Lightning Tracker: Live Radar
Kurt Higa Weather iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Lightning Tracker: Live Radar is a free Weather app for iPhone and iPad by Kurt Higa. Rated 5.0/5 from 8 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 8 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 40 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 2
- 2026 · v1.0.3
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About Lightning Tracker: Live Radar
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://lightningmap.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & reviews
5.0
8 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.0.3 · Updated September 2, 2026
UI improvements and bug fixes
App privacy
The developer, Kurt Higa, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Tracker: Live Radar | 5.0 / 5 (8 ratings) | Free | September 2, 2026 |
| StrikeCast: Lightning Tracker | 4.0 / 5 (4) | Free | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Real-Time Lightning by MesoSky | 4.9 / 5 (11) | Free | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Lightning Tracker: Live Map | 5.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Lightning Tracker Strike Radar | 4.5 / 5 (4) | Free | Jul 19, 2026 |
| NWS Weather (Unofficial) | – | Free | Sep 20, 2026 |
| USA Weather Pro: Live Radar | 5.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Aug 1, 2026 |