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Is lightning always produced by a thunderstorm?

April 26, 2017lightning produced thunderstorm

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Is lightning always produced by a thunderstorm?

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Yes, lightning is always produced by a thunderstorm. Lightning causes thunder, and you can’;t have a thunderstorm without thunder. Thunderstorms are the only weather condition strong enough to carry water droplets to the upper parts of the atmosphere where they will freeze and become charged – because thunderstorms have an updraft.