Thunderstorm
sounds
Heavy rain, wind and thunder. Free, live and never looping.
Change the mix
Steady rain on the village green, heard from indoors.
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A storm that does not repeat
On a recording you learn where the loud clap is, and by the third time round you are waiting for it. Here each roll of thunder is made when it happens. It has its own distance, its own length and its own place in the sky, left or right.
Watch the window at the top of the page. The lightning comes first and the sound follows, sooner when the storm is close and later when it is far off, as it does outdoors.
Setting the storm
With Thunder low, the storm stays over the far hills: a long, soft rumble every minute or so. With it high, the claps are nearer, sharper and more frequent. If thunder wakes you, keep it low or take it out and let the heavy rain do the work.
Questions
How often does the thunder come?
It depends on the Thunder slider. Low is roughly once a minute and far away. High is every twenty seconds or so and much closer. The gaps are never even.
Can I have thunder without rain?
Yes. Pull Rain down to nothing and leave Thunder up for a dry storm over the hills, or add Wind for a night that is only threatening.
Is the thunder a recording?
No. It is low noise shaped by a filter that closes as the roll dies away, made in your browser at the moment it plays.
