ElectroCast-XODISHA NOWCASTOpen Mission Control
SIH PS26072|Physics-guided multimodal lightning nowcasting

ElectroCast-X forecasts when a developing cloud will first produce lightning, where an active storm will go, and how far to trust it—15, 30 and 60 minutes ahead.

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+18 minFirst-flash lead time
1 km / 5 minPhysics-guided update
Odisha DWRDual-pol radar network
Convective Target
Cell C-A07Initiating
Window 18–27m
0%
chance of first flash within 30 min
Physical initiation sequenceP(flash) = 78%
−30m: Reflectivity surge35 dBZ at −10°C
−15m: ZDR column breach+2.1 dB above 0°C
t₀ (NOW): Forecast window+18–32 min
Cloud-top cooling
−4.2 °C/10 min
ZDR Column
Reached −10 °C

Simulated demo scenario over Odisha

01 / When

Know when a cloud is becoming electrified.

The first-flash countdown combines rapid cloud-top cooling, mixed-phase radar growth, and the −10 °C level into one calibrated forecast window.

0%
chance of first flash within 30 min
Initiation window: 18–27 min

02 / Where

Follow the storm’s likely path, not a single point.

The risk corridor follows observed storm motion and expected growth or decay, widening where the future path is less certain.

Advection trajectory15 · 30 · 60 min

03 / How Sure

See which observations support the forecast.

A visible sensor mask keeps uncertainty explicit when Doppler radar, satellite, lightning or NWP forecast inputs are unavailable.

Multimodal input telemetry
Doppler radar
Volume & Echo Tops
INSAT satellite
Cloud-top Cooling
Lightning network
Flash History
NWP forecast
Environmental CAPE