Paul Knightley

Here's the long-lasting sun pillar which I was looking at. – at Reepham, England

I'm sure I just spotted the tail end of a meteor to the east of Lincoln, looking east. Wasn't paying attention to the sky to but turned around and saw 'bits' moving quickly before they faded. – at Reepham, England

'Tis the season for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes around the Med.

Our band will be playing in Guildford this coming Friday, at The Britannia. If you fancy a fun Friday evening, come and see us if you're nearby! A good selection of covers for your pleasure! – at Roundway, England

Per our gigs page, our next is at the Faraday Club, Slough, on Saturday evening. If anyone is nearby and fancies coming to see us, please do! lemonrock.com/mondayrabble?p…

Impressive!

Using @DTNWeather #WeatherHub, the cell attributes/cell tracking system shows up the risk of hail and gusty winds with the cell near Henley, as well as the expected cell motion over the near hour.

Some of the cells in the south have the chance of producing a tornado. The one near Henley is meaty. Had some modest low-level rotation as it passed over Reading a bit earlier. – at Shinfield, England

I'll be making a noise in the band I've joined recently, tomorrow evening in Cove, Farnborough. If you're around, come along!

Come and see us! – at North Hykeham, England

35C again today, the 7th day at or over 35C in the UK this year. In Reading - today's (so far) high of 33C is the 15th day >=30C here this year, beating 1976's 14 days over 30C. It's only the 3rd time that 10+ days have been recorded >= 30C here...2022 being the other, at 10 days

Fancy some rock on your Saturday evening? Released today, our classic rock song, Renegade Scarecrow. Made up and recorded on the spot, then fed through Suno. open.spotify.com/album/3Wie9…

Along with my brother and a good friend, years ago we'd make up songs on the spot (keyboard/drums/singing), based on a series of song titles. I've run some through Suno, to see how they sound with a fuller production - here's one! open.spotify.com/album/6IVDx…

This is when we start to see the real impact of the heat, and why warnings were issued.

Nice

NLCs seen from Reading right now

The cell near Otterburn, Northumberland, looks like a right-moving supercell. It developed over Carlisle, and split en route - both cells can be seen. Large hail is possible with this cell.

37.1C recorded at Cavendish today. In 1990, when Cheltenham recorded it on Aug 3rd, that was the then all-time national record.

Heat bursts are also possible over SW England later on!

Interesting to note that, of the near 30,000 lightning flashes which were recorded across southern Britain yesterday and night, around 3500 were CG. This demonstrates the broadly high-based nature of many of the storms, especially overnight.