2 hours Ago By [email protected] (Ffion Lewis)
After a weekend of flooding, Cardiff was hit by thunder, lightening and hail on Monday night with one person saying it was the "loudest" they'd ever heard. Storm Bert caused carnage across south Wales over the weekend, flooding hundreds of homes and businesses and submerging parks. However, as the clean up from the aftermath of the storm continued into Monday, November 25, Storm Bert finally showed signs of breaking as thunder and lightning crashed over Cardiff .
And despite the hailstorm being just momentarily, streets briefly turned white with hail. Met Office lightening strike maps shows that the majority of the lightning was centred around Cardiff and just off the nearby coast. The map shows the lightning tracking across the Atlantic throughout the day before peaking in Wales at around 11.
30pm. People have been reacting online to the extreme weather as one person said: "The downpour of rain in Cardiff right now is crazy. I have never seen this much rain or heard thunder that loud," while another said: "Wow.
Some weather we’re getting in Cardiff Bay tonight. The thunder is something else." Photos after the hail which followed the thunder and lightning showed one street completely blanketed in a layer of hail in a short time.
Join our WhatsApp news community here for the latest breaking news. You will receive updates from us daily. Now, as parts of Wales continue to recover from the storm, the Met Office has warned that further rain could be on the way as the week progresses, with temperatures also dropping as an area of low pressure moves across the UK.
Mike Silverstone, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “On Tuesday night, we’ll see outbreaks of rain spreading north-eastwards, which could be heavy at times. We’re expected this to be heaviest across the south/southeast of England, although subtle changes over the next 24 hours will have an impact on how this develops. There could also be strong winds for a time, and it’s possible this will require a weather warning.
“Along with the rain, things will turn colder from Wednesday for all, with frost and some freezing fog possible. Overnight temperatures could dip to -4°C to -6°C in places prone to frost.” Thursday will continue to see below average temperatures, with a cold, frosty and potentially icy start for some.
Otherwise, it will be a fine day with light winds and a fair amount of sunshine in many areas, although freezing fog patches could persist in a few places..
