I didn't expect much today so a couple of lightning shots was a nice surprise.

The day started out quite hot. Brisbane only reached a top of 32.7° but the story was different in our back yard. Some radiant heat from the house possibly contributed:

In the afternoon a large cluster of storms took off along the border ranges from Coolangatta to Warwick. Leaving it too late, I headed south to see a few anvil crawlers, but it basically died as I approached. This is from around Pimpama where some very light mammatus was visible:

On my way north again a cell popped up out of nowhere on the radar near Gatton. Being close to the Logan Mwy and with nothing better to do, I took off west and hoped for the best. The sunset was lovely at 100 kmh.

This cell lasted longer than I thought and actually ended up becoming two cells. I stopped between Marburg and Gatton for some lightning.

And crops of the lightning:

It was getting away from me and heading WNW so I eventually gave chase again. Unfortunately, it died before I got to a better spot and I turned around just past Gatton. Some weak activity developed further W near Dalby but I decided it was too far to bother.