Lightning Alerts

Live lightning map · iOS and Android

Real-time lightning, on a live map.

Track sensor-detected strikes near you, with the age and strength of each one, before conditions change.

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Lightning Alerts features

Live strikes

Track sensor-detected nearby strikes with near-real-time updates.

Strike details

Enterprise-grade data shows age, intensity, and type for ground-reaching strikes.

Smart alerts

Get notified when storms threaten your area.

Saved-place alerts

Choose exact alert distances

Get notified when storms threaten your area. Monitor My Location and one Saved Place, each with its own distance. Each alert says how many strikes, how close, and how recent.

  • Lightning alertsReceive notifications for nearby lightning.
  • My LocationUpdated while the app is open
    9 mi
  • Saved PlaceCabin · Fixed saved-place center
    6 mi
  • Repeat soundSound only when a new storm session begins.
    Once per storm
  • Quiet hoursNotifications continue updating silently during quiet hours.
    11 PM–7 AM

In the app

See it in action

Live lightning map screen in Lightning Alerts
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Live lightning map

Age colors and closest activity at a glance.

Find the closest strike: 1.7 miles northeast of Home, 6 minutes ago
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Find the closest strike

See the nearest strike's distance, direction, and age at a glance.

See what struck screen in Lightning Alerts
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See what struck

Type, polarity, strength, age, distance, and street context.

Open from alerts screen in Lightning Alerts
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Open from alerts

Nearby strike notifications open back to the live map.

What users notice

Why people switch

  • Real strike data, not guesswork

    See sensor-detected ground-reaching strike data, not only cloud-flash or storm-estimate dots.

  • Fewer noisy alerts

    Alerts focus on detected strike activity, which can reduce notices based only on broad storm estimates.

  • Enterprise-grade data in a simple app

    Professional lightning data, packaged for normal daily use.

By activity

Check before you go

Hiking

Check nearby strikes before ridges, peaks, or open trail.

Boating

Check nearby strikes and storm movement before leaving the dock.

Golf

Check nearby strikes before you tee off or continue the round.

Camping

Track nearby lightning strikes and storm activity before setting up, cooking outside, hiking from camp, or staying out late.

Beach days

Track nearby lightning strikes and storm activity before you swim, relax, walk, or spend time near the water.

Fishing

Check nearby strikes before you stay for one more cast.