diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.fcst b/parm/config/gefs/config.fcst
index e36e023652..4c8d3be99f 100644
--- a/parm/config/gefs/config.fcst
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.fcst
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ case ${imp_physics} in
         export random_clds=".false."
         export effr_in=".true."
         export ltaerosol=".false."
-        export lradar=".false."
+        export lradar=".true."
         export ttendlim="-999"
         export dt_inner=$((DELTIM/2))
         export sedi_semi=.true.
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.fcst b/parm/config/gfs/config.fcst
index 3f63578d76..f367df1194 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.fcst
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.fcst
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ case ${imp_physics} in
         export random_clds=".false."
         export effr_in=".true."
         export ltaerosol=".false."
-        export lradar=".false."
+        export lradar=".true."
         export ttendlim="-999"
         export dt_inner=$((DELTIM/2))
         export sedi_semi=.true.
diff --git a/parm/ufs/fv3/diag_table b/parm/ufs/fv3/diag_table
index 29ecfefb3c..b972b3470c 100644
--- a/parm/ufs/fv3/diag_table
+++ b/parm/ufs/fv3/diag_table
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 "gfs_dyn",     "w",           "dzdt",         "fv3_history",    "all",  .false.,  "none",  2
 "gfs_dyn",     "ps",          "pressfc",      "fv3_history",    "all",  .false.,  "none",  2
 "gfs_dyn",     "hs",          "hgtsfc",       "fv3_history",    "all",  .false.,  "none",  2
+"gfs_phys",    "refl_10cm",   "refl_10cm",    "fv3_history",    "all",  .false.,  "none",  2
 
 "gfs_phys",    "cldfra",        "cldfra",        "fv3_history2d",  "all",  .false.,  "none",  2
 "gfs_phys",    "frzr",          "frzr",          "fv3_history2d",  "all",  .false.,  "none",  2
@@ -266,7 +267,6 @@
 "gfs_sfc",     "d_conv",        "dconv",        "fv3_history2d",  "all",  .false.,  "none",  2
 "gfs_sfc",     "qrain",         "qrain",        "fv3_history2d",  "all",  .false.,  "none",  2
 
-
 #=============================================================================================
 #
 #====> This file can be used with diag_manager/v2.0a (or higher) <====
diff --git a/ush/parsing_namelists_FV3.sh b/ush/parsing_namelists_FV3.sh
index 709a5741a0..0d759e7570 100755
--- a/ush/parsing_namelists_FV3.sh
+++ b/ush/parsing_namelists_FV3.sh
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ EOF
   cat >> input.nml << EOF
   iovr         = ${iovr:-"3"}
   ltaerosol    = ${ltaerosol:-".false."}
-  lradar       = ${lradar:-".false."}
+  lradar       = ${lradar:-".true."}
   ttendlim     = ${ttendlim:-"-999"}
   dt_inner     = ${dt_inner:-"${default_dt_inner}"}
   sedi_semi    = ${sedi_semi:-".true."}