# Radar time loops on the Weather Channel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-time-loops-on-the-weather-channel/33407>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 16, 2000, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-time-loops-on-the-weather-channel/33407 "2000-09-16T15:40:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![joemill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@joemill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemill)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-time-loops-on-the-weather-channel/33407/1 "2000-09-16T15:40:19Z")

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When they play the radar loops on the weather channel; how much time does the loop represent? Anybody know?

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**Author:** ![Shiva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiva)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-time-loops-on-the-weather-channel/33407/2 "2000-09-16T16:01:03Z")

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If you go to [http://www.intellicast.com](http://www.intellicast.com) the times are clearly shown on each frame of the loop. I also find intellicasts forecasts to be more accurate.

No, I don’t work for them.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-time-loops-on-the-weather-channel/33407/3 "2000-09-16T19:34:04Z")

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The maps on the Weather Channel are also date/time stamped.

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**Author:** ![joemill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@joemill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemill)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-time-loops-on-the-weather-channel/33407/4 "2000-09-17T01:37:08Z")

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\>If you go to [http://www.intellicast.com](http://www.intellicast.com) the times are \>clearly shown on each frame of the loop. I also find \>intellicasts forecasts to be more accurate.  
Hmmm. Nice site. But for some reason I couldn’t get any maps to do time loops…

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**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-time-loops-on-the-weather-channel/33407/5 "2000-09-17T02:03:49Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Hmmm. Nice site. But for some reason I couldn’t get any maps to do time loops…

[Here](http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/RadarLoop/) is a loop **Shiva’s** link. I hope this works, but if it doesn’t it looks to be about six hours from beginning to end.