# \#lightning **URL:** https://community.tempest.earth/tag/lightning/30.md [Latest](https://community.tempest.earth/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.tempest.earth/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.tempest.earth/tags.md) --- ## [Questions about Tempest lightning data after capturing a thunderstorm (UDP vs cloud vs NEA)](https://community.tempest.earth/t/questions-about-tempest-lightning-data-after-capturing-a-thunderstorm-udp-vs-cloud-vs-nea/28324)
**Author:** [@ehn](https://community.tempest.earth/u/ehn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/questions-about-tempest-lightning-data-after-capturing-a-thunderstorm-udp-vs-cloud-vs-nea/28324 "2026-09-28T17:51:46Z")
Hi, I’m working on the local UDP integration for Home Assistant and captured the raw UDP broadcasts from my Tempest (firmware 181) on a wired host during a thunderstorm this morning: about 90 minutes, 369 evt\_strike pac… --- ## [\[App\] Customize lightning strike alerts](https://community.tempest.earth/t/app-customize-lightning-strike-alerts/6511)
**Author:** [@mrvjtod](https://community.tempest.earth/u/mrvjtod)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/app-customize-lightning-strike-alerts/6511 "2025-08-02T13:21:53Z")
I wish the lightning alerts could have a custom alert radius. Currently, I receive alerts for lightning up to 30 or 40 miles away. I rarely ever drive that far away from my home. I’d change my settings to only alerts for… --- ## [Lightning strikes: Sensor vs. App](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-strikes-sensor-vs-app/8124)
**Author:** [@erichennessey](https://community.tempest.earth/u/erichennessey)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-strikes-sensor-vs-app/8124 "2022-05-22T16:59:56Z")
I’ve been watching the data from my Tempest since I got it set up in June, and one thing I’ve noticed is that it’s never reported a lightning strike of its own. Not once. As I type this, there are t-storms in the area, a… --- ## [IFTTT - Lightning distance threshold](https://community.tempest.earth/t/ifttt-lightning-distance-threshold/16468)
**Author:** [@usuario\_a](https://community.tempest.earth/u/usuario_a)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/ifttt-lightning-distance-threshold/16468 "2022-01-25T20:54:31Z")
Hi folks! Like the umidity threshold, how can I specity on IFTTT, to start a trigger only when my tempest detect sparks a specific distance range? For example, I have a applet that send me a Telegram message when my temp… --- ## [Tempest Lightning Strike Count 🌩](https://community.tempest.earth/t/tempest-lightning-strike-count/6542)
**Author:** [@bchelbig](https://community.tempest.earth/u/bchelbig)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/tempest-lightning-strike-count/6542 "2021-07-04T06:11:01Z")
We had a couple of storms go through our area yesterday. With the first round of storms, the Tempest reported almost 2600 lightning strikes within a period of about 1.5 hours. With the second round, the Tempest reported … --- ## [Lightning Alerts logic](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-alerts-logic/807)
**Author:** [@WFmarketing](https://community.tempest.earth/u/WFmarketing)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-alerts-logic/807 "2021-06-20T06:37:10Z")
To prevent users from being overwhelmed by lightning detection alerts, we set up a rule that our software follows: for each lightning strike, an alert is sent if it’s been more than 30 minutes since the last alert or if … --- ## [Question. On lightning display](https://community.tempest.earth/t/question-on-lightning-display/10104)
**Author:** [@palmhead5](https://community.tempest.earth/u/palmhead5)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/question-on-lightning-display/10104 "2020-11-05T00:45:59Z")
Does the lighting only show up to one month since last strike, mine says 1 month but it’s been over 2 months so I’m wondering if that’s the limit on a last detection? Thanks --- ## [About lightning striking](https://community.tempest.earth/t/about-lightning-striking/9455)
**Author:** [@amedeo.cogliati](https://community.tempest.earth/u/amedeo.cogliati)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/about-lightning-striking/9455 "2020-09-28T14:26:31Z")
Hello, simple questions : will there be a danger of lightning striking the weather station? Does the installation on the roof or in the garden require an ungrounded connection or something similar to avoid this danger ? … --- ## [Tempest lightning detection](https://community.tempest.earth/t/tempest-lightning-detection/9002)
**Author:** [@hgroth](https://community.tempest.earth/u/hgroth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/tempest-lightning-detection/9002 "2020-08-29T11:20:33Z")
After using the Tempest for about a month we finally got some less than sunny weather with rain and storms in the forecast. Without any thunderstorms noticeable, the lightning strike count is going off constantly. In t… --- ## [Service Outage (Lightning Strikes)](https://community.tempest.earth/t/service-outage-lightning-strikes/7611)
**Author:** [@WFstaff](https://community.tempest.earth/u/WFstaff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/service-outage-lightning-strikes/7611 "2020-08-13T16:02:32Z")
On the evening of July 6th, some users experienced a lag between lightning strike occurrence and reporting due to slow processing through our system. All of the new Tempests coming online recently combined with a very el… --- ## [Lightning Detection - Newb Question](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-detection-newb-question/8002)
**Author:** [@emsflyer84](https://community.tempest.earth/u/emsflyer84)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-detection-newb-question/8002 "2020-07-23T10:15:53Z")
Hey guys, just set up my Tempest which has been working brilliantly so far. I have one question regarding lightning detection. This morning I woke up to several lightning alerts from the Tempest. All happened within 2… --- ## [Tempest mounting pole struck by lightning?](https://community.tempest.earth/t/tempest-mounting-pole-struck-by-lightning/7582)
