As first hinted at in this blog post, the Community Satellite Processing Package for Geostationary Data (CSPP-Geo) (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/csppgeo/ ) group at CIMSS has released a beta version of a unix-based package that computes LightningCast probabilities.  LightningCast (available online in real time for select regions) diagnoses the probability of a Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) observation of lightning within... Read More

A positively-tilted upper-level trough generated severe thunderstorms across the eastern U.S. recently. The associated surface low-pressure system with attendant cold front spawned numerous severe storms from Mississippi to Ohio to Virigina.The LightningCast model picked up on this developing convection, providing 10-30 minutes of lead time to lightning initiation in many... Read More

LightningCast probabilities (from this website) over the Central Dense Overcast of Tropical Cyclone Bebinca in the western Pacific to the northwest of Guam, above, show increasing values (the island of Guam is center bottom of the imagery above): magenta are values of 75%. Lightning activity within the central core is often a... Read More

Lightning dashboard for Bismarck Airport, North Dakota.