Heavy rain here now.

I'm really enjoying this spell of weather. 

Another flash of lightning has just been observed to the west and the wind is gusting close to 45mph here again. Another shower is likely again soon. We've had some big showers today with hail and very powerful gusty winds.

9.0mm from 3 showers, each lasting about 10 mins each.

6.7c 

close call indeed less than 300 meters from my flat , my daughter had a great view and saw the single CG strike

instant thunder very loud

Theres a view that winter storms produce a higher frequency of CG strikes, sometimes in single strike cells. I've witnessed a few of these and know of some "megabolt" discharges that are way more voltage loaded than normal strikes and highly destructive. Someone like Neil or Ben may have more info than me though

Meanwhile we are moving into a very interesting 24 hours or so with a lot of energy and steep temperature profiles which look likely to lead to a threat of some violent storms tomorrow. There are warnings from ESTOFEX and elsewhere on FB currently.

Just noticed some intense rain reaching Cornwall which has had some sferics recently

When we had the lightning and hailstones the other day the metoffice weather warnings did highlight the danger of ground strikes being destructive to propety.So i think there is some truth in the winter thunderstorms producing more CG strikes.

Looking at the last radar a line of heavy rain sweeping east.

Kaboom! Epic flash and (almost) instantaneous crash here just outside Woking...

Can't add any more to what you've said Dave regarding UK winter lightning; I tend to prefer a chase with a T-shirt on and a warm Gulf wind at my back ... Neil may know more on the subject of "cold lightning".

Agree with your interest in the next couple of days - some unusually deep profiles for the time of year. If you can't have snow then some crisp convection keeps the interest going.

I do not have specific references but I've read somewhere that winter lightning discharges tend to carry a greater current than summer - it's related to the polarity and potential differences in the static charge between an ice and water mix and a predominantly ice agrregate mechanism more likely in winter months.
It's a bit subjective but many people believe winter discharges are more likely to be less frequnet but stong CG pulses rather than the + or - CG and CCs seen in summer MCS systems.

At 8pm I see 1 flash of lightning followed by a rumble north eastwards. Showed up as one crosshr on the sferics chart between Croydon and Westmister.

Convection line moving into Southern Hampshire. Plenty of sferics on the backbuild

Could be a lively day Dave ! 

dry here now. Streamer must have moved north

Very heavy rain here after midnight and squally winds.