Lyrid Meteor Shower 2024 Date. When is the lyrid meteor shower? These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories.

The latest observable meteor shower will be the lyrids, which have been active since april 14 and are forecast to continue until april 29. Lyrids tend to be fast and relatively bright, with fairly good chances for bright fireballs.