Lightning Near Me

Thunder rolls in. How far is it? Open Lightning Near Me and the answer is the first thing you see. The distance to the nearest strike, live on a map. On the trail. At the course. Dinner on the deck. Check the sky from your pocket. MAP Strikes as they land. The distance to the nearest one. In the US, radar and official weather warnings too. STORMS Watch the storms of the last hour play back. Near you and around the world. HOTSPOTS Where lightning was busiest today, this week and this month. COMPASS Turn your phone toward the nearest strike. Far away? The map goes flat, north up, and shows you and the strike. PLACES Save up to 10 places. Free. See the lightning at each one. STRIKE DETAILS Tap a strike for its optical energy, illuminated area and duration. Share a strike or a storm as a web link. WIDGETS The distance on your Home Screen. Free. No account. Strikes are detected by weather satellites over the Americas, Europe and Africa (NOAA GOES and EUMETSAT Meteosat). Detection can be late, misplaced or missed. Lightning is not a substitute for official warnings or your own judgment. Contains modified EUMETSAT Meteosat data 2026.