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Your pictures: Summer sun and thunderstorms

Pamela TickellBBC News, North East and Cumbria
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Christie A single bolt of lightning above a residential street illuminates the sky yellow and pink. There is wooden fence in the foreground.BBC Weather Watchers / Christie
Flashes of lighting illuminated the sky above Spennymoor, County Durham

As the UK basks in its third heatwave of the summer, the north-east of England and Cumbria has seen a mix of bright sunny days followed by sudden, heavy thunderstorms this season.

Our Weather Watchers have been capturing the fast-changing weather.

Here are some of our favourites.

News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Richard R Clark A group of baby mallard ducks huddled on the shore in front of a lake. They are small with brown and yellow feathers.BBC Weather Watchers / Richard R Clark
All manner of creatures enjoyed a spell of sunshine in Sunderland
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Cosmos The end of a rainbow comes down over the Northumberland coast. Castle ruins sit on the cliff side.BBC Weather Watchers / Cosmos
We were over the rainbow to see this scene from Beadnell, Northumberland
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Figaro A sweeping meadow of red, yellow and purple wildflowers in bloom. The sky is blue.BBC Weather Watchers / Figaro
The flowers were in bloom in Stanley, County Durham...
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / MackemIan Dark grey storm clouds, sligtly illuminated by the sunshine. The silhouette of the Penshaw Monument sits atop the hill in the bottom right.BBC Weather Watchers / MackemIan
...but storm clouds were brewing over the Penshaw Monument in Sunderland
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / Moir the Merrier A village road is waterlogged meaning passing cars are throwing up pools of brown rainwater.BBC Weather Watchers / Moir the Merrier
Alnwick in Northumberland saw rainy downpours
News imageBBC Weather Watchers / ScarthCruddle The sun is breaking through the clouds above the countryside, creating rays of light that are falling on the fields below.BBC Weather Watchers / ScarthCruddle
The sun broke through the clouds in Natland, Cumbria
News imageSimon Woodley Two dolphins mid-jump out of the light blue ocean, causing a splash. The sky above is grey and as a bird flies overhead.Simon Woodley
Meanwhile, dolphins in Roker made the most of the morning sun
News imageMelissa Wooley A small dog causes a splash as it plays in a lake. The sun is shining and the mountainous Cumbrian landscape is in the background.Melissa Wooley
Our four-legged friends cooled down in Crummock Water, Cumbria

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