Thunder rumbled over parts of Northern Ireland in the early hours.
A loud thunderstorm crashed over Belfast in the early hours of this morning.
In the early hours of this morning, locals reported hearing loud thunder in the north of the city, with one user on X (formally known as Twitter) saying “I’ve never heard thunder like that in my life in Belfast. It was so loud it shook my bedroom and completely freaked me out”, while another said it “sounded like a bomb going off”.
Video shot from a doorbell camera in north Belfast shows a bright flash and the roaring of the thunder above can be heard.
Thunder rumbled over parts of Northern Ireland in the early hours.
Watch: Thunder storm rumbles over north Belfast
Posted by Jonny Ross (@thejonnyross) on X, in the caption the user said: “Captured by my sister this morning. The wee solar light across the road got confused thinking it was daytime.”
Users on social media reported the thunderstorm beginning at around 5am on Thursday 1 May.
Following this morning’s thunder, conditions are due to be cloudy in the morning with occasional rain, becoming mainly dry in the afternoon with brighter skies developing in the north and the west, with a maximum temperature of 17C.
Tonight will stay mostly dry with prolonged clear spells throughout the evening, with a minimum temperature of 6C.