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In Pictures: Lightning pierces UK skies

John E. Walsh / Twitter @akazeeox A lightning bolt and bright blue sky in CambridgeJohn E. Walsh / Twitter @akazeeox
This electric blue sky was pictured over Milton Road in Cambridge

The skies above the UK were lit up by about 48,000 lightning strikes on Tuesday night.

The thunderstorms came ahead of further warm weather with temperatures in London expected to reach 38C on Thursday.

Paul Middelton WarwickPaul Middelton
Multiple lightning bolts over Warwick
Kutub Uddin Channel lightningKutub Uddin
Lightning photographed over the English Channel
Nicole Carr Lightning over ScarboroughNicole Carr
Lightning was seen over Scarborough, North Yorkshire
BBC Damage caused to the roof of a house in WrexhamBBC
A lightning bolt damaged Megan Zahra's bedroom roof
Geraint Roberts A lightning bolt captured over the Solent in HampshireGeraint Roberts
The storm passed over the Solent in southern England
Tim Fisher Cat Bells in the Lake DistrictTim Fisher
Tim Fisher caught this thunderstorm in the Lake District
Sonia Bashir The sky in PrestonSonia Bashir
Skies in Preston, Lancashire, are seeing purple
PA Media LiverpoolPA Media
Lightning passes over houses in Lee Park, Liverpool
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