DanDorsetUK

It's very odd. Heck of alot being missed. No idea why.

There is actually alot being missed. Had a huge fork rip across the sky about 10 mins ago wasn't detected at all. Very odd.

Yeah was a good one that. Surprised how much the lightening detectors are missing stuff. That didn't show at all.

Awesome sideways fork again!

Met4cast is saying its all looking good.

BH14 I can see Purbeck Hills from where i live. It went right across purbeck hills

Yes it was went right across the purbeck

OMG diagonal fork lightening seen! Amazing! Now if that's a taist of things to come this will be amazing!

Yes also seen looking toward Purbeck and Weymouth

First Flash seen for me looking towards Purbeck/Weymouth

Current view looking towards Purbeck. Sky going very dark...

Going very dark over the Purbecks at the mo, sky looks like it could fire up any minute.

It's looking very interesting already! Looking quite dark over the Purbecks too.

Worth sharing this tweet form Met4cast Also Marco saying should see cloud to cloud lightening tonight.

For once I'm quite optimistic on this one. We've had some bad luck over the years but this time it will be different. We're both in the sweet spot you watch Soon as I saw the sky this morning and this wind. Its game on!

Interest starts from 8pm onwards... Met office sound confident... The warnings start with a yellow wind warning for the southern coastal counties of England, lasting from Friday afternoon until midnight on the same day. Strong northeasterly winds could gust up to 55mph, which is most likely on hills and exposed coastal areas in the warning region. This could lead to tricky driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles or those towing caravans. These winds precede the first of two yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms for the weekend, the first one starting at 20:00 on Friday night and lasting through to 22:00 on Saturday night. The focus for this warning is over southern England and Wales, although some central areas are also covered. This area is likely to see frequent lightning, thundery rain and continued strong, gusty winds. There’s also a risk of large hail falling in a few locations and where heavy downpours occur, up to 35 mm could fall within an hour, bringing a possible risk of flooding.

Sorry mistype meant 2am wouldn't let me edit.

Incase anyone missed it. AROME has large MCS 10am off Bournemouth.

Yeah i just missed those ones on the coast remember it being just behind me. You was right on the convergence line!

Guys run the sequence through on Windy.com never seen the likes of it. Growing so fast!!

Keep the faith, today's wind has storm feel written all over it. We're upto 22oC already. Forecast was for 20oC for this time of day. Look at the instability already...

The satellite view is looking really promising in my eyes! Could be a very large light show this tonight!

You can feel the cool air mixing out already. The wind is a good sign. I'm looking out past the Purbecks from where I live and there is alot of instability out there in the channel already. Also look at the satellite looks really promising!

Has a completely different feel to the air here in Poole today. Breezy cool air mixing out. I'm already liking the signs. Alot of instability showing towards the South west already as I look out over the purbecks. Have a very good feeling about this!

Have a really good feeling about this strom risk later. Feels completely different out today alot of cool breeze about too. With so much activity to the South west already with things really expected to pick up tonight I think were in with a great chance! This could be a big event!