Quote Originally Posted by Jun aka Pekto View Post
Weather satellites have had microwave technology for a while now. It can plot winds speeds and direction on a general scale. For fine-tuned wind patterns on a local scale, we still take observations from different locations and plot the wind pattern by hand (or via mouse on a computer app). It might be harder to get an accurate closeup streamline picture for the PH because the whole country has like what, only 3 observing stations? I guess the satellite estimation is good enough.
Thats for the Doppler radars. But PAGASA monitoring stations are present in every major city and town, in addition to being present in every airport. Windspeeds and weather conditions at every altitude is important for planes and to get that they send off weather balloons.

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