Strikestarus ??

[pmanton]

Does anyone use strikestarus.com to track lightening strikes? It appears to be gone.

 

[EdFred]

lightningmap.org

Edit: sorry, plural

https://www.lightningmaps.org/

 

[Skip Miller]

Blitzortung.org

 

[EdFred]

Blitzortung.org

I can't find a way to zoom in on that site.

 

[Piperonca]

I can't find a way to zoom in on that site.

Click where it says 'real-time map'...it's a blue link at top middle of screen.

 

[UngaWunga]

windy.com shows them if you go turn on the weather radar.

 

[Deelee]

windy.com shows them if you go turn on the weather radar

I like Windy.com for this, too. But if you don't turn off the sound slider in the lower right, you will wonder where the arcing is coming from inside your laptop....

 

[Sac Arrow]

What are lightning strikes?

 

[eman1200]

Can someone explain to me why one would ‘track lightning strikes’ outside of how it would impact your flight, or storm chasing type stuff or maybe for photography?

 

[Initial Fix]

+1 windy.com

 

[ElPaso Pilot]

Can someone explain to me why one would ‘track lightning strikes’ outside of how it would impact your flight, or storm chasing type stuff or maybe for photography?

It gives good visibility to where strong convective activity and nasty storms are.

 

[eman1200]

It gives good visibility to where strong convective activity and nasty storms are.

Right, so for flight planning, gotcha.

 

[ElPaso Pilot]

It gives good visibility to where strong convective activity and nasty storms are.

Right, so for flight planning, gotcha.

I use it for camping and other outdoor activities as well.

Install the free Windy app and take a look at the radar page. (and others)

It really is a striking interface.

 

[SoonerAviator]

Can someone explain to me why one would ‘track lightning strikes’ outside of how it would impact your flight, or storm chasing type stuff or maybe for photography?

If you only fly where the lightning strikes have been historically, you won't get hit by lightning.

 

[eman1200]

If you only fly where the lightning strikes have been historically, you won't get hit by lightning.

see that's my kinda flight planning right thar.......

 

[pmanton]

I live on an airpark in the AZ boondocks. Knowing the intensity of the lightning strikes will let me know how bad the local storms are.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Foreflight shows lightning for the USA and some other countries. I don't know their data source, so I can't vouch for timeliness.