Lightning Tracker & Alerts
Live Storm Map & Strike Radar
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Storm season 2026 — track lightning strikes in real time with NOAA GOES-19 satellite data. Free alerts, live radar map, 7-day forecast. Stay safe outdoors.
Stay safe with the most accurate lightning tracker available. Lightning Tracker & Alerts shows you every lightning strike in real time — on a beautiful, fast map that updates every few seconds.
WHETHER YOU ARE A GOLFER, BOATER, HIKER, COACH, OR PARENT:
If you spend time outdoors, lightning is a real danger. Our app tells you exactly how far away the nearest strike is, whether a storm is approaching or moving away, and when it is safe to go back outside.
REAL-TIME LIGHTNING MAP
See lightning strikes appear on an interactive map the moment they are detected by the GOES-19 Geostationary Lightning Mapper satellite. Color-coded by age so you can track storm movement at a glance.
STORM ZONE DETECTION
Lightning strikes are automatically grouped into storm zones. Watch storms form, intensify, and dissipate in real time.
STORM TRACK PREDICTIONS
Each storm's speed and direction are calculated from its movement history. See where the storm will be in 15, 30, and 60 minutes.
WEATHER RADAR OVERLAY
Layer animated weather radar on top of the lightning map. See precipitation and lightning together for a complete picture.
7-DAY STORM FORECAST (Premium)
Plan your week with storm risk forecasts from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. See risk levels, hail/wind/tornado probabilities for each day.
PUSH ALERTS WHEN STORMS APPROACH (Premium)
Set your alert radius and get notified the moment lightning is detected nearby. Sound and haptic alerts keep you aware even when you are not looking at your phone.
SAVED LOCATIONS (Premium)
Monitor multiple locations — your home, office, kids' school, the golf course. Get alerts for each one.
HOW IT WORKS
Lightning Tracker processes data from NOAA's GOES-19 satellite, which detects lightning from 35,786 km above Earth. Our servers parse, cluster, and track every flash, then deliver it to your phone via real-time WebSocket connection.
Data sources:
• NOAA GOES-19 GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper)
• NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
PREMIUM
Upgrade to Lightning Tracker Premium for the complete storm safety experience:
• Push & in-app storm alerts
• Sound & vibration warnings
• Alert radius up to 300 km
• 7-day storm forecast
• Radar timeline playback
• Up to 10 saved locations
• Critical alerts (iOS)
Free with 3-day trial. Cancel anytime.
No account required. No tracking. No ads.
Terms of Use: https://lightningtracker.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://lightningtracker.app/privacy
Ratings & Reviews
Push alerts are now enabled for iOS, with better handling when notification tokens refresh.
Forecast now shows a clear location prompt when location data is missing instead of a generic empty state.
This release also adds post-onboarding reliability fixes and small UI polish.
The developer, Nikolai Iakubovskii, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Nikolai Iakubovskii
- Size
- 98.8 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lightning Tracker Premium $3.99
- Lightning Tracker Premium $39.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nikolai Iakubovskii