Radar overview

Weather radar is an effective tool for detecting and tracking all forms of precipitation, from rain and snow, to ice pellets and hail, and enables meteorologists to provide advance warning of thunderstorms and other hazardous weather.

Environment Canada's radar network consists of 32 sites, which covers most of the population in Canada, especially those in areas that are prone to thunderstorms.

Animated, colour-coded radar images compiled from the latest network data, indicate the location and intensity of precipitation on a national scale and you can zoom in for a detailed regional and local scale. The animated images can provide indications of the short-term motion and development of systems.

Related links

• About radar
• Modernizing Canada’s weather-radar network
• Wind turbine interference with weather radar
• Radar outages and maintenance
• Radar interpretation of rain and snow
• Background information

Radar visibility maps

• Canada radar visibility maps
• British Columbia radar visibility maps
• Alberta radar visibility maps
• Saskatchewan radar visibility maps
• Manitoba radar visibility maps
• Northern Ontario radar visibility maps
• Southern Ontario radar visibility maps
• Quebec radar visibility maps
• New Brunswick and Nova Scotia radar visibility maps
• Newfoundland and Labrador radar visibility maps

For more detailed information, check out the How to Use Radar section.