Seems to be a persistent spell of summer-like rainfall patterns.
Firstly a thundery front on Wednesday night - the first time I've known
one in March (you hardly ever get them in April let alone March!) then
isolated land-based heavy showers yesterday, then forecast's (Will's)
for more of the same in the middle part of next week. Normally thunder,
hail etc at this time of year are restricted to cold airmasses moving
over a warm sea. This sort of pattern seems more May than March!

Nick