WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — You may have noticed activity showing up on radar before, then looked outside and saw nothing but sunshine. This is common, especially at a doppler radar site. This is known as ...

Radar ground clutter refers to false echoes on weather radar caused by the radar beam bouncing off objects like buildings or terrain, rather than actual precipitation. Ground clutter may sound more ...

Sea clutter is unwanted radar return caused by ocean waves, often appearing as false echoes near the surface that can obscure real weather data. Sometimes, a weather radar can see more than just rain.

Precipitation intensity is measured by a ground-based radar that bounces radar waves off of precipitation. The Local Radar base reflectivity product is a display of echo intensity (reflectivity) ...

Ground clutter may sound more like my son’s messy room than a weather word, but it can be just as frustrating. Not everything that shows up on weather radar is actually weather. Sometimes, what looks ...