from first hand experience the intensity and frequency of the lightning was something to behold (not to mention drive through) en route to Calais yesterday morning. I have rarely seen so many bursts of forked lightning in my direct line of vision. Unfortunately I was driving so could not take any photos but the structure at the edge of the storm was remarkable. Had I not been on the autoroute at the time I would have stopped to take a few shots - very supercellesque in appearance.

http://meteocentre.com/lightning/eur_anim/201307270730_eurnw_zeus.gif 

Today and yesterday both non-events for Chichester - some not very heavy rain and one rumble of thunder, while both eat and west of us has been copping it.

Lots of rumbles of thunder again here and rain on and off.

Heavy shower just rattled through giving 35mm/hr rain rate.

Large storms passed over about 2 hrs ago here on the Wirral.

Was driving to Manchester and back between 4-6pm, followed one large cell up, and on the way back was able to see its structure in the low sun.   Fantastic structure - no picture due to driving.  Large wide and flat top to the storm, probably a couple of miles across.  Torrential rain underneath too.  Then another cell movede through Wirral area about 6pm. Very Briht Lightning and thunder.  again, very clear ceiling to the storm once it had passed.  No Mamatous cloud - which was disapointing.

Highest rain rate I've ever recorded, currently at 53.0mm/hr.