Steve_De4

As somebody said earlier, you might be too far west. You certainly are at the moment. There's possibly a small chance later this evening.

From Marlborough, the distant storms are lighting up the skies to the south every few seconds now, and though the stars are still out I can see the first sign of wispy clouds from the front approaching...

I can see the sky lighting up to my South from here in Marlborough - where's that coming from? It's not the Cornwall storm. I guess it's the random pops on the south coast...

An excellent choice by Andy there, and I'd just like to mention that Redhorn Hill is on the Wessex Ridgeway, which is a byway open to all traffic around the northern edge of Salisbury Plain. The road is maintained and can be driven all the way from the Lavingtons to Upavon if you get bored with staying in one place. Also at Redhorn, if you have a vehicle with ground clearance, is a premissive byway into the Plain which - if the red flags aren't flying - takes you through wide open heathland and down to the southern edge of the Plain.

Been thundering and raining for about 20 minutes in Newbury.Sounds like its moving away west now though...

Well, that was a lot of thunder and lightning, and an awful lot of hail Seems to be moving NEnow, but with various stings in its tail... In fact, I just stuck my head outside the front door, and it's just one long. never-ending rumble...

A bit inland, a mile or two, at one of the holday parks, Mullacot, so I hope to escape the worst of it (not that I'm expecting anything good from it, either )

I picked a great weekend for a mini-break in Woollacombe. Still, at least it's not the Channel coast

Yep, rumbles of thunder here in Marlborough as well. All pretty distant so far...

Y'all, Any idea where I can get a detailed info on the West Country weather for '76? Specifically a) at the Wiltshire and Devon ends and during What would be the Easter and Summer college breaks. I need to know for <ahem... shuffles feet embarrassedly> for a novel I'm writing set in that timeframe in those locations....</embarrassment> Cheers Steve