Lightning Guide

Lightning strikes by time interval

https://{{api} or {apidev}}.accuweather.com/lightning/{version}/{time interval}min{.format}?apikey={API key}&offset={response offset}

Example

https://api.accuweather.com/lightning/v1/30min.geojson?apikey={api key}&offset=2

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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

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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}

Example

https://api.accuweather.com/lightning/v1/15min/geoposition/radius.geojson?apikey={api key}&q=38.0163,-92.6989&distanceRadius=200

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