Radar Lightning Bug

Stay ahead of the storm. RadarBug puts live weather radar, real-time lightning strikes, severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service and a hurricane tracker on one fast map. It's free, and there's no account or sign-up.

⚡ LIGHTNING TRACKER & LIGHTNING ALERTS
• See lightning strikes on the map in near real time
• Get a lightning alert when a strike lands within your chosen distance, anywhere from 1 to 250 miles
• See how far away the lightning is and which direction it's in, which is handy for golf, boating, camping and outdoor work
• Mute every alert with one tap

🌧️ LIVE WEATHER RADAR
• Animated NEXRAD Doppler radar loop of the last 30 minutes, or just the latest frame
• Follow rain, snow and thunderstorms as they move toward you
• Adjust radar opacity to keep roads and town names visible
• Switches to a backup radar source automatically if the main feed goes down

⚠️ SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS & WARNINGS
• NWS warnings drawn on the map, including tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood, winter storm, heat and high wind
• Get notified when you're inside an active warning area
• Tap any area to see which alerts are in effect

🌀 HURRICANE TRACKER
• Official National Hurricane Center forecast cones, tracks and storm positions
• 7-day tropical outlook showing where new tropical storms may develop
• Get notified when your location is in a tropical development area

🌬️ WEATHER FRONTS & PRESSURE MAP
• Cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary and occluded fronts, plus troughs
• High and low pressure centers from NOAA's Weather Prediction Center

📱 WEATHER WIDGETS
• Lightning widget showing the distance and direction of the nearest strike, or "All clear"
• Forecast widget with current conditions and the next 4 days of highs and lows
• Hourly forecast widget with temperature, sky and chance of rain for the hours ahead

🔒 LOCK SCREEN WEATHER
• Temperature, sky, wind and nearby lightning on your lock screen, with no need to unlock your phone
• Turn it on or off any time in Settings

🌡️ CURRENT CONDITIONS & FORECAST
• Temperature, wind speed and wind direction from the nearest official weather station
• Show wind in mph or knots, handy for boating, sailing and fishing
• Tap for the hourly and 7-day forecast for your location

🗺️ WEATHER MAP
• Street, satellite, terrain and hybrid views
• Live traffic layer
• Turn each layer on or off to save battery and data

WHY RADARBUG
• Official data from NOAA, the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center
• Radar, lightning, alerts, hurricanes, fronts and forecast in one weather app
• No account, no sign-up, no subscription
• Stays fast and responsive, even during big storms

Radar, severe weather alerts, hurricane tracking, fronts and forecasts cover the United States. Lightning strikes are shown worldwide.