Last night saw a thunderstorm that had travelled across the Channel hit the south coast shortly before midnight, with several bolts of lightning.
Here are some shots captured by our readers.
![Lightning over the city at 2am](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM4ZDU1ZmYyLTFkYTAtNGU0Ni04MTc1LWU0NWMzNmNiMThkZTo1MzNhM2Q3NS05MjdiLTRhMDctOTdhOC02YzZkNjljZGU2M2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Lightning above Stokes Bay in Gosport](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyNTk2NTRmLTA4N2UtNDhlMy1iYjM1LTY4Nzg2OGIwOTc5ZDo5YmJjN2IwYy03MDg1LTRmYTctOGY4NC1lNmNiZTFmZDIyYWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Lightning above Portsmouth](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjczODJmYmMxLTAyNTQtNDU5ZC1hZTMwLTc0MjdmZDU3Y2UxMzozYjVjMWNmMS1kYTVlLTRlNmEtYTNmNS0zNzYyN2JiNGY2OGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Bright
Lightning above Portsmouth Photo: Kaaren Theresa Lindsay