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Airstud wrote:8:30pm CDT and here is the view out my window (the skyscraper in the distance is Minneapolis's IDS Center).
http://imgur.com/CVugsdu
They're still saying 80% chance of thunderstorms; does it look like it?
Airstud wrote:And another thing...
When I logged on to weather.gov earlier today it said the current temperature ici in Minneapolis was 98°F. It also said the forecast called for a high of 94°F.
How do they with a clear conscience continue to report that 94 is the predicted high when THEIR OWN DATA disproves that?!?!??!?
Airstud wrote:
How do they with a clear conscience continue to report that 94 is the predicted high when THEIR OWN DATA disproves that?!?!??!?
Airstud wrote:How could they have stayed confident for five consecutive days that there was a 70% chance of storms, when in fact no storms at all would happen (not even a little bit )....
Airstud wrote:there was a time
tommy1808 wrote:Once they stop doing forecasts, maybe an hour before now, the forecast value doesn't change anymore. No reason to hide the fact that it was 4° off.
Also the actual temperature is a point temperature, or an average of several points, the forecast is for a whole grid square.
tommy1808 wrote:Also the actual temperature is a point temperature, or an average of several points, the forecast is for a whole grid square.
vikkyvik wrote:Airstud wrote:How could they have stayed confident for five consecutive days that there was a 70% chance of storms, when in fact no storms at all would happen (not even a little bit )....
You grew up in New England, but you require correct weather forecasts??
Airstud wrote:vikkyvik wrote:Airstud wrote:How could they have stayed confident for five consecutive days that there was a 70% chance of storms, when in fact no storms at all would happen (not even a little bit )....
You grew up in New England, but you require correct weather forecasts??
I require my thunderstorms, is what I require. See opening post.
Tonight, they said they'd be here starting at 2am so already they're late.
MarSciGuy wrote:The 70% chance means in actuality that in the forecast area, 70% of the area will have t-storms (or whatnot) un the given time. I t says nothing about your specific lat/long having a 70% chance of a storm occurring.
trpmb6 wrote:I can look at a radar and tell you if there is a super cell is capable of producing a tornado almost instantly.