Thunderstorm

A thunderstorm is a weather condition which takes place randomly during some rain- or snowfalls. All changes from these weathers apply, but since lightning occurs and the light level falls below 7, thunderstorms are distinct. Even in the middle of the daytime, hostile mobs will be able to spawn. However, far fewer mobs will spawn relative to night since it is just barely dark enough for them to spawn.

Lightning is a lethal element to the storm. It strikes randomly across the map, creating brief fires. While most are put out almost immediately by the rain, it will once in awhile ignite wood and other flammable blocks successfully. Lightning striking uses the same sound as TNT or a Creeper exploding.



Trivia

 * If lightning manages to strike a portal frame, it will activate the portal.
 * Strangely, you can sleep in a bed during a lightning storm, regardless of the time of day.
 * If lightning strikes a boat, the boat will disappear without dropping anything, as opposed to 2 sticks and 3 planks.
 * There is a glitch in multiplayer where lightning will not only strike a place once, but two or more times, and sometimes even following a player when running away from it.