Software switch:

 On 3rd July 2017 we switched from Anoniquisi's Lightning2000 (L2K) to

Nexstorm from Astrogenic. We deeply regret the passing away of Mark Mears,
the creator of L2K.

meteoLCD's live lightning from the Boltek LD-350 lightning detector!                 click here for a short explanation!


The radar-screen as well as your browser screen will be updated automatically every minute... no need to push the reload button!  The little cross shows the position of meteoLCD at Diekirch, Luxembourg.
Time is UTC! (local time = UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer). Software: Nexstorm from Astrogenic.

See www.meteoboulaide.com where Philippe Ernzer has many live charts of extreme storm warning.
 

Other European Lightning Charts:

    Blitzortung.org   
Lightning maps

*** Siemens BLIDS ***    EUCLID (Europe)
Worldwide microsferics https://microsferics.com with zoom on EU and USA
 

References:

 

 

1. Web based tutorials on lightning meteorology from Colorado State University:  Lightning Meteorology I
    and Lightning Meteorology II


2. From NASA: A Lightning Primer

3.Derived from Ulli Finke's (Hannover University) lightning page (in German).

4. Jetstream, an online weather school: Lightning

last update: 27 Dec 2021