In recent weeks the heat has been the protagonist in the temperature of our country. But the weather changes every week and this, despite being already in June, has been quite a surprise due to a new DANA that has lowered the temperature and caused electrical storms, rains and even hail in much of the country.
So much so, that the next few hours will be difficult in much of the north of the country that will continue to be aware of the rains, storms and lightning that right now reign in our skies.
These thunderstorms always have a very striking point of spectacularity, especially when they occur in times when the thermometer is usually above 25 degrees in much of Spain.
But how can we calculate how far away that storm and the lightning strikes are from us?
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The State Meteorological Agency indicates that these storms can be brief in many cases, but are usually intense and could be dangerous on many occasions.
Calculate where the storm is
The calculation to know where are the thunderstorms that we see through the window is very straightforward and simple. In a few minutes we can know how far we are from those rays that illuminate the sky in these summer storms that have arrived this week in our country.
We must have a stopwatch to be accurate at all times. Although we can also count the seconds little by little. For this we must count the seconds that elapse between when we see the lightning in the sky and the thunder sounds.
That time interval will give us a few seconds that will have to be divided by three. The result obtained will tell us the distance in kilometers from the electrical storm that is occurring.
For example, if about 18 seconds elapse between the lightning we see and the thunder, dividing it by 3 will give us 6. Then we will be approximately 6 kilometers from the place where this storm is occurring. To get the most specific result in meters, just multiply the number of seconds by 340, the speed of sound. In this case, we multiply 18 seconds by 340 and we would get 6,120 meters.
The explanation comes in a scientific way. Light and sound do not go at the same speed. Sound travels at 340 meters per second, depending on the air temperature, while light travels at about 300,000 kilometers per second.
