Does Rain Affect Wi-Fi? Causes, Effects and Solutions
If you’ve ever blamed a laggy internet connection on the weather outside, then you’re not alone – it’s one of those common go-to expressions that, while kind of ludicrous-sounding, is actually founded on a kernel of truth.
There are a lot of caveats and exceptions, but it turns out that the rain really can make your Netflix produce that spinning wheel of despair.
Wireless and Satellite Connections
Fixed wireless internet (the kind where a receiver on your property picks up a signal from a nearby transmitter) uses radio frequencies, and rain is bad news for those. Water molecules absorb and scatter radio waves, a phenomenon called rain fade, and the effect becomes more pronounced at higher frequencies.
Heavy, sustained rain can reduce signal strength noticeably. The same is true for satellite internet, often more so: the signal has to travel thousands of miles through an atmosphere dense with moisture, and...
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