Pictures of lightning storm from around Scotland

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Lightning storm this morning Thu 2nd July 2015 at 00.54am, KelsoImage source, Mike Dickson
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Mike Dickson took this picture shortly before 01:00 on Thursday morning in Kelso.
Lightning as seen in EdinburghImage source, Kit Carruthers
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Kit Carruthers captured this shot in Edinburgh.
Image source, Stephen Norman Young
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Stephen Norman Young took this image from above the Ocean Terminal and The Royal Boat Britannia in Edinburgh.
Image source, Lynn Cadger
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Lynn Cadger took this shot in her garden in Aberdeen.
Image source, Jim Hunter
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Jim Hunter captured this scene in Humble, East Lothian.
Image source, Dave Spellman
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This was Dave Spellman's view from his upstairs window in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
Image source, William Pollard
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Willie Pollard took this image from the vantage point of Arthurs Seat looking south.
Image source, Karsten Moerman
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This was Karsten Moerman's view of the lightning storm from Leith.
Image source, Anderson Drummond Photography
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Lightning lit up the sky in the early hours of the morning in Kelso.
Image source, Bill Anderson
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Bill Anderson captured this lightning strike across the South Gyle area as seen from Corstorphine Hill.
Image source, Scott McKeand
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Scott McKeand, who captured this shot in Aberdeen, was woken up by the first loud clap of thunder. He said his first thought was to grab the camera and tripod.
Image source, Colin Riach
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Colin Riath saw the lightning strikes coming down on the other side of Ocean Terminal in Leith.
Image source, Dave Crichton
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Dave Crichton took this picture of Calton Hill and St Andrews House in Edinburgh at about 01:15 on Thursday morning.
Image source, Grant Ritchie
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Grant Ritchie in the west of Edinburgh spent much of the storm out in the rain trying to capture the best shots.
Image source, Mark Watson
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Mark Watson took these photos from just outside Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders whilst cowering in a shed for safety.

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