What is Weather radar?
[[File:Hurricane Rita Lake Charles radar.gif|right|thumb|Weather radar of [[Hurricane Rita]]]] A '''weather radar''' is a type of [[radar]] used to show where [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] is. Weather radar data can be analyzed to tell the movement of precipitation, what type it is ([[rain]], [[snow]], [[hail]], etc.), and [[weather forecasting|forecast]] its future.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag/page/n287 278]}}</ref> Modern weather radars are mostly [[Doppler radar]]s, which can find the direction and speed of rain drops and the intensity of the precipitation. Both types of information can be used to find the structure of storms and tell if they signify any [[severe weather]] (tornadoes, flash floods, etc.). ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons|Weather radar}} * [https://www.radartutorial.eu/15.weather/wr07.en.html Radar tutorial] * [http://www.wunderground.com/radar/help.asp Weather Underground] * [http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/projects/nrp/faq_e.cfm Canadian weather radar FAQ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060713024247/http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/projects/nrp/faq_e.cfm |date=2006-07-13 }} {{Meteorological equipment}} {{weather-stub}} [[Category:Meteorology]] [[Category:Radar]]