Lightning Tracker: Live Radar
Thunderstorm Alerts & Forecast
Free · In‑App Purchases
See every lightning strike as it happens — and get a push before the storm is overhead.
Lightning Tracker turns NOAA's GOES weather satellite into your personal storm warning system. Strikes appear on the map within seconds of hitting the ground, updated every 20 seconds, so you can watch storm cells form, move, and fade in real time.
LIVE STRIKE MAP
• Every strike plotted live from NOAA's GOES lightning sensor
• Color-coded by age — instantly see where the storm is right now, not 15 minutes ago
• Nearest-strike card shows exactly how far away lightning is and which direction it's moving
ALERTS THAT FIND YOU
• Set your alert radius and get a push notification the moment lightning strikes inside it
• Watch multiple places at once — home, the cabin, the ballpark, grandma's house
• Alerts work even when the app is closed
KNOW WHAT'S COMING
• Radar: 2-hour precipitation playback, frame by frame — see the rain that rides with the storm
• Hotspots: live storm zones ranked by intensity and distance from you
• Forecast: NOAA's official severe-storm outlook for today, tomorrow, and day 3
REWIND THE STORM
• Scrub back through 24 hours of lightning, hour by hour
• See exactly where last night's storm tracked — and whether it hit your street
BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO KNOW
Golfers, boaters, hikers, coaches, event organizers, storm watchers, and anyone who's ever stood on an open field wondering if that rumble was close. If lightning is within your radius, you'll know before you hear the thunder.
LIGHTNING TRACKER PRO
Go further with Pro: extend your alert radius up to 186 miles, unlock radar playback and the 24-hour storm rewind, and watch unlimited saved locations. Free users get the live strike map and alerts up to 31 miles — forever.
Download now and never get caught in the open again.
Privacy policy: https://www.kurthiga.com/lightning-tracker/privacy-policy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
Performance improvements
The developer, Kurt Higa, 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Kurt Higa
- Size
- 41.9 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lightning Tracker Pro Weekly $2.99
- Lightning Tracker Pro Annual $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kurt Higa