Realtime Lightning Detector

This app turns your smartphone or tablet into a real-time lightning detector. By mapping your smartphone or tablets GPS to our ZEUS lightning network across Europe we can tell you exactly where the closest lightning strike has been detected from you.

The settings allow you to decide how far you wish to detect strikes from your location, whether you want a vibration alert and also what distance you want a vibration alert. The app also allows you to decide on a range of "quiet times" when the app will not alert you to close strikes.

The default frequency to check the nearby strikes is every 2 minutes but this can also be changed.

The app will then scan around your location and "listen out" for nearby strikes. If any are detected it will display the distance from the strike (and colour code this depending on how close it is) as well as telling you the direction it was detected from your location.

This app is a must have not just for storm chasers but anyone who loves thunderstorms or takes part in sports or recreation where being outside near a thunderstorm is not a great idea (golfers? ;-))