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AccuWeather Lightning Network™

One of the only global lightning networks available anywhere in the world, delivering high-quality lightning data to save lives, better protect property, and enable people to make the best weather-impacted decisions.

>99.999% Uptime

< 100 Meter Location Accuracy

< 15 Second Latency

20 Nanosecond Sampling Accuracy

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The AccuWeather Lightning Network™ is a global detection system that uses patented, state-of-the-art sensors to deliver precise, reliable lightning data for a wide range of applications.

For the people and businesses who trust and depend on AccuWeather, the AccuWeather Lightning Network™ provides better insights and accurate, timely lightning detection—helping keep them safer and their property better protected.​

The AccuWeather Lightning Network™ delivers the best value to businesses, governments, and the public, helping them better manage risks and better understand the impact of lightning. AccuWeather’s actionable insights enable the best decisions with real-time lightning data, SkyGuard® Severe Weather Warnings for lightning, lightning reports and historical lightning data. 

Become an AccuWeather Lightning Network Sensor Host

Help Power the Future of Lightning Detection. AccuWeather is expanding its global lightning sensor network—and we’re looking for individuals, businesses, and schools to host a sensor. By joining the AccuWeather Lightning Network™, you’ll help improve weather safety and detection accuracy worldwide.

Precision Detection, Real-Time Insights

The AccuWeather Lightning Network® provides detailed and precise insights for every lightning strike, including classification of cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground, strike intensity, polarity, and precise location—empowering safer, faster, and more accurate decision-making unmatched by any other source.

The AccuWeather Lightning Network™ delivers superior value to businesses, governments, and the public to help them better managerisks and better understand the impact of lightning. AccuWeather’s actionable insights enable the best decisions with real-time lightningdata, SkyGuard warnings for lightning, lightning reports, and historical lightning data.

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Data Business

Data Access and Delivery

  • API, CSV, JSON
  • Real-time Delivery (websocket, etc...)
  • Alerting (push notifications, email)
  • GIS Services/Mapping Services
  • Data Marketplaces (Databricks/Snowflake)
  • Bulk Historical Lightning Data

The AccuWeather Lightning Network™ can help you better prepare when severe weather threatens

  • Enhanced Safety

    Better protect people, customers, and property with SkyGuard lightning warnings for outdoor events, venues, construction sites and critical infrastructure. Keep people safer and better protect your assets.

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  • Operational Efficiency

    Minimize downtime and avoid unnecessary and costly disruptions. Use lightning data and alerts to make the best weather-informed decisions about halting or resuming operations, optimizing efficiency in industries like manufacturing, construction and aviation ground support.

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  • Insurance and Risk Management

    Assess risk more accurately and process claims more efficiently. Insurance companies can use lightning data to reduce loss ratios, manage financial risk, identify fraud and develop strategies and contingency plans.

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  • Environmental Monitoring

    Support research and policy development to mitigate severe weather effects. Lightning data helps you understand weather patterns and climate change, aiding research, environmental monitoring and sustainability efforts.

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  • Educational Institutions

    Protect students and staff during dangerous weather and know when the threat has passed. Use real-time
    and historical lightning data to enrich science, safety, and STEAM education through interactive lessons and project-based learning.

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Minutes Matter When Lives
Are On The Line

Talk to an AccuWeather Expert immediately to better protect your people, property and profits.