Weather apps tell you what's happening across the country. PawWarning answers the only question that matters when your dog is anxious: is thunder coming to my exact location — and when?
When thunder is forecast for your exact spot but not yet confirmed by live lightning. We look ahead at least 60 minutes, so you have time to plan without panic.
What owners do with it
Fires only on real detected lightning within 20 km of your saved location, or a genuine forecast thunderstorm. When this one lands, it means: bring them in now.
⛈️ Storm closing in
lightning detected 18 km SW, moving your way. Estimated arrival ~35 minutes.
A previous watch or warning is downgraded when the threatening instability never develops into actual thunder. No current storm threat — stand down.
What owners do with it
Each notification has a clear colour and a clear meaning. We don't send storm spam — rain, wind and grey skies never trigger an alert.
| Notification | Tier / colour | When you get it | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm heads-up | Warning (red) | Live lightning strikes detected within 20 km of your saved location, or a genuine forecast thunderstorm is on the way | An active or imminent storm near your dog. Act now — bring pets in, secure the area. |
| Thundery watch | Watch (amber) | Thunder is forecast but not yet confirmed by live strikes (looks ahead at least 60 min), or conditions are building | Keep an eye out. A storm is plausible in the coming hours but nothing is on top of you yet. |
| All-clear | Cleared | A previous watch/warning is downgraded — the instability that looked threatening never developed into actual thunder | No current storm threat. Stand down. |
We track real lightning strikes across your region in near real-time — the moment one appears, we know how far it is and where it's headed.
Radar and cell-tracking models watch developing thunder cells and their trajectory, giving us minutes-ahead certainty a storm is actually coming for you.
Official yellow / orange / red thunderstorm warnings for your area — combined with our own detection so you're not blindsided by an issued warning.
Twenty seconds of setup. Then we watch, so you don't have to.