Why do some places get thunderstorms in the morning and others get thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night
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It depends on the current weather pattern and the stability of the atmosphere.  Typically thunderstorms occur in the late afternoon and evening in most places because the heat from sunlight along with humidity and other meteorological factors.  But all of this can also occur at night.  It just seems that the atmosphere needs to remain unstable once the sun goes down, which usually doesn't happen, but is never out of the question.
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What causes tornadoes?\n\nThunderstorms develop in warm, moist air in advance of eastward-moving cold fronts. These thunderstorms often produce large hail, strong winds, and tornadoes. Tornadoes in the winter and early spring are often associated with strong, frontal systems that form in the Central States and move east. Occasionally, large outbreaks of tornadoes occur with this type of weather pattern. Several states may be affected by numerous severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.\n \nDuring the spring in the Central Plains, thunderstorms frequently develop along a "dryline," which separates very warm, moist air to the east from hot, dry air to the west. Tornado-producing thunderstorms may form as the dryline moves east during the afternoon hours. \nAlong the front range of the Rocky Mountains, in the Texas panhandle, and in the southern High Plains, thunderstorms frequently form as air near the ground flows "upslope" toward higher terrain. If other favorable conditions exist, these thunderstorms can produce tornadoes.\n\nTornadoes occasionally accompany tropical storms and hurricanes that move over land. Tornadoes are most common to the right and ahead of the path of the storm center as it comes onshore.
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Thunder / lightning is caused when a cold front and a warm front come together.  More info on lightning can be found here:\nhttp://www.insuremyhouse.com/lightning.html
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Thunderstorms form when significant condensation, resulting in the production of a wide range of water droplets and ice crystals, occurs in an atmosphere that is unstable and supports deep, rapid upward motion. This often occurs in the presence of three conditions: sufficient moisture accumulated in the lower atmosphere, reflected by high dewpoint temperatures; a significant fall in air temperature with increasing height, known as a steep lapse rate; and a force such as mechanical convergence along a cold front that will focus the lift.
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It depends on where you live. Many parts of the world get lots of rain and clouds in the summertime. \n\nYou may live in a mediterranean climate, where the local weather pattern is rainy winters and dry summers. The reasons for this vary from locale to locale. In the town that I'm writing from, there's a mountain that blocks the cool, moist winds that blow most of the year. We can get a lot of rain coming from the other direction, but the winds only blow that way in wintertime. \n\nTo know exactly why you have those weather conditions, I would need to know where you live.
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Low and high pressure systems and air currents push and pull the CURRENT weather in one place into other places.  \nWhen certain types of weather conditions combine, they produce a third weather condition, such as cold air meeting humid hot air produces thunderstorms. \nWeather reporters observe existing conditions and extend their their motion to see where they will be in the future.\nAlthough it is not the most exciting thing on TV, if you watch the weather report on the news for your area, they will usually provide a 'weather in motion' map and tell WHY they are predicting what they are predicting.
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Best time of day for some.
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WE definitely get out there early, usually as soon as the sun is up.  And then again at night, but the morning is much nicer than at night.  Your definetely not alone.
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the flash of electricity is lightning... the sound that follow is thunder... storm usually occurs when lightning, thunder, strong wind and rain happen at the same time...
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I'm in Southern California and it is really humid.  The desert is getting thunderstorms but it looks like the beach areas may too.
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I always thought it was because the wind usually goes down at those time. At least that has been my observation.
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Lightning and thunder can happen while snowing, but it's quite rare.  It has to do with the fact that cold air holds less moisture than warm air.  The more moisture a cloud contains the bigger the storm becomes.  That's why thunderstorms are common in the warm weather months.  In the winter, less moisture is available which does not promote the forming of clouds that support thunderstorms.  However, with the right dynamics in the atmosphere, especially with nor'easters or lake effect snows, thundersnows occur.  Here in north central Indiana we had a thundersnow during an event that produced heavy snow a couple years ago.  I've only seen it once though in the 23 years I've lived here.
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BECAUSE THOSE AREAS MIGHT HAVE HIGH HILLS WHERE THE CLOUDS HIT HARD AND RAIN .MIGHT BE THE LOW AREAS AND FINALLY DUE TO CLOSE TO SEAS
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Not a common occurrence, but it certainly does happen...as it did this morning here.  Typically precipitating clouds in the winter are much less developed than summer thunderstorms, but occasionally more developed storm clouds do occur in winter and generate lightning (and thunder) just as they do in summer.  Expect a short and intense snowfall when it happens.
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It has to do with negative and positive ions.  Before an approaching thunderstorm the atmosphere is positively charged.  These positive ions can cause such things as headaches, body aches and a general ill feeling. \n\nThunderstorms, lightning or static electricity to be exact, are full of negative ions which rid the atmosphere of the positive ions.  They also clean the air of positively charged particles.  Air cleaners work the same way.  They put out negative ions that attach themselves to positively charged, dust, pollen and other particles, removing them from the air making it fresher and cleaner.  \n\nThat is why we feel better after a nice thunderstorm because the air is fresher, cleaner and has less allergens and pollutants. \n\n I love thunderstorms.  Nature's air cleaners.
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I suspect that what you mean is that the relative humidity is sometimes greater at night than it is during the daytime. This is because the air is warmer usually during the day, so it can hold more moisture.
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It doesn't just happen all of a sudden, as OBIWAUGH pointed out, the movement of air caused by the storm causes the clouds to acquire a polarized electrical charge that by nature has to release its energy.\nThat energy is the lightning bolt reaching out to an oppositely charged object to balance the energy.