What is wrong with the weather man? in this day and age they STILL can't seem to get it right, no where in

Question

this weeks report was any mention of steady heavy rain on wed, thurs, it said maybe a shower, is that their way out to just list a possible shower ? in any other job if you messed up like this you would be fired! With all the equipment they have they STILL can't tell tomorrows weather what is wrong with these guys? or girls?

Answer 1

They are humans that look to see what is favorable to happen that day. They are human not god.

Answer 2

I've thought as you perhaps the prediction of weather is more difficult than what meets the eye,or weathermen are just icons of a long past era !lol.

Answer 3

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Yes, in this day and age, with the advancement of technology, there is no excuse to be not perfect or near perfect.  And if you are not perfect, you should not be working.

Why do you expect a weather forecaster to make a perfect every time or nearly perfect forecast every time when none of us would ever want somebody to expect us to be perfect at our jobs?   If you did look at any other jobs, I don't think you can find anybody else's who can do an error free job all or most of the time.  

Answer 4

Because we cannot control the weather, it is a randomly occurring natural phenomenon that has way too many unpredictable variables too be able to predict accurately. Even the most advanced computer modelling cannot hope to replicate the patterns of our weather.

This is a good reason why it is foolish to rely on global warming doomsayers who tell us what the weather/temperature will be in 5, 10 or more years. If their computer models cannot give an accurate forecast one day ahead, how can we believe them when they say that 30 years into the future, the temperature will rise e.g 3 degrees worldwide? Something to think about?

Answer 5

If you give me your location, I will try to explain your meteorological phenomenon.

Many times, folks check the forecast a few days ahead of time. Forecasts do not become very precise until 24 hours out. That is why the National Weather Service issues new 24 hour terminal aerodrome forecasts every 6 hours. The weather is always changing, and the computer-generated models are always adjusting themselves. If you figure every 6 hours there may be a slight adjustment to the forecast, imagine how much of a change that would mean over a 3 day period.

I have found that often the forecast "inaccuracies" are typically a laymen's failure to check the forecast daily, combined with a general lack of understanding of how the forecast works. Forecasts are made for a region; not for Joe's back yard.

Inasmuch as the general public gets frustrated at what they believe (and sometimes are) forecast inaccuracies, this general public knows so little of weather in general that they have little argument. The forecasters still forecast significantly better than the general public can; bar none.

Again, however, I can try to explain your meteorological phenomenon for you if you give me your location, if you want.