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How are radar and weather balloons helpful in weather forecasting?

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Radar is very important in weather forecasting because it can see any oncoming weather and this can be used to forecast where and when rain / storms / hurricanes are going to hit. Weather balloons are important also because they record and send down information of conditions in the upper atmosphere. This can also be used to see whether there is any weather coming and what the temperature/ air pressure is in the upper atmosphere.

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