Pricing

Simple Pricing, No Surprise Squall Lines

Buy the software once for $139. Add Full LightningWX when you want forecasts, lightning, tropics and the rest. Let the subscription lapse and you still have Basic Radar.

Don’t be like me and pay monthly for a whole year out of habit. You pick yearly if you know you’re staying: it’s $10 a month and two months free.

Step One

The Software

$139one time

Yours to keep. Includes Basic Radar forever.

Basic Radar (Included, View-Only): live reflectivity and velocity for any U.S. radar site (lowest two beam angles, 12-frame loop)
Live lightning from NOAA GOES satellites
NWS watches and warnings with alert sounds
Will It Hit Me? storm arrival and NOAA Weather Radio
Map layers, the distance tool and Quick Lessons
Up to 3 PCs on one account

Step Two

Full LightningWX

Subscription. Pick how often you’d like to pay:

$12monthly

$66every 6 months$11/mo · save $6

Best Value$120yearly$10/mo · two months free · save $24

Every beam angle, dual-pol views and storm analysis
GenAvaM forecasts, models and Weather Maps
Rotation and tornado debris detection, Lightning Jump and Storm Threat Cards
Hurricanes and tropics, multi-radar mosaic and NWS text products
Warning Generator, Simulation Mode and the full Education Center

5-day free trial of the full product · free account required · saving, exporting, screenshots, recording and streaming need a paid license (not in the trial) · 2-factor sign-in · checks in every 7 days

Start the Free Trial

At a Glance

Basic Radar

Included with the software

Live reflectivity and velocity, lowest two beam angles
NOAA satellite lightning
NWS watches, warnings and alert sounds
Will It Hit Me? and NOAA Weather Radio
Map layers, distance tool, Quick Lessons
Dual-pol views and storm analysis
Rotation detection and Threat Cards
GenAvaM, models, hurricanes, mosaic

Full LightningWX

Subscription, from $10 a month billed yearly

Everything in Basic Radar, every beam angle
Dual-pol views, storm analysis and the archive
Rotation, debris, Lightning Jump, Threat Cards
GenAvaM forecasts, models and Weather Maps
Hurricanes, tropics and multi-radar mosaic
Education Center, Simulation Mode, Warning Generator
NWS text products
Up to 3 PCs on one account

LightningWX radar showing the May 20, 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado hook echo and debris ball (KTLX) — Basic Radar: live reflectivity, the view every license keeps.

Storm Threat Cards ranking the Moore supercell as Tornado Likely with debris signature, hail size and lightning rate — Full LightningWX: Storm Threat Cards, rotation and more.

Basic Radar vs. Full LightningWX

	Basic Radar (Included)	Full LightningWX (Subscription)
Live reflectivity and velocity, any U.S. radar site	Lowest two beam angles, 12-frame loop	Every beam angle, longer loops
Live lightning (NOAA GOES)	Yes	Yes
NWS watches and warnings with alert sounds	Yes	Yes
Will It Hit Me? storm arrival, NOAA Weather Radio	Yes	Yes
Map layers, distance tool, Quick Lessons	Yes	Yes
Dual-pol views, storm analysis, archive	—	Yes
Lightning Jump, Storm Threat Cards	—	Yes
NWS text products	—	Yes
Rotation and tornado debris detection	—	Yes
GenAvaM forecasts, models, Weather Maps	—	Yes
Hurricanes and tropics, multi-radar mosaic	—	Yes
Full Education Center, Simulation Mode, Warning Generator	—	Yes
Saving, exporting, screenshots, recording, streaming	With a paid license	With a paid license

Full LightningWX

A Forecast That Checks Itself

GenAvaM forecast radar out to two hours and lightning chance for the next 30 and 60 minutes, scored against real lightning every scan.

The Fine Print, in Large Print

5-day free trial of the full product. You’ll register a free account first, so the trial knows it’s you. Saving, exporting, screenshots, recording and streaming are not available in the trial; they need a paid license.
Up to 3 PCs on one account. Desktop, laptop and the one in the storm shelter, say.
2-factor sign-in keeps your account yours.
Checks in every 7 days. LightningWX needs to reach our server at least once a week to confirm your subscription. In between, it works offline.
Billing: $12 monthly, $66 every 6 months, or $120 a year. Change or cancel from My Account.

Want the long version first? Read everything LightningWX does, from dual-pol radar to hurricane tracking, then start your 5-day free trial.