Nearby lightning
ThunderWatchBot watches for new lightning strikes and compares them with your point.
Live lightning alerts in Telegram
Lightning warnings before the storm gets too close
ThunderWatchBot listens to a live lightning stream, compares strike coordinates with your saved location and sends a clear Telegram alert when a strike enters your radius.
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ALERT ZONE
ACTIVE
8.4 km
inside your radius
For your safety
What the bot can do
The bot helps you understand when lightning gets close: choose a language, send your location, set a radius and receive a clear Telegram message.
Your own radius
Send a Telegram location and a number of kilometers. Each strike distance is calculated from coordinates.
Smarter follow-ups
The bot keeps the chat quiet and sends useful updates when the situation changes.
Strike map
The alert contains distance, your radius, coordinates and a Google Maps link.
Five languages
Russian, English, Spanish, Chinese and Hindi are available in Telegram through /language.
Easy to stop
If you no longer need alerts, /stop removes the subscription.
Who needs lightning alerts?
Useful for people who spend time outside or make weather-sensitive decisions
ThunderWatchBot is for quick situational awareness: it does not replace official weather warnings, but it can help you notice nearby lightning sooner and decide when to pause, move inside or change a route.
Hikers and campers
When you are on a trail, near open ground or setting up camp, a radius alert helps you react before a storm cell reaches your exact location.
Drivers and riders
Use alerts as an extra signal before long road trips, motorcycle rides, cycling routes or stops in exposed places.
Farmers and field teams
People working in fields, gardens, construction sites or utility crews can use a simple Telegram alert to decide when to pause outdoor work.
Outdoor events and sports
Small teams, coaches and event organizers can set a practical radius around a venue and watch for nearby lightning without opening a separate weather app.
Lightning hotspots
Active in the world's most storm-prone regions
Some of the highest lightning frequencies on Earth occur in tropical and subtropical zones. ThunderWatchBot works wherever Telegram and internet are available — no special hardware needed.
India — Monsoon season
India records thousands of lightning-related incidents every year. Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh are the most affected states. During the monsoon (June–September), ThunderWatchBot lets farm workers, construction crews and anyone outdoors set a personal radius and receive a Telegram alert the moment lightning enters their area.
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Cameroon sit in one of the highest lightning-density zones on the planet. The bot runs entirely in Telegram with no extra apps — share your GPS location, choose a kilometer radius and get live strike notifications in English.
Australia and Oceania
Queensland, the Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea and Pacific island regions experience frequent tropical thunderstorms year-round. ThunderWatchBot alerts you in English when a storm cell brings lightning inside your chosen distance, giving you time to move indoors or take shelter.
Tropical Americas
Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Central America see some of the densest lightning activity in the western hemisphere. The bot supports Spanish and can alert field workers, drivers and event organizers in real time with strike coordinates and a Google Maps link.
Protected in minutes
How to start
Everything happens in Telegram: the website explains the bot and sends you to the chat.
Set up alerts-
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Choose a language
/start opens Russian, English, Spanish, Chinese or Hindi.
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Send your location
The bot saves coordinates and uses them to calculate distance to lightning strikes.
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Set the radius
Send 15, 30 or any positive number of kilometers. Change it later with /radius.
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Receive alerts
When a strike enters your radius, the bot sends distance, coordinates and a map link.
Telegram commands
Control without extra UI
/start
/status
/language
/radius 15
/stop
Русский
Telegram бот предупреждает о молниях, грозе и опасной погоде рядом с вашей геолокацией. Настройте радиус и получайте уведомления с картой удара.
English
Lightning alert Telegram bot for thunderstorm warnings near your location. Choose a radius in kilometers and get strike coordinates with a map link.
Español
Bot de Telegram para alertas de rayos y avisos de tormenta cerca de tu ubicación. Configura un radio y recibe coordenadas del impacto.
中文
Telegram 闪电预警机器人，可根据你的位置和公里半径提醒雷暴、闪电和附近的危险天气，并发送地图链接。
हिन्दी
Telegram बिजली चेतावनी बॉट आपके स्थान के पास तूफान और बिजली गिरने की सूचना देता है। किलोमीटर में रेडियस चुनें और मैप लिंक पाएं।
FAQ
The short version
Is this a weather forecast?
No. The bot reacts to detected lightning events from a live stream and alerts you when they enter your radius.
Can I change the radius?
Yes. Send /radius and a new kilometer value, for example /radius 15.
Will the bot spam me?
No. It tries to send useful warnings instead of repeating the same message every second.
Does ThunderWatchBot work in India during monsoon season?
Yes. The bot monitors a live global lightning stream and sends Telegram alerts based on your GPS coordinates and chosen radius. It works in all Indian states during the monsoon — including Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, where lightning risk is highest.
Does the bot work in Africa and Australia?
Yes. ThunderWatchBot works anywhere with Telegram access. It tracks a worldwide lightning feed and sends radius-based alerts regardless of your country. Users in Sub-Saharan Africa (Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, DR Congo) and in Queensland or Papua New Guinea can use it exactly like users elsewhere.
Storms do not wait
Set up your alerts now
Open the bot, send your location and choose a radius. When lightning gets close, Telegram will tell you first.
Go to @ThunderWatchBot