THERE will have been a few people hoping last night’s thunderstorms across the Midlands and the country would have cleared the air and made everything feel fresher.

Picture by Louis Cartwright-Walls. s
For those who are not fans of the heat, sadly it did not do that.

Picture by Louis Cartwright-Walls. s
But it did enable photographer Louis Cartwright-Walls to take these amazing pictures of the lightning which struck in Worcestershire in the early hours of the morning.

Picture by Louis Cartwright-Walls. s
The warm temperatures will continue today, this evening and overnight with weather expert predicting even hotter temperatures tomorrow.

Picture by Louis Cartwright-Walls. s
The Met Office forecasts that the mercury could peak at 34°C on Thursday.
