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    Live LightningRadar: How to track thunderstorms

08:00
2 August 2023

Live LightningRadar
How to track thunderstorms

Lightning

Thunderstorms can often catch you off guard. Here's how to spot them and track them live on our LightningRadar.

When thunderstorms are on the cards, our WeatherRadar is the quickest and best way to see whether one is headed your way.

In the WeatherRadar, thunderstorms are displayed as yellow dots. Below this, the intensity of precipitation is shown. As the colours start to turn pink or purple, heavy rain and large hail are to be expected.

When you press the play button or toggle the bar you will see the path of the thunderstorms.

For a live view of the strikes, we also have our LightningRadar. Here you can watch in real-time as the lightnings strike.

A brand new lightning is indicated with an expanding ring. The most recent lightning strikes have a red border that will slowly fade to different shades of yellow as they age, helping you determine where the most recent ones are happening!

Did you know?

In the WeatherRadar, WindRadar, RainRadar and TemperatureRadar you can see the weather locally and for the whole world up to three days ahead by zooming on the map.

The strikes are visible for 15 minutes in this live view. But to get a better visual of what each coloured dot means, simply click the information icon on the LightningRadar to view the legend.

Try it now and watch the storms unfold!

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