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NWS Office In Wichita To Receive Radar Upgrade
The National Weather Service office in Wichita will be the among the first in the nation to receive a new radar upgrade that will better track the weather.
Reporter: Associated Press and Jay Prater, CBMEmail Address: news@kake.com |
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The National Weather Service office in Wichita will be the among the first in the nation to receive a new radar upgrade that will watch the weather better.
Federal officials announced at a recent meeting that a dual polarization upgrade developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Norman, Okla., will be installed next summer or fall in Wichita.
The new radar data will flow into the KAKEland WeatherPlex as soon as the retrofit is complete.
The announcement was made last week at the quarterly meeting of the American Meteorological Society chapter in Wichita.
Dick Elder, meteorologist-in-charge with the Wichita office, says the new radar will give meteorologists more confidence in analyzing storms.
The radar upgrades will be installed at the rest of the weather service sites over a two-year period ending in 2012.
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Wichita Forecast
Overnight: Mostly clear with areas of freezing fog developing towards daybreak and a low near 8.
Wind: Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Morning: Partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog and an 8am temperature near 13.
Wind: Northeast at 5 to 10 mph
Wednesday Afternoon: Starting partly cloudy with increasing clouds and becoming overcast late with a high near 32.
Wind: Northeast becoming Southeast at 5 to 10 mph
Wednesday Night: Cloudy skies and a low near 22.
Wind: Southeast at 5 to 10 mph
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