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For more than 20 years, Earth Networks has operated the world's largest and most comprehensive weather observation, lightning detection and climate network.

We are now utilizing Big Data Intelligence to realize the commitment of the Internet 's Internet. By integrating hyper-local weather data with smart home connectivity equipment, we provide predictive performance insights to home owners and utilities companies.

In addition to interactive radar, satellite maps and bad weather alerts, the new Weather Underground Android app provides the world's most accurate super local weather forecast. With the support of our own weather lovers community, reporting real-time data from weather stations in the backyard, these crowd-sourced data will generate your accurate location estimates. Our over 250,000 individual weather stations report the most local weather conditions. Data collected from user owned weather stations will fill gaps between the airport weather stations where other weather services depend on to create predictions - that is, our data is close to you I come from the actual data point.

The current radar chart shows the area of ​​current precipitation. Weather radar is used to identify precipitation, calculate its movement, estimate its type (rain, snow, hail) and predict future position and strength. Modern weather radar is mainly Doppler radar, it can detect the movement of raindrop in addition to precipitation intensity. You can analyze both types of data to determine the structure of the storm and the possibility of causing bad weather. The type of precipitation is indicated in color - green is rain, pink is rain, rain of freezing, sleeves and snow, blue is snow

Radar is another major tool for weather observation and forecasting. It is mainly used for observing local clouds and rain. Radar called Doppler radar is used at weather station around the world. Doppler radar measures changes in wind speed and wind direction. It provides information on the radius of about 230 kilometers (143 miles). Traditional radar only displays existing clouds and precipitation. Using Doppler radar, meteorologists can predict where and when raging thunderstorms and tornadoes will occur.

Before the Doppler weather radar was developed, the forecasters rely heavily on storm observers to report the occurrence of tornadoes. Doppler weather radar detects a constant altitude on the ground and the radar distance from the radar increases due to the angle of the radar beam. Therefore, Storm Observer is still an important part of the alert process. Predictors rely on storm observers to acquire "Grand Truth" and to identify and identify the characteristics of related storms that can not be detected by tornadoes or radars. If you are interested in becoming a Storm Observer, please contact your local National Weather Service office or visit the National Skywarn page.