This Airplane Radar Detects the Weather | Aircraft Weather Radar

Pilots predict bad weather and keep your flights smooth.

Airborne weather radar is a type of radar used to provide an indication to pilots of the intensity of convective weather. Modern weather radars are mostly doppler radars, capable of detecting the motion of rain droplets in addition to intensity of the precipitation.

There are three common types of weather aids used in an aircraft flight deck that are often referred to as weather radar:
1. Actual on-board radar for detecting and displaying weather activity;
2. Lightning detectors
3. Satellite or other source weather radar information that is uploaded to the aircraft from an outside source.