Lightning Guide
Current data
Historical data
Current data
Lightning strikes by time interval and bounding box
| https://{{api} or {apidev}}.accuweather.com/lightning/{version}/{time interval}min/geoposition/points{.format}?apikey={API key}&upperLeft={lat,lon}&lowerRight={lat,lon}&offset={response offset} |
Example
| https://api.accuweather.com/lightning/v1/30min/geoposition/points.geojson?apikey={API key}&upperLeft=38.520,-97.553&lowerRight=36.184,-91.445 |
Lightning strikes by time interval, point, and distance radius
| https://{{api} or {apidev}}.accuweather.com/lightning/{version}/{time interval}min/geoposition/radius{.format}?apikey={API key}&q={lat,lon}&distanceRadius={radius}&offset={response offset} |
Example
| https://api.accuweather.com/lightning/v1/15min/geoposition/radius.geojson?apikey={API key}&q=41.70832,-74.73312&distanceRadius=25 |
Historical data
Historical daily lightning strikes by point and distance radius
| https://{{api} or {apidev}}.accuweather.com/lightning/{version}/historical/geoposition/radius?apikey={API key}&q={lat,lon}&distanceRadius={radius}&startDate={mm/dd/yyyy}&strikeType={{ic} or {cg}}&offset={response offset}&details={boolean} |
Example
| https://api.accuweather.com/lightning/v1/historical/geoposition/radius?apikey={API key}&q=28.37,-81.57&distanceRadius=20&startDate=10/27/2025 |