Weather Channel Radar Austin (2024)

FAQs

What does red mean on the weather Channel radar? ›

Yellow means there is a slight risk of severe weather, not very widespread and/or short lived. Orange means conditions are more favorable and volunteer weather spotters may have seen seen cloud formations indicating danger. Red is storms, high winds, lightning strikes in fast succession in a small area.

To close the bottom panel completely, so you can see more radar space, swipe down on the panel, and it will slide away. If your animation plays too slowly or quickly, you can control it by tapping on the Layers button on the right, and then on the top selecting “Animation speed”.

The WSR-88D is one of the most powerful and advanced Weather Surveillance Doppler Radar in the world. Since first being built and tested in 1988, it has been installed and used operationally at over 160 locations across the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

Winter in Austin

At times, the weather is surprisingly cold, but typically, winters are warmer in Austin than in much of the country. High temperatures can reach the mid-60s, and lows dip into the 40s. Temperatures can sometimes fall below freezing. It snows some years, but the annual snowfall is only 0.3 inches.

Red is typically a target moving away from the radar, while green is applied to targets moving toward the radar. The intensity of these colors determines its estimated speed.

Although green generally indicates light rain, yellow indicates moderate rain and red indicates heavy rain or hail, our Max broadcast product allows users to customize their own color table.

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January is the coldest month of the year, with normal highs in the low 60s and normal lows in the low 40s.

Why is Austin famous? ›

One of the first things to come to mind when anyone asks, “What is Austin known for?” is music. After all, it is the live music capital of the world. This title is largely due to two mega music festivals that take place there; Austin City Limits and South by Southwest.

The outlook is that temperatures will average above normal. You know, that's kind of a given. It just seems that we're in a period right now where our summers are warmer.

A patch of dark red moving toward your location means there's a thunderstorm on the way. A line of heavy precipitation moving in unison is a sign of a squall line that could pack gusty winds.

Weather Fronts and Features

Warm fronts are indicated by curved red lines with red semicircles. Cold fronts are curved blue lines with blue triangles. Stationary fronts have alternating sections of red curves with semicircles and blue curves with triangles.

Red means you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the weather. Widespread damage, travel and power disruption and risk to life is likely. You must avoid dangerous areas and follow the advice of the emergency services and local authorities.

On a weather radar map, a tornado is usually indicated by a smaller area of red surrounded by a larger area of green. However, modern radar systems can also indicate debris balls, a sign of a tornado on the ground.