You Can Avoid the Rain! Weather Tips for Biking

There are a number of approaches to dealing with this

problem

Or the traditional approach…

Rain Jacket, Rain Pants, Booties, etc.

Or in the worst case…

But there is another approach

Weather Radar!

NWS Doppler Radar

Weather Radar Can Change Your Biking Life!

• Since the National Weather Service put the weather radar in during the early 90s, I rarely get seriously soaked!

• With a little knowledge of NW precipitation and weather radar, you can protect yourself too.

Weather Radar 101• Modern weather radars can see precipitation is

falling• Can also tell the intensity of the rainfall• Doppler radars can also determine the air velocity• Radars can track storms, fronts, and other major

features• An essential tool for the National Weather

Service and other meteorologists.