Lightning Tracker & Radar Map

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About this app

Lightning Tracker & Radar Map helps you understand storm activity before it reaches you. See live lightning flashes, a radar map, storm alerts, saved places and forecast context in one focused weather safety app.

Powered by NOAA GOES-19 GLM satellite data, Lightning Tracker shows recent lightning flashes on a fast map, clusters active strikes into storm zones, and keeps the last update visible so you know when data is fresh. GOES-19 is strongest across the Americas, the Caribbean, the Atlantic and parts of western Europe. The app does not promise coverage everywhere.

Lightning tracker and radar map
- Watch recent lightning flashes on an interactive map
- Check storm zones built from clustered strike activity
- Use the weather radar overlay and radar timeline playback for context
- Review 24-hour lightning history and a lightning heatmap with Premium

Storm alerts and safety tools
- Get in-app alerts when lightning is near your location
- Use push storm alerts for saved places with Premium
- Set an alert radius up to 300 km with Premium
- Follow a 30-30 lightning safety timer after nearby activity

Forecast and saved places
- See NOAA SPC storm forecast context where available
- Save important locations such as home, work, school, marina or golf course
- Monitor multiple saved places with Premium
- Keep the map useful after a temporary connection drop with last-known storm data

Free version
The free app includes the live lightning map, one saved location, daily alerts, basic storm data and the 30-30 safety timer.

Premium
Premium unlocks expanded storm alerts, larger alert radius, unlimited saved locations, weather radar overlay, 24-hour history, lightning heatmap, storm forecast and an ad-free experience.

Important coverage note
Lightning data comes from NOAA GOES-19 GLM. It is designed for supported coverage areas, especially the Americas and Atlantic region. Always follow official weather warnings and local safety guidance during severe weather.

Download Lightning Tracker & Radar Map for a focused lightning tracker, storm radar map and lightning alert app built for outdoor safety.
Live lightning tracker with storm alerts, radar map and NOAA forecast.
Updated on
Nov 9, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Financial info and 3 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

276 reviews
Henrico Bezuidenhout
September 29, 2026
Not free, cluttered and unusable, navigating through monthly paid plans and paid options. Uninstalled immediately.
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Adventure Walkers
November 10, 2026
You shouldn't have to hunt for what's free. The live lightning map is available with ads and no subscription. I'm sorry the paid options made that unclear. Nikolai Creator of Lightning Tracker
Bleikr Sound
September 11, 2026
Ham radio station owner - tracking lightening is crucial. Will likely go premium after a few more weeks testing for bugs.
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Adventure Walkers
November 10, 2026
Thanks for trying it at the station. Please keep local weather guidance alongside the app when planning equipment shutdowns. Nikolai Creator of Lightning Tracker
David Roland
August 18, 2026
pretty easy to use. Jamb pack with all the info I want.
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Adventure Walkers
November 10, 2026
I appreciate that, especially with so much to fit on a map Nikolai Creator of Lightning Tracker

What’s new

Sharper type: text uses Inter Tight and figures use JetBrains Mono, the typefaces the app was designed with. Opens faster and moves more smoothly: after the first launch the app goes straight to the map, and storm status, banners and cards fade and slide into place instead of popping. Numbers read right in every language: thousands separators, decimal commas, "1 strike" instead of "1 strikes", and long gaps shown in hours instead of hundreds of minutes.