ccwhitey Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I'm not trying to make anyone mad, but boy I wish that I could be a weatherman. It is the only job that I know of that you can be wrong on a daily basis and still keep your job. I'm not talking about a few degrees in the air temp, but something like they predict that their is an 80% chance of rain and sure enough there is no rain. The have changed the forcast for this weekend that I think that they don't know what they are doing somedays. One hour they don't have any rain and the next they do. It's just frustrating on planning because I don't feel that they are very reliable as much as they used to be for some reason. That's just my opinoin. Sorry for stepping on anyones toes, and thanks for letting me vent:D Jared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookieee Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE , I WAS PLANNING A FISHING TRIP WITH SOME FRIENDS ON THERE BOAT FOR SOME DOLPHIN THIS WEEK-END THEY CALL FOR EAST WIND 7 TO 10 MILES ,WITH SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET OUTSIDE THE REEF WILL ITS BLOWING 15 TO 20 AND GUSTING TO 25 SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM 9 TO 12 FEET ,WHAT A JOB THEY HAVE AND THE MONEY IS NOT BAD EITHER:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 You have obviously seen our weathergirl Beth. What a total waste of airspace she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Yeah really, know exactly what you mean. With no chance of rain in the forecast we had drizzles here the other day. Funny thing is even after the weather has happened they still can get it wrong.:confused: The weather channel online is about the worst, perfect example yesterday: High forecasted for 82, the actual high was 88, even after we hit our high they still left their forecast high at 82, noticed that even on the interactvie weather channel satellite forecast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 i have to defend the weather people. they rely on the government run weather agencies to get them the facts they go on television and report to you. the key word is government. to me, the national weather service is equally as effective as our national drug czar.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 heck, they are trying to predict the future, what do yall really expect? Them to be exact all the time? I think the fact that they are pretty dang close to what the next day will bring 80% of the time is doing pretty darn good for telling me the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Ya I dont put all my faith into the weather folks. Sometimes it seems they should get their nose out of the computer and go look outside.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 heck, they are trying to predict the future, what do yall really expect? Them to be exact all the time? I think the fact that they are pretty dang close to what the next day will bring 80% of the time is doing pretty darn good for telling me the future. Wow Benny...you must have the best weather man in the world...the ones around me are probably wrong 60% of the time with a chance of right about 50% of the time and party accurate about 40% of the time...good greif...im starting to sound like one...uh oh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Wow Benny...you must have the best weather man in the world...the ones around me are probably wrong 60% of the time with a chance of right about 50% of the time and party accurate about 40% of the time...good greif...im starting to sound like one...uh oh... heck I can even be close in predicting the weather of the next day by looking at the radar and temps from the previous day. Now when they predict more than just 24 hours in advance, thats a whole new ball game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Playing the devils advocate again...... forecast   /ˈfɔrˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr-] Show IPA verb, -cast or -cast⋅ed, -cast⋅ing, noun –verb (used with object) 1. to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates. 2. to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow. 3. to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange. –verb (used without object) 4. to conjecture beforehand; make a prediction. 5. to plan or arrange beforehand. –noun 6. a prediction, esp. as to the weather. 7. a conjecture as to something in the future. 8. the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting. 9. Archaic. foresight in planning. Doesn't say anything about certainty. No one can tell what the weather will do. Heck, here in SE Texas it goes from one extreme to the other in a matter of hours sometimes. Wow and to say that someone is a waste of airspace........hmmm, a little over the edge don't ya think? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Maybe we are all just jealous that we dont have that job??:D:D:p I know I might be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 They forcast it getting dark out every day very accurately. Beyond that.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 50 % chance of showers, 50 % chance of sunshine ......... can't go wrong actually, they do pretty good here alot of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 It was supposed to be sunny and 80 degrees all weekend here. It is thunderstorming like crazy and downpouring, gonna be the same story for tomorrow too and a high of 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 hey now mine said it was going 2 be 86, you know what the high was 84. now thats good. so i have to defend the weather people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Weather predictions are based on jet stream trends and air masses moving in from the north and pacific. Where and when rain will occur depends on the dryline and the jet stream. I assure you it isn't as easy as it looks. Most of it is based off of history. I don't bother listening to weathermen on forecasts, but they sure are handy when severe weather strikes and you and your family are wanting to know if you should take shelter or not.....everyone forgets those times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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