Lightning is Incredibly Hot When people think of heat, they often think of things like boiling water or a hot summer's day.

A third said: "Edinburgh just received a one off thunder and lightning blast followed by a sleet storm. It’s not warm or cold enough for either." ...

With the summer approaching, there are likely to be heavy rains, severe thunderstorms and lightning. Lightning is one of several threats to life and property posed by severe weather conditions.

Thunder and lightning are much more common in warm-season storms because of convection, the upward motion of air that helps produce thunderstorms. It's fairly rare to have convection within a winter ...