A lightning tracker app for nearby storm awareness.

Use Lightning Alerts to track live detected strikes, storm movement, and nearby alerts on iOS and Android.

Mobile lightning tracking.

Lightning Alerts app showing nearby lightning strikes and strike details

See it in action

Eight things the live map shows you.

Filter cloud flashes screen in Lightning Alerts

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Filter cloud flashes

Use Ground mode when storms fill the map.

See what struck screen in Lightning Alerts

02

See what struck

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

Open from alerts screen in Lightning Alerts

03

Open from alerts

Nearby strike notifications open back to the live map.

Cloud or ground screen in Lightning Alerts

04

Cloud or ground

Separate intracloud flashes from ground-reaching strikes.

Live lightning map screen in Lightning Alerts

05

Live lightning map

Age colors and closest activity at a glance.

Radar with lightning screen in Lightning Alerts

06

Radar with lightning

Compare rain movement with nearby strikes.

Saved-place alerts screen in Lightning Alerts

07

Saved-place alerts

Monitor the places you care about.

Storm strength view screen in Lightning Alerts

08

Storm strength view

See strike strength distribution, not just dots.

Live detected strikes

Track sensor-detected lightning activity in a simple mobile app.

Strike details

Review strike age, distance, type, and strength when provider data includes those details.

Nearby alerts

Use current-area and saved-place alerts for places that matter to you.

Why people use Lightning Alerts

A lightning tracker app built for quick outdoor and travel decisions.

Plan around changing conditions

Check detected strike activity before outdoor plans, routes, and stops.

See storm activity sooner

Use recent lightning activity as one awareness signal while weather changes nearby.

Keep important places covered

Monitor your current area and saved places with mobile alerts.

Available on iOS and Android Awareness tool only Use official forecasts too