Klystron 9 has launched our new, interactive radar that puts real weather power at your fingertips like never before.
Our new radar map looks and works quite differently than you're used to with our old, county-by-county maps, so we've highlighted some of the new, state-of-the-art features to help you track showers and storms across the Bay area with pinpoint accuracy.
Search and save your location
Zoom in to your neighborhood
YOU control the speed and opacity
Below the Play button, switch from Klystron 9 to view other data and details.
Klystron 9
The most accurate local radar you know and trust from Spectrum Bay News 9's Weather Experts.
Future Radar
Take a look at what to expect up to two days ahead.
National Radar
Radar data from the National Weather Service. Zoom out and drag the map around the country to view travel weather conditions.
NWS Local Radar
Local radar data from the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Compare this with Klystron 9.
Storm Direction
See which way each storm cell is moving. Icons with arrows point the direction of each cell.
Temperature
Displays a color overlay showing the current temperature range. Zoom out of Florida to compare temperatures around the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
National Satellite
View infrared satellite radar over Florida and around North America.
Sensors
Instantly view current temperatures and conditions at weather centers around the world. Tap or hover over a temperature to see more stats, including wind speeds.
Spaghetti plots
View the latest models of an active tropical storm or hurricane.
NHC Track
See the current track of an active tropical storm or hurricane.
Atlantic Satellite
View the latest radar images across the entire Atlantic Basin, including the Eastern Seaboard, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Watches
See LIVE watches around Florida and across the country. Click on a colored area to view the watch, then click on the posted watch to view the full statement.
Warnings
See active warning areas around Florida and across the country. Click on a warning area, then on the posted warning to view the full statement.
Hur Hunters
Get up-to-date information on current Hurricane Hunter flights in the air.
I'm having trouble using the interactive radar on my smartphone.
The new Klystron 9 Interactive Radar is made for use on desktop, laptop and tablet devices.
For interactive radar on your smartphone, get the new, free Spectrum Bay News 9 app for Apple iOS and Android.
The new Interactive Radar is built using HTML5, so it can be viewed on any operating system.
I don't see a map. I only see a blank space where the radar map should be.
Make sure your computer's clock is accurate. If it's off by about an hour, your browser's requests for the interactive radar will not succeed, and you'll either receive a gray image or a 403 Forbidden error, depending on your browser.
The Interactive Radar requires JavaScript to be enabled in your browser. It does not run on Flash or Shockwave.
We recommend always trying in a private or "incognito" browsing window to ensure no other plugins, like Flash, are interfering. Here's how to open a private browsing window in the most popular Web browsers:
Firefox: Ctrl+Shift+P
Google Chrome: Ctrl+Shift+N
Internet Explorer (9+ only): Ctrl+Shift+P
Safari: Look for Private Browsing under the main "Safari" menu.
If users have tried this, cleared caches/cookies, and are still getting nothing, the only other option is to review the debugging console to see exactly what errors are taking place.
What happened to the old map's dark green and blue colors?
We are working on revamping the color to match our look on TV, with dark green land and dark blue water, to make the interactive radar easier for you to view and decipher.
The Interactive Radar in our new Spectrum Bay News 9 app uses a green-and-blue satellite image color scheme.
The Interactive Radar won't save my location.
Saved locations are stored using cookies and requires them to be enabled in your browser.
Browsing in a private or incognito mode will also not save your location.
If you still can't save your location and you're neither disabling cookies, nor browsing in private mode, try clearing your browser's cache. You can get help with doing this in your browser at RefreshYourCache.com. After clearing your cache, close the browser before trying again.
I can't view the interactive radar in Internet Explorer.
The new Interactive Radar is not compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) or below. Please upgrade to the latest version of the browser, Internet Explorer 11, for optimized viewing of our radar and most websites across the Web.
If you can't upgrade to IE 11 and want to view our Interactive Radar, consider using another browser such Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Apple's Safari browser.
I get a security warning message when I try to view the Interactive Radar.
We are working to add an HTTP Secure (https) protocol to the Interactive Radar. For now, it is safe to allow your browser to view the radar map.
What are the differences between Klystron 9, NWS Radar and NWS Local Radar?
NWS Local Radar shows data from the National Weather Service.
NWS Radar is the National Weather Service's data for the entire U.S. You can zoom out to view radar over the rest of the country, but this may be less accurate if you're looking at local conditions.
Klystron 9 is the most accurate option for viewing local radar in Spectrum Bay News 9.
