See which areas deserve attention.
Review lightning forecasts up to 72 hours in advance to see when the highest-risk periods may occur and where strikes are most likely to start fires.
Vista | Lightning and wildfire-risk forecasting
Lightning and wildfire risk forecasts.
Built for wildfire forecasting and preparedness teams, Skyward’s Vista platform provides a clearer picture of how lightning risk may develop across a region.
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Advanced forecasting
More than a thunderstorm forecast.
Knowing that thunderstorms are coming is useful. Knowing where lightning is most likely, when it may occur, and where it could start a fire is actionable.
Vista provides forecasted lightning activity and lightning-ignited wildfire risk, hour by hour. Teams can examine how risk is expected to shift across their region and compare areas that may need different levels of preparedness.
The forecasts give weather and risk professionals another source of information to use alongside their weather forecasts, local knowledge, and operational intelligence.
Where Vista fits into the workday
What can risk managers do with the forecast?
Make decisions about readiness.
Use the forecast to inform staffing, aircraft readiness, detection priorities, and the positioning of resources across a region.
Keep the picture current.
Revisit the forecast as the weather develops and compare it with radar, ground observations, and other information used by the agency.
A separate capability
What about lightning abatement?
Skyward has also developed the capability to safely reduce cloud-to-ground lightning in the highest risk storms.
Lightning abatement is a separate capability. Vista can be used on its own, without any aerial intervention.
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We work with wildfire agencies to understand their forecasting needs, operational workflows, and the information most useful to their teams.