New on SCW: Lightning counts, map and records for Brevard County
See how many lightning strikes have been detected in Brevard County and the surrounding area, updated through the day.
Written with AI assistance, with sources linked below.
Local Weather
Measured on Brevard's beachside by our own weather station
- Wind
- 0 mph N, gusts 2 mph
- Rain today
- 0.00 in
- Humidity
- 70%
- Pressure
- 29.93 inHg → steady
Updated 6:47 AM ET
Our station's outlook (based on local readings, not an official forecast)
Flood Warning in effect: rain on radar near Brevard now. NWS Melbourne, until 12:00 PM ET.
Based on readings to 6:47 AM ET. Rules: 3- and 12-hour pressure change, wind shift and humidity/dew point trend. For official forecasts and warnings see the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
Sun
Sunrise 6:43 AM · Sunset 5:32 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 10% lit
Sun and moon times are calculated on our server for Brevard's beachside. Daily weather log, records and forecast →
The Space Coast Wire's Weather section now has a Lightning page at spacecoastwire.com/weather/lightning.
The page shows:
- Live counts for the last 30 and last 5 minutes, refreshed every minute
- Strike totals for today, the past 7 days and the month so far, for Brevard County and for a wider area about 50 miles around the county
- A 24-hour chart of strikes by hour
- A strike map you can switch between today, 7 days and the month
- How far the nearest recent strike was from Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, the Cape and Port Canaveral
- A town leaderboard and running records, kept since October 2026
Lightning strikes also appear as a layer on the SCW live radar at spacecoastwire.com/weather/radar.
Lightning data: WarPulse Lightning API. Not for safety decisions; follow NWS warnings. When thunder roars, go indoors.
See it now: Lightning page
Sources
- The Space Coast Wire Lightning page spacecoastwire.com/weather/lightning
- WarPulse Lightning API documentation lightningapi.dev/docs
- National Weather Service lightning safety www.weather.gov/safety/lightning
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