RADAR

Smaller water droplets and where they form can make it difficult for the radar to detect drizzle.

Meteorologists and weather experts in South Texas rely heavily on Doppler radar technology, but how does it work? How can a giant soccer-ball-shaped tower, known as the radome, detect clouds hundreds of miles away and send them to a computer as rain?

As we approach the start of Daylight Saving Time (March 14) and the official start to spring (March 20), we’ve been experiencing a warmer, more humid weather pattern. And as we all know, spring can often mean thunderstorms. In fact, we’ll have a chance to see a few storms Saturday night. For more on the forecast, click here. For live radar, please play the video above.

For live radar, please play the video above. “Isolated showers and a couple of storms have popped up in San Antonio, Bexar County Sunday afternoon. They’ll bring some relief from the heat to some areas. These rain showers or storms will likely bring some brief, heavy rain and gusty winds. RELATED: Triple-digit heat wave in San Antonio for the first week of August

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This Day in Weather History: April 9, 2020Published: April 9, 2020, 10:59 amIt was on this day in 1953 that a tornado was detected on radar for the first time.

The latest satellite imaging tracking storms in South Texas and the San Antonio area.