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ℹ️ This page shows where the thunderstorms are in the UK right now. Live lightning strikes from the official EURO lightning network (Blitzortung.org). You can also navigate between different parts of the UK for more information   ℹ️ For easy viewing, you can select which area you would like to see the LIVE lightning strikes…

Notice: posted in laughs / humor An ice cream van gave way to the heat this afternoon in London and just melted. Image: Colossal. “I was just ordering a single cone ice cream and then before you knew it, the van started melting” “The man in the ice cream van started melting to, and then…

The UK has officially BROKE the July maximum temperature record, which was set at 36.7C in Heathrow back in 2015. It is now 36.9C at Heathrow Airport, London, and temperatures are expected to rise further! ❗ Breaking news ❗ We have broken our maximum July temperature record Was 36.7 °C Now 36.9 °C at Heathrow,…

Thunderstorms are local, and the most severe impacts from them, such as large hail, strong winds and funnel clouds (tornadoes) are even more local. So only a very small fraction of the population will see these conditions, however they have the potential to produce power cuts, and travel disruption that could potentially affect a larger…

If you are planning on using the public transport, rail + bus, tomorrow, please check with providers as approximately a third of journeys in the south and east have already been cancelled, and through the day tomorrow more cancellations are likely. Why? The UK isn’t built to withstand temperatures much higher than 80F (26C), and…

The Met Office have said that there is a 60% chance tomorrow will be the hottest day ON RECORD – with a 60% chance the mercury soaring above the previous 38.5C record! Another very warm to hot day today, with temperatures climbing to 32 or 33C for parts of South East England, there’s a bit…