ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The National Weather Service’s Albuquerque weather radar will be shut down for up to three weeks starting Monday while technicians make hardware upgrades and perform other work that include replacing its pedestal.
Meteorologist in Charge Kerry Jones says the radar was installed at Double Eagle II Airport on Albuquerque’s western outskirts in 1994 and that the work should keep functioning in good shape for at least another 20 years.
The radar monitors central and western New Mexico and Jones says the work was scheduled for March because the area typically has few severe thunderstorms this time of year.
Forecasters will use satellite and ground station data to monitor late-season storms while the radar is turned off for the work.
Previous upgrades installed a new signal processor and refurbished the transmitter.
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