Weather Radar System To Be Temporarily Offline
The Doppler weather radar will be temporarily offline for a few days this month so maintenance can be done which is “crucial for enhancing the radar system’s resilience and ensuring its functionality for many years to come,” the Bermuda Airport Authority said.
A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Airport Authority wishes to notify the public about important upcoming maintenance on the Doppler weather radar system. This maintenance is crucial for enhancing the radar system’s resilience and ensuring its functionality for many years to come.
“The radar system will be offline for two days starting this Wednesday and again next week from Monday to Friday. Please refer to the provisional maintenance schedule below. The public may monitor www.weather.bm for any updates to the schedule.
- “08:00 7th May through 18:00 8th May – to conduct interior infrastructure refurbishment activities.
- “09:00 12th May through 17:00 16th May – to replace system components.
“Bermuda Weather Service will continue to use its other products when the weather radar system is down. Thank you in advance for your understanding.”
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What’s new? Probably the most unreliable service unavailable to the general public. Could have done the maintenance during the winter when few boats venture out. As could the road paving unit in the Scaur Hill area who wait till thousands of cruise ship passengers are trying to get to the South Shore beaches. Planning, what planning?
As I said in another comment.
1. Perhaps all the people working on this were unavailable for whatever reason: vendor(s) maintenance crew scheduled elsewhere in the world, Bermudian staff on vacation, etc.
2. Perhaps the Bermuda Airport Authority is following the vendor’s recommended maintenance schedule. Ex: changing your car’s oil every 5,000 miles. Why change at 4,000 miles if it is not needed and no mechanic is available?
Perfect timing. Just as the tourist season is getting started when all of the commercial boat operators rely heavily on the dopler radar to see what is coming over the horizon.
1. Perhaps all the people working on this were unavailable for whatever reason: vendor(s) maintenance crew scheduled elsewhere in the world, Bermudian staff on vacation, etc.
2. Perhaps the Bermuda Airport Authority is following the vendor’s recommended maintenance schedule. Ex: changing your car’s oil every 5,000 miles. Why change at 4,000 miles if it is not needed and no mechanic is available?
People still use that?
They sure as heck DO use it , and a lot. The BWS weather radar is the most visited site on the local internet.
And it’s the ONLY site dedicated to Bermuda with all the detail we need. Other weather sites fall short , I know , I have them all .