How close is the lightning?
StrikeCast is a live lightning tracker and map that shows the distance to the nearest lightning strike, tells you whether the storm is approaching or moving away, and alerts you before it reaches you.
Live US lightning map
Live strikes across the continental US from NOAA GOES-GLM — new strike data arrives roughly every 20 seconds. Tap “Explore live” to pan and zoom, or check lightning near you.
Distance to the strike
The nearest strike's distance — not a vague city-wide count.
Approaching or not
A live trend tells you if the storm is moving toward you or away.
Free alerts
Save a city and get a push when lightning approaches.
Browse by region
Africa
Some of the most lightning-prone land on Earth — the Congo basin, the Sahel and the South African Highveld — tracked live from EUMETSAT MTG-LI.
All of Africa→Middle East
Seasonal storms over the Gulf and Arabian interior, tracked live from EUMETSAT MTG-LI.
All of Middle East→Powered by satellite lightning data
Strikes come from NOAA GOES-GLM across the Americas and EUMETSAT MTG-LI across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, in near real time. StrikeCast is privacy-forward: never shared, never tracked.