How Weather Radar Works, with Sinead Duffy

Published: March 13, 2023, 6 a.m.

Weather radar is one of the most useful tools available to meteorologists or anyone wondering if it is going to rain! From its early beginnings during World War Two, to the advanced equipment used today, weather radar provides vital information for forecasting, severe weather tracking and atmospheric research.\xa0\nThis month, Noel speaks with radar meteorologist, Sin\xe9ad Duffy. Sin\xe9ad talks us through how weather radar works, how it was discovered and improved over time and details some of the major upgrades coming soon to the Irish radar network.