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Lightning

Lightning strikes in Brevard County and within about 50 miles: live counts, today, this week and this month, records and a strike map.

Lightning Report

Lightning Report for Wednesday, October 28: No lightning has been detected in Brevard County or within about 50 miles so far today. No strikes have been recorded inside the county since our records began. This month: 0 strikes in the county, 0 across the area.

Updated 11:19 AM ET.

Right now

Last 30 minutes0in Brevard County0 across the area
Last 5 minutes0in Brevard County0 across the area

Quiet right now. No strikes in the last 30 minutes.

Refreshes every minute · data as of 11:19 AM ET

Strike counts

PeriodBrevard CountyBrevard + 50 mi
Today00
Past 7 days00
October so far00

Brevard County = inside the county line. Brevard + 50 mi = the whole area we track.

Last 24 hours, by hour

Strikes per hour, last 24 hours (area total, county part darker)2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AMNow

Brevard + 50 mi Inside Brevard County Dashed line = 5 strikes an hour No strikes in the last 24 hours.

Strike map

1 2–4 5–9 10–24 25+ strikes per ~1 km square Brevard County line

Nearest strike

PlaceLast hourLast 24 hours
TitusvilleNoneNone
CocoaNoneNone
MelbourneNoneNone
Palm BayNoneNone
The Cape (Space Force Station)NoneNone
Port CanaveralNoneNone

Distance from each place's center to the closest detected strike.

Town leaderboard

#TownToday7 daysOct
–Cape Canaveral000
–Cocoa000
–Cocoa Beach000
–Grant-Valkaria000
–Indialantic000
–Indian Harbour Beach000
–Malabar000
–Melbourne000
–Melbourne Beach000
–Merritt Island000
–Mims000
–Palm Bay000
–Port St. John000
–Rockledge000
–Satellite Beach000
–Titusville000
–Viera000
–West Melbourne000

No strikes near any town yet this month. Strikes within 5 miles of each town's center. Nearby towns overlap, so one strike can count for more than one town.

Records

  • Busiest day, Brevard CountyNone yet
  • Busiest day, Brevard + 50 miNone yet
  • Busiest hour, Brevard CountyNone yet
  • Busiest hour, Brevard + 50 miNone yet

Records since Oct 2026 (lightning records began Oct 28, 2026).

Lightning data: WarPulse Lightning API. Not for safety decisions. Follow NWS warnings. Counts are lightning flashes detected in the area, refreshed about every minute. The map groups strikes into squares of about 1 km. Distances are from public town centers. When thunder roars, go indoors. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Back to Weather