I did some checking and found the green blobs did not indicate light rain or ground clutter - but instead migrating birds. Why, I thought, would radar detect more ground clutter after dark?Ĭuriosity got the better of me. Then when I put the weather map into motion I noticed the green blobs grew after sunset. But why was it raining only in neat little circles surrounding various cities? That must be what weather forecasters refer to as "ground clutter," I thought. Since on the radar site I was viewing light rain shows up as green, I thought at first I was looking at rainfall. Now a person can actually add a current weather map atop your favorite Google view.Ī few years ago, just after dark, while viewing a NEXRAD radar website I noticed unusual green blobs surrounding most cities.
The same information can be accessed via cell phone. If your spare time is spent out-of-doors, whether you are hunting, fishing, birding or otherwise taking in some of what this state has to offer, chances are you are also a weather watcher.Ĭomputers and the World Wide Web have provided us instant access to up-to-the-minute weather information, including the satellite views and radar.
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