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Fort Simpson Live Doppler Weather Radar
High-definition precipitation scanner and storm tracker for Fort Simpson and surrounding region of Northwest Territories
Fort Simpson Live Doppler RadarMSC Dual-Pol
Fort Simpson, NT • Lat: 66.16° N, Lon: 125.87° W • Sweep 10m
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Doppler Beam: 250 km Radius
Fort Simpson, NT
N 0°
S 180°
W 270°
E 90°
Precipitation Reflectivity (dBZ)MSC 5.6 GHz
Flurries / DrizzleHeavy Snow / Hail
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Understanding Canadian Doppler Radar
The Canadian radar network operates S-band and C-band dual-polarization Doppler radar stations across the country. Dual-polarization technology allows meteorologists and algorithms to distinguish between rain, wet snow, dry snow, hail, ice pellets, and freezing rain with extreme precision.