Lightning

get

https://swd.weatherflow.com/swd/rest/lightning

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This endpoint supports querying strike data in 2 ways.

lat, lon, radius query string parameters required for this search

lat_min, lon_min, lat_max, lon_max query string parameters required for this search

Additionally, you can specify the minutes_offset to return strikes that have happened within x number of minutes.

To receive lightning strike events in real-time, use our WebSocket service.

Query Params

lat

float

The latitude of the center point. Required when doing a center point and radius search.

lon

float

The longitude of the center point. Required when doing a center point and radius search.

radius

number

The search radius in meters. Required when doing a center point and radius search.

lat_min

float

The latitude of the Southwest corner of a bounding box. Required when doing a bounding box search.

lon_min

float

The longitude of the Southwest corner of a bounding box. Required when doing a bounding box search.

lat_max

float

The latitude of the Northeast corner of a bounding box. Required when doing a bounding box search.

lon_max

float

The longitude of the Northeast corner of a bounding box. Required when doing a bounding box search.

minutes_offset

integer

1 to 60

The time range to search for lightning (now - minutes_offset). Can be used in both center point and boudning box searches.

strike_type

string

enum

The type of lightning strikes to return. ic = Cloud to Cloud, cg = Cloud to Ground, all = Cloud to Cloud and Cloud to Ground

Allowed:

Response

200