If lightning travels faster than thunder, which comes first, silence or clear skies?

if lightning travels faster than thunder... which comes first, silence or clear skies?If lightning travels faster than thunder, which comes first, silence or clear skies?
If you really use extremely sensitive equipment and measure the timings, the clear sky comes first. Otherwise, if the lightning struck too near to you, you cannot tell the difference between the speed at which the sky cleared up and the speed at which you heard thunder. However, if the lightning struck at a place far away enough from you, you will be able to tell the difference.