http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/where-will-lightning-strike-next-new-model-could-help-pilots-avoid-dangerous-storms

Time-lapse photo of a plane in a lightning storm

Weather models can forecast severe storms pretty well, but predictions of lightning have remained elusive. Now, researchers have created global simulations of lightning that more accurately capture when and where the strikes will occur—which could help people trying to avoid them, such as airline pilots.