But, will the National Met Service be able to repair Belize's radar to track local weather patterns themselves? Reports say that it has been down since mid March.
The Deputy Chief Met Officer said it needs parts:
Ronald Gordon - Deputy Chief Meteorologist
"I am not a technician in radars as such, to tell you what the exact issue. But, I can confirm that our radar is currently down, and our technicians are working diligently to get it up. However, we're ordering some parts, and we're expecting those parts to come into the country in the near future, so [that] we can get the radar up and running."
Reporter
"Has the financial crunch for the government due to the revenues being massively decreased because of COVID-19 affected how quickly you guys at the Met Service have been able to get access to these spare parts?"
Ronald Gordon
"No, I wouldn't say that. Whenever we request any parts for the radar, we generally get those parts."
Gordon was unable to give us a specific deadline for when the radar would be repaired, but he asserts that it will be up and running in the near future.
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