Windy Community
    • Unread
    • Categories
    • Groups
    • Go to windy.com
    • Register
    • Login

    Windy brings a real-time global lightning strikes tracking

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved
    Announcements
    article lightning lightningstrike nowcast radar
    25
    37
    190.5k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • inAjetI
      inAjet | Premium
      last edited by

      I’m very excited about this and the ability to overlay lightning on satellite; however, I am not seeing the lightning layer at all now. Does it need to be activated somehow?

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
      • EzeStormE
        EzeStorm | Premium
        last edited by

        Hi! doesn't work in southern South America (Argentina).

        D 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • D
          Dawson Pointers @EzeStorm | Premium
          last edited by

          @EzeStorm It also doesn't work in Uruguay

          otti 0O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • otti 0O
            otti 0 @Dawson Pointers
            last edited by

            @Dawson-Pointers

            otti 0O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • otti 0O
              otti 0 @otti 0
              last edited by

              @otti-0 I can't see anything. (premium)

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • SutyS
                Suty Administrator
                last edited by Suty

                @inAjet Hi, can you please provide further info about the device you use to access Windy?

                @Dawson-Pointers @EzeStorm Could you please check the rest of the World? Is it okay in other locations or the issue persists elsewhere as well?

                EzeStormE inAjetI 3 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
                • kekertK
                  kekert Global Moderator @reenvalsa
                  last edited by

                  Dear @reenvalsa, thank you for info. We will inspect this. May I know what service are you using for comparison - where is the screenshot coming from?

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                  • zDavzBRZ
                    zDavzBR | Premium
                    last edited by

                    It doesn't appear to be working in Southeast Brazil, both on Windows 10 (Firefox) and android

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                    • EzeStormE
                      EzeStorm @Suty | Premium
                      last edited by EzeStorm

                      Hi! @Ondřej-Šutera. Yes, the rest of the globe works fine. apparently doesn't work in southern South America and some portions of the southern hemisphere.

                      weatherfanW 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • inAjetI
                        inAjet @Suty | Premium
                        last edited by inAjet

                        @Ondřej-Šutera this is on an iPhone 14 Pro. The app is the most up-do-date version. I have compared global areas of live lightning activity on the desktop and iPad versions with the iPhone app, and can confirm it is only missing on the iPhone - in both radar and satellite views.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • inAjetI
                          inAjet @Suty | Premium
                          last edited by

                          @Ondřej-Šutera update: I reinstalled the app on my iPhone and the lightning is displayed again; however, this should not be a requirement. There must be some issue chasing the new lightning data to not be displayed on some devices.

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • SutyS
                            Suty Administrator
                            last edited by

                            @EzeStorm @zDavzBR We are aware of certain locations that are still in progress and the southern part of South America is one of them, unfortunately.

                            @inAjet Thank you for letting us know. You are right that necessary reinstall shouldn't be required, however, I am glad it is solved for you. Can you please let us know, if you meet any other issue? We have been monitoring the whole situation.

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                            • inAjetI
                              inAjet | Premium
                              last edited by

                              As already mentioned, I love the addition of the lightning data to the satellite layer. This is a powerful tool to further analyze the intensity of weather displayed by the radar and/or satellite imagery.

                              Would you consider adding the ability to control the lightning layer separately from the radar/satellite layer? There may be times when you want to de-clutter the display and view radar/satellite data only, or view lightning data only to quickly locate the most active weather.

                              Thank you for all your hard work to make this the most capable mobile weather platform on the market!!!

                              inAjetI 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                              • koeioK
                                koeio | Premium
                                last edited by

                                Thanks for bringing this feature now, I was waiting for this for a long time...
                                But as others have already pointed out, South of Brazil does not have any lightning...
                                Hope you can fix it soon, thanks.

                                3710d413-0219-4861-b484-5e0f70a9746e-image.png

                                Lightning map
                                c83d41e9-f119-4979-a532-70a927453ba1-image.png

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                • weatherfanW
                                  weatherfan @EzeStorm
                                  last edited by

                                  @EzeStorm The way I see it, the lightning layer works in northern South America and the Americas, Western Europe, a little bit of Asia, and maybe Australia. It works in the Caribbean Sea, parts of the Atlantic and East Pacific. Yes, it doesn't work in much of the Southern Hemisphere. Now tonight, I notice the lightning layer has stopped working completely at this time. Recently it wasn't working and it turned out they got rid of the old lightning service and put in the nowcast service, which WAS working fine. Why wouldn't it work NOW?

                                  SutyS weatherfanW 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                  • SutyS
                                    Suty Administrator @weatherfan
                                    last edited by

                                    @weatherfan Hi, do you have any issue with new layers right now? We are aware that certain parts of the World are missing, but we communicate this with the source and it should get better soon.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • weatherfanW
                                      weatherfan @weatherfan
                                      last edited by

                                      @weatherfan Update: The lightning layer is back to working normally.

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                      • meatmakerM
                                        meatmaker
                                        last edited by

                                        yea non the less it brings a great chemtrail viewer also!!

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • H
                                          h.nav2016
                                          last edited by

                                          I'm done with this website. Windy was a big fan of mine from 2017 to 2018. The Windy premium watermark is now very apparent on the map. It's no longer about the weather, but about money. I found Zoom Earth to be the next best thing for my weather needs.

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                          • koeioK
                                            koeio | Premium
                                            last edited by

                                            @Korina said in Windy brings a real-time global lightning strikes tracking:

                                            Coverage? It's global!

                                            still not working in BRASIL

                                            SutyS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Windy Community  |  Powered by excellent NodeBB
                                            Terms of Use     Privacy Policy     Windy.com