NEXRAD
![NEXRAD Radar at the WSR-88D Radar Operations Center.](/Images/godic/202501/29/LabNexrad2421.jpg")
![Testbed of the WSR-88D on display at the National Severe Storms Laboratory.](/Images/godic/202501/29/Wea03317_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library2421.jpg")
![NEXRAD sites within the Continental U.S.](/Images/godic/202501/29/NEXRAD_NETWORK2422.jpg")
![NEXRAD sites in Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and military bases.](/Images/godic/202501/29/NEXRAD_NON-CONTIGUOUS2422.jpg")
NEXRAD or Nexrad (Next-Generation Radar) is a network of 160 high-resolution S-band Doppler weather radars operated by the National Weather Service (NWS), an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the United States Department of Commerce, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within the Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Air Force within the Department of Defense. Its technical name is WSR-88D, which stands for Weather Surveillance Radar, 1988, Doppler.