Convective weather and cloud electrification and lightning pose significant risks to the safety and efficiency of aviation, aerospace, and range operations. The impacts associated with these phenomena are multi-faceted, and planning for associated impact mitigation is done on the order of minutes to days. Needs for safe, effective management of convective weather and lightning risks to these operational domains have led to significant advancements in observations, predictions, and decision support. Topics to be covered in this session include enhanced convective weather and lightning observations and remote sensing, initiation, evolution, and cessation predictions, and operational guidance supporting aviation, aerospace, and range missions.