There are many strategies for predicting weather, but none has proven more useful to me than monitoring RADAR". In the 1990's I worked on Capitol Hill representing retail agricultural suppliers, the organizations that recommended, sold, applied and troubleshooted the applications of fertilizers, pesticides, and other products on crops for farmers throughout the U.S. Whenever I visited, there were always farmers huddled around the DTN satellite monitor at the sales counter. Now of course, we can do the same from any Internet connected computer and in many big cities, there are dedicated channels to local RADAR.
*RADAR is sometimes called an acronym, but technically it's only an initialism. Acronyms are initialisms that spell actual words.
In our area, I've found the best way to plan the day is to monitor the Pittsburgh RADAR rather than Washington/Sterling's (north of Dulles Airport). Whichever you choose, be sure to set it to loop to get the best estimate of potential weather.
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=NCR&rid=pbz&loop=yes
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