London was hit by a dramatic thunderstorm in the early of hours of this morning with lightning strikes seen across the capital.
Photos and videos posted online shows the strikes hitting London while Met Office maps show lightning strikes peppering the capital shortly after 4am.
One video captured looking out over Albert Bridge in west London showed spectacular lightning bolts over London.
“Storm over Chelsea, London this morning at 4am. At least it watered the plants and gardens.”⁰#storm #london #chelsea #fyp #rain pic.twitter.com/YFUeVkKUsX
— LUKOUT_TV (@LukoutTV) June 27, 2026
A Met Office map records dozens of lightning strikes strikes across the city hitting between around 4.10am and 4.40am amid heavy downpours.
It comes after an incredible storm in London saw thousands of lightning strikes hit the capital in the early hours of Tuesday.
Bro this thunderstorm in London rn is insane 😭 pic.twitter.com/qtIjW623a7
— Chiesa🇵🇹🇯🇵🇳🇱 (@Hazariio) June 27, 2026
The storm in the early hours of Saturday comes as London braces for what is expected to be the last day of its record-breaking week-long heatwave.
Temperatures are predicted to reach 32C on Saturday, before dropping considerably on Sunday to highs of 26C.
A amber extreme heat warning is in place today until 9pm on Saturday but the red warning for the capital has now been lifted.
The Met Office said the drop in temperatures will develop in the west of the UK at first, with these fresher conditions spreading slowly further east over the course of the weekend.
There is a risk of further thunderstorms before temperatures return more towards the seasonal average later on Sunday and into Monday.
London saw its hottest ever June day on Friday as a blistering heatwave took temperatures to a high of 36.4C.
The temperature recorded at Heathrow beat the previous record of 35.6C in Camden in 1957.
Meanwhile, a new UK June heat record was set in Wattisham in Suffolk, which reached 37.3C on Friday afternoon.
The heatwave has impacted hundreds of schools, shops and offices in the capital, with many closing on the hottest days.
It also caused disruption on the railways, with multiple train operators urging passengers not to travel.
While it has led to extreme temperatures on the Tube and other public transport.
Passengers reported "sweating buckets" in packed carriages, while the extreme heat has been contributing to delays on the network.
Scientists warned that the heatwave would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, with human-driven climate change fuelling more intense and frequent extreme heat events.
The Met Office said next week will bring a mixed picture for the UK’s weather, with a combination of cloudy and sunny spells, as well as influxes of rain from the west at times.
