Will bad weather really affect your internet access?

Once you see sporadic showers on the radar, you will begin to prepare for the day's stop-and-go productivity, because your internet refuses to cooperate with any consistency. But will bad weather-whether it's snow, rain or high temperature-directly lead to network connection problems, or is it just a recurring coincidence that we all seem to have experienced?

If your Internet comes from a Wi-Fi router set in the office, home or other indoor locations, it is relatively safe no matter what happens outside. One exception may be humidity, which is more difficult to stop than precipitation. As Techwalla's technical enthusiasts explained, "moisture in the air will only make it more difficult to send signals effectively, which may lead to slower and slower connections." However, very humid weather is unlikely to be enough to completely cut off the signal. Severe high temperature may also cause your Wi-Fi device itself to overheat and lose its function.

But most likely, when any kind of bad weather strikes, people usually stay indoors and spend time surfing the internet-watching TV crazily, browsing social media and so on. As Allconnect explained, all this extra traffic will slow down everyone's Wi- Fi speed.

On the other hand, if your Internet is based on cable or satellite, bad weather may be the chief culprit of your unstable connection. It is difficult for satellite radio waves to freely pass through solid obstacles such as trees or buildings; Precipitation-especially rain, because it is too dense-may interfere with the usually clear path. For cable users, extreme temperature or precipitation may damage the cable itself.

In short, you may blame the bad behavior of the Internet on thunderstorms, but the specific reason depends on the type of Internet you have.