Lightning Alarm Weatherplaza

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4.4
28.8K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Lightning Alarm will not only let you know if there’s going to be lightning, but it will also tell you where.

Thunderstorm movement and intensity is displayed on a simple, elegant map. At a glance you can see how close lightning is allowing you to decide if you should stay outdoors or be safer inside.

Using the latest data from global weather models combined with high-resolution lightning data, Lightning Alarm is a highly reliable, predictive thunderstorm App that will provide accurate alerts if lightning is is close to you. No matter what you’re doing this App will make sure that you’ll be safe if there’s lightning nearby

Key features of Lightning Alarm

- Thunderstorm movement and intensity forecasted up to 2 hours ahead
- Message alert sent 15 minutes before lightning is expected at your location
- Service uses high quality weather data combined with high-resolution lightning data to accurately predict when lightning will occur
Updated on
Jul 16, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
App activity and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit

Ratings and reviews

4.4
27.5K reviews
Lou McKnight
July 12, 2025
I love knowing where the lightning and rain are near me and around the country. This is an awesome app for this. User friendly and helpful. You can change settings for just rain or lightning. It tells you how many miles or kms it is from any location. July 12,2025-they updated the app and I hate it, everything about it.
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Fred 930
June 18, 2024
Fantastic App. I hope latest version has fixed the problem of reliable notifications when lightening is approaching, which historically has been intermittent. Latest version 3.3.3 has new minor problem where upper left display of distance to nearest lightening now reverts to km, not imperial miles,, regardless of setting. But overall this is a wonderful app to notify you of nearby lightening storms. Highly recommended, with a few minor bugs.
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Infoplaza Network B.V.
June 20, 2024
Thanks for your input, I'll report this back to the team so they can see what is going on.
Nancy Haberman
May 30, 2023
This app is wonderful! It tells you when lightening is close by and you can see it on the radar. I love the real time updating. It's self explanatory, easy to use. No complicated settings. I really love the distance circles. Great job! EDIT: This app needs updating. It has not been updated in several years. It's such a useful app, why are you not updating this?
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What’s new

Lightningalarm app has been updated – more modern, faster, and more complete than ever.

We’ve completely redesigned the app with a fresh, modern look and improved performance. View the 14-day weather forecast and gain insight into lightning activity – including the number of strikes in the past hour.

Update the app today and explore the new possibilities. We’d love to hear your feedback!