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NOWRad precipitation color codes
NOWRad displays the type and level of precipitation:
Color code Precipitation type Intensity
Light green Rain
(15 to 19 dBz)
Medium green Rain
(20 to 29 dBz)
Dark Green
Rain
(30 to 39 dBz)
Yellow Rain
(40 to 44 dBz)
Orange
Rain
(45 to 49 dBz)
Light red Rain
(50 to 54 dBz)
Dark red Rain
(55+ dBz)
Light blue
Snow (5 to 19 dBz)
Dark blue
Snow (20+ dBz)
Light pink Mixed
(5 to 19 dBz)
Dark pink Mixed
(20+ dBz)
Canadian radar precipitation color codes
Canadian radar shows the intensity of precipitation for Canada.
Unlike NOWRad, Canadian radar does not show the precipitation
type.
Color code Intensity in mm per hour
Transparent (nothing shown at very
low precipitation)
0.00 to 0.20 mm/hr
Light green
0.21 to 1.00 mm/hr
Medium green
1.01 to 4.00 mm/hr
Dark green
4.01 to 12.00 mm/hr
Yellow
12.01 to 24.00 mm/hr
Orange 24.01 to 50.00 mm/hr
Light red
50.01 to 100 mm/hr
Dark red
100.01+ mm/hr
184 C-Series Widescreen user reference