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Lightning map Leeds: where the storm is now

Live lightning in Leeds. No lightning strikes within 50 km of Leeds in the last 24 hours.

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Forecast
weak cell strong cell core strike (minutes ago)
Data updated at 12:00 Strikes from the last 10 minutes · cells from the model

The map opens over the city with strikes from the last few minutes and storm cells; the timelapse shows where the storm is coming from. Below, the counter counts every strike in the view.

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Lightning around Leeds

Every strike from the last 10 minutes in the current map view.

Lightning
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in the last 10 minutes within 25 km

Storm on the way? The app tells you first.

A push notification about 30 minutes before the cell reaches you, even with the app closed.

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Thunderstorms in Leeds in the next 12 hours

Current conditions and the thunderstorm risk hour by hour, from the weather model.

Leeds
18°
Cloudy
Cloudy
0,0 mm/h Precipitation
19 km/h Wind

Updated

No thunderstorms expected in Leeds in the next 12 hours.

  1. 12 0
  2. 13 0
  3. 14 0
  4. 15 0
  5. 16 0
  6. 17 0
  7. 18 20
  8. 19 0
  9. 20 0
  10. 21 0
  11. 22 0
  12. 23 10

possible thunderstorm

Numbers: CAPE, J/kg (energy available for storms) ·

Lightning in Leeds: the last 24 hours and the days before

Measured strikes around the city from our own archive, not a model estimate.

No strikes recorded within 50 km since 12 Oct 2026.

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Last 24 hours
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Strikes recorded by the lightning detection network, within 50 km · data since 9 Oct 2026 · updated every 5 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

Where does the lightning data come from?
Strikes are recorded by a lightning detection network: each symbol sits where the strike was located. Storm cells are calculated by a weather model that combines the energy in the atmosphere (CAPE) with rainfall intensity.
How far away is the storm I can see?
Sound travels about 340 metres a second: count the seconds between the flash and the thunder and multiply by 340. Three seconds is roughly a kilometre. On the map you can read the distance directly, because every strike sits at its measured position.
Will the page warn me when a storm is coming?
No. This page shows what's happening now: you have to open it. The app does the warning, with a push notification about 30 minutes before a cell reaches you, even when it's closed. Get the app →