**Author:** [@theluckycosmos](https://community.tempest.earth/u/theluckycosmos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/tempest-mounting-pole-struck-by-lightning/7582 "2020-07-07T20:19:49Z")
Alright, theres going to be a few questions in here, hoping some of you may help me answer them. Around 4:30PM 7/6/20, lightning hit while I was in my house. I dont know where, but judging by the fact that my house shoo… --- ## [Lightning Last Detected and Count](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-last-detected-and-count/7595)
**Author:** [@ExprmntAl](https://community.tempest.earth/u/ExprmntAl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-last-detected-and-count/7595 "2020-07-07T00:52:12Z")
I’ve seen some odd behavior from some weather stations this evening. I see lightning being detected during storms, but the “Last Detected” time does not go to “Just Now” after the detection and the counter does not seem… --- ## [\[API\] Lightning Map from local network strike data](https://community.tempest.earth/t/api-lightning-map-from-local-network-strike-data/6754)
**Author:** [@stgubala](https://community.tempest.earth/u/stgubala)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/api-lightning-map-from-local-network-strike-data/6754 "2020-06-09T15:07:56Z")
I look at the map and all the stations around me. I find myself wondering if it would be possible to calculate a lightming strike map from the time of strike and distance to station. It really depends on how accurate t… --- ## [Is binning the lightning distances really the best way to display that info?](https://community.tempest.earth/t/is-binning-the-lightning-distances-really-the-best-way-to-display-that-info/3777)
**Author:** [@FP761](https://community.tempest.earth/u/FP761)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/is-binning-the-lightning-distances-really-the-best-way-to-display-that-info/3777 "2020-04-01T14:51:59Z")
I have noticed that when I receive an alert for lightning on my iOS Device, it is either a 22-mile or 12-mile range. Are these the only range “steps” provided in the alerts? --- ## [Air Lightning Optimised and impressive result](https://community.tempest.earth/t/air-lightning-optimised-and-impressive-result/2116)
**Author:** [@Weather34](https://community.tempest.earth/u/Weather34)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/air-lightning-optimised-and-impressive-result/2116 "2019-07-23T21:38:57Z")
currently in the middle of a storm but have to say the Air lightning sensor once optimised for Lightning it really is a very useful and reliable lightning sensor . it may not be sophisticated as the higher end hardware … --- ## [False Lightning readings with no changes in my Air location](https://community.tempest.earth/t/false-lightning-readings-with-no-changes-in-my-air-location/3729)
**Author:** [@myc52002](https://community.tempest.earth/u/myc52002)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/false-lightning-readings-with-no-changes-in-my-air-location/3729 "2019-06-14T18:32:06Z")
I’ve read all the existing posts about this and none of them seem correlate to my experience. In the year+ I’ve had the unit it has been really very accurate with lightning data so much so I consider it very reliable. … --- ## [Lightning color shadings](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-color-shadings/3393)
**Author:** [@dswally](https://community.tempest.earth/u/dswally)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-color-shadings/3393 "2019-04-15T12:45:03Z")
What do the different blue shadings on the lightning detection mean? Thanks. --- ## [Lightning danger from ungrounded Sky installation?](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-danger-from-ungrounded-sky-installation/2301)
**Author:** [@chris.king](https://community.tempest.earth/u/chris.king)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-danger-from-ungrounded-sky-installation/2301 "2018-10-03T22:13:36Z")
I’m curious, I have an engineering background but not in EE and I have only minimal experience playing with electricity. If I install my SKY unit off the peak of my roof using a 3 foot steel pipe mounted off of an old sa… --- ## [Lightning in 3D as measured by dutch radiotelescope](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-in-3d-as-measured-by-dutch-radiotelescope/2336)
**Author:** [@sunny](https://community.tempest.earth/u/sunny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 7:45am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-in-3d-as-measured-by-dutch-radiotelescope/2336 "2018-09-24T07:45:28Z")
Just because I find this hyper cool a link to a movie and the article. Lofar is basically a bunch of non-directional antennas, but a big bunch. By correlating the data from many antennas they can create amazing pictures … --- ## [Air detects Lightning, but it was beautiful weather!](https://community.tempest.earth/t/air-detects-lightning-but-it-was-beautiful-weather/2073)
**Author:** [@blackbird](https://community.tempest.earth/u/blackbird)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/air-detects-lightning-but-it-was-beautiful-weather/2073 "2018-09-10T21:33:18Z")
I didn’t put my topic in the “Owners section” because I don’t own anything yet :sob: I’ve read alot of topics and some are about AIR detecting false strikes. (Also found the possible solutions;) But still many nearby… --- ## [Effective false lightning filtering](https://community.tempest.earth/t/effective-false-lightning-filtering/2093)
**Author:** [@sunny](https://community.tempest.earth/u/sunny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/effective-false-lightning-filtering/2093 "2018-09-06T07:15:54Z")
There is some filtering going on in the lightning sensor, but occasionally it still reports false lightning. Now one strike might just not be best limit to send out a warning or even let it count as a strike. Wouldn’t it… --- ## [Lightning Data aggregation sites](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-data-aggregation-sites/2007)
**Author:** [@jacksun](https://community.tempest.earth/u/jacksun)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/lightning-data-aggregation-sites/2007 "2018-08-31T15:39:46Z")
Wondering if there are any sites out there doing aggregation of lightning data that will take Weatherflow data? Found blitzortung.org but they are hardware restricted from what I read, and 2 others but not like but no pu…