# Please explain radar "clutter" to me.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 12, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-radar-clutter-to-me/194718 "2003-08-12T20:28:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-radar-clutter-to-me/194718/1 "2003-08-12T20:28:42Z")

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[Here](http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p19r0/si.kgsp.shtml) is my local radar loop (java). I know this is time sensitive but most times during the day there is . . . clutter around the radar’s location. On the radar it appears that there is very light rain but there isn’t. I could understand if the radar was hitting hill/trees/buildings but the “clutter” moves!

Maybe it’s locust.