

The reading is translated into colors to indicate the intensity of the precipitation.

National Weather Service Twin Cities, MN 1733 Lake Drive West.
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The radar images you see on your local TV are based on how dense precipitation is. NWS Forecast Office - Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN. That’s right, in Minnesota, we not only have mosquito season, but we can have mosquito weather-like "events."

That ring is usually dust particles in the air or bugs in dense enough quantities to show up on radar. Other times, especially on clear summer days, you can see a ring of "activity" around the weather radar site. Sometimes, weather radar will pick up large flocks of birds as they take off - especially during migration season. The interactive radar from Minnesota’s Weather Authority is a powerful tool that gives you the ability to track weather conditions. The low-frequency waves pick up large clusters of objects such as rain or snow showers. The lower frequency waves, used to track precipitation, are large enough to go around an airplane. The higher frequency electromagnetic waves bounce off an airplane. The radar used to track planes is higher frequency than what is used to track precipitation. See the latest Minnesota Doppler radar weather map including areas of rain, snow and ice. The short answer to your question is, unlike people, not all radar is created equal. How come when you look at weather radar you never see blips from aircraft, only clouds? - Dave in Rochesterįirst of all, Dave, thank you for your service to protect the idea all people are created equal. I’m an ex-military radar technician used to seeing radar blips from aircraft. Southern Minnesota Weather RadarAir quality alert extended in eastern, southern Minnesota.
