How valid are TV weather forecasts?

**Cyclonepride** · 04-22-2008, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by Landshark

Our Climate Numbers Are a Big Old Mess - WSJ.com

Excellent article

**cmoneyr** · 04-22-2008, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by cycloneworld

Back then, they probably did think the Earth was relatively young...they didn't have 1/1000 of the tools we have now. It took until the 1400s to disprove that the Earth was flat.

Wrong, the Bible is an unquestionable work of God...I've been told this many times in this very forum.

**wartknight** · 04-22-2008, 09:22 AM

Didn't take long for this thread to change topics.

**cycloneworld** · 04-22-2008, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by cmoneyr

Wrong, the Bible is an unquestionable work of God...I've been told this many times in this very forum.

How can I be wrong when it's my opinion?

In my opinion, I think the Bible has been altered...to think it hasn't been is silly to me. Then again, I'm not one for organized religion.

**cmoneyr** · 04-22-2008, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by cycloneworld

How can I be wrong when it's my opinion?

In my opinion, I think the Bible has been altered...to think it hasn't been is silly to me. Then again, I'm not one for organized religion.

I don't disagree with you, but I've been told many many times that the Bible is the untestable work of God, so 6000 years it is.

**ozone** · 04-22-2008, 09:45 AM

I like the explanation of how the light from stars billions of light years away was somehow created on its way here.

**intrepid27** · 04-22-2008, 10:18 AM

This is by far the most accrutate forcast I've used (free).
Plus it breaks down the forcast by hours so you can tell what time tomorrow that it might rain.

Welcome to Weather Underground : Weather Underground

**Phaedrus** · 04-22-2008, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by cycloneworld

Back then, they probably did think the Earth was relatively young...they didn't have 1/1000 of the tools we have now. It took until the 1400s to disprove that the Earth was flat.

While I am not in the slightest interested in the way this topic has progressed, I will point out that the "earth is flat" myth is just that; a myth.

Early scientists and other educated people have known the world is round since the earliest days of sail and navigation. the "myth" that large amounts of people believed the world was flat was actually made up in the 1700s as a "straw man" to bludgeon political opponents. And it is still being used as such today.

**cmoneyr** · 04-22-2008, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

While I am not in the slightest interested in the way this topic has progressed, I will point out that the "earth is flat" myth is just that; a myth.

Early scientists and other educated people have known the world is round since the earliest days of sail and navigation. the "myth" that large amounts of people believed the world was flat was actually made up in the 1700s as a "straw man" to bludgeon political opponents. And it is still being used as such today.

...He's a witch!

**Phaedrus** · 04-22-2008, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by cmoneyr

...He's a witch!

Buuuuurn him!!!!

Funniest movie, ever.

**aeroclone** · 04-22-2008, 12:17 PM

I know that it is hard to predict beyond a couple of days, but having been in the KC area for much of the last year, I would have to say that they do a much worse job with the weather down here than in central Iowa. I would be interested to see this study repeated in other parts of the country to see if results are consistent or if weather is harder to predict in some places than others.

**Wx4Cy** · 04-22-2008, 08:52 PM

Depends. Are you a meteorologist who happens to be on tv or are you someone who went into tv and decided to "do weather"?

**Wesley** · 04-22-2008, 10:27 PM

Meteor in the word meteorology signfies they do not have a clue they will hit on the forecast or not. 30% of being accurate.

**Wx4Cy** · 04-22-2008, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by Wesley

Meteor in the word meteorology signfies they do not have a clue they will hit on the forecast or not. 30% of being accurate.

Big words from someone who has never done that job.

**Phaedrus** · 04-22-2008, 11:08 PM

Just as an aside: Jenny Harrison, who does CNN London weather is smoking hot. I couldn't care less if she gets the weather "right" (whatever that means.)

Plus, she has a real woman "shape". None of this "stick people" look for me.