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    what does this 33dBZ value mean on the radar?

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    • petra.pikP Offline
      petra.pik @mbm12
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      Hi @mbm12, weather radar data for Brazil are provided by http://www.cemaden.gov.br/.

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      Petra

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      • mbm12M Offline
        mbm12 @petra.pik
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        @petra-pik What does this green bar and drops mean?ksnip_20210227-113247.png

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        • mbm12M Offline
          mbm12 @Yves70
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          @yves70 In satellite what do these colors mean? give to know the type of cloud?Captura de tela_2021-02-27_11-56-19.png

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          • Gkikas LGPZG Offline
            Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @mbm12
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            @mbm12
            The colors on the bar, show wind speed.
            Rain drops show rain forecasted during that time of the day.

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            • Gkikas LGPZG Offline
              Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @Gkikas LGPZ
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              Colors on satellite image show cloud top temperature.

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              • Gkikas LGPZG Offline
                Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @Gkikas LGPZ
                last edited by Gkikas LGPZ

                Scale at the lower right
                159b1a09-e62d-4585-a962-04c5a8305d5e-εικόνα.png

                So, in your example
                c316f064-1ff4-4502-833e-11d3858be598-εικόνα.png
                you must wait
                Rain: domingo afternoon, segunda early in the morning and in the afternoon etc
                Wind: moderate at terça afternoon ...

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                • Yves70Y Offline
                  Yves70 Meteorologist | Premium
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                  @mbm12
                  The scale as indicated by @Gkikas-LGPZ is visible with the desktop version

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                  • mbm12M Offline
                    mbm12 @Gkikas LGPZ
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                    @gkikas-lgpz said in what does this 33dBZ value mean on the radar?:

                    Colors on satellite image show cloud top temperature.

                    what it means? the hotter the more rain?

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                    • Yves70Y Offline
                      Yves70 Meteorologist @mbm12 | Premium
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                      @mbm12
                      In theory, the colder the more rain. Cold cloud means high cloud like a cumulonimbus but be careful because it should be thick as well, as it is the case for cumulonimbus. Cirrus are also high but will not generate rain

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                      • mbm12M Offline
                        mbm12 @Yves70
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                        @yves70 said in what does this 33dBZ value mean on the radar?:

                        @mbm12
                        In theory, the colder the more rain. Cold cloud means high cloud like a cumulonimbus but be careful because it should be thick as well, as it is the case for cumulonimbus. Cirrus are also high but will not generate rain

                        In the maps of clouds give to know which types of clouds?

                        what does low, medium and high cloud mean?

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                        • Gkikas LGPZG Offline
                          Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @mbm12
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                          @mbm12
                          https://community.windy.com/topic/3361/description-of-weather-overlays

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