Thanks!
Daytime lightning isn't very common, but it happens. This is the closest image I could find of a daytime storm in a similar scenario:
[link]No lightning in it, but it at least shows that it's feasible for sure. The convenient thing about the weather in this game is that
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it has a mind of its own and can pretty much do whatever it wants. There's a part in the game where it starts snowing, which wouldn't normally happen-- even Lara herself says it's strange weather before she finds out what's actually happening.