A tool designed for war became a tool designed to save lives. Doppler radar is a crown jewel of modern science that helps meteorologists save countless lives every year—and it’s a complex technology we take for granted. Whether it’s watching a ...

There’s a very specific reason us meteorologists say the phrase “doppler radar.” Modern weather radars are doppler radars because they use the doppler effect to analyze not only where a storm is, but what direction it’s headed, and whether it’s ...

The current network of weather radars in the United States was installed in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. There are nearly 160 weather radars in the network. The radars are the NEXRAD WSR-88D Weather Surveillance Doppler Radars. Radar was first put to ...

A major atmospheric river is drenching Southern California with heavy rain expected through Christmas morning and lingering showers into the weekend. Rainfall totals are forecast to range from 3 to 4 inches in most areas,

Michigan is expected to see rain early this week, with possible thunderstorms later on June 9 into June 10. Hazardous weather outlooks are in place for the Upper Peninsula, northern and southeast Michigan on June 9. Michigan is expected to see rain early ...

Do you know where your umbrella is? If it's been awhile since you've had to use it, better find it. Rain is expected through the weekend across much of Florida, with some areas possibly looking at up to 8 inches in isolated areas, according to the National ...