Stormy start to Friday on LightningRadar

It's been a stormy start to Friday in parts of the UK, captured on the LightningRadar.

In addition to showing lightning strikes in near-real time, you can also see strikes recorded in the past 90 minutes across the world!

New lightning strikes are indicated with an expanding ring. The most recent having a red border that will slowly fade to different shades of yellow as they age.

A band of heavy rain continues to rest over southern regions of the UK for much of Friday, with further potential for thunderstorms into the evening.