If the weather man says "it's a 50% chance of rain" does that mean he has no idea if its going to rain or not?

Answer 1

no it means there is a 50 percent chance that it WONT rain,same if he says 30 percent chance of rain.all that means is there is a 70 percent chance it wont rain.

Answer 2

It means there is a 50% chance that rain will fall somewhere within a particular area -- not at a specific location.

Answer 3

simple answer is that he knows there will be rain around, but there is a 50% chance it will rain in any area, so the rain clouds are well broken up.

Answer 4

It means it is going to rain in 50% of the coverage area. They don't know where though.

Answer 5

WELL YOURE 50% correct it may or may not rain, with possible fog,smog,hail,snow, blizzard conditions with intermittent sunny spells, as far north as watford after that no one gives a bugger really, except when we are flooded in the north, cos it might run down hill, and contaminate all the french water they have piped in because they keep selling the northern water to belgium. regards LF

Answer 6

I don't think they have a clue sometimes. The weather channel almost never gets my locale right. One day they told that we would get 6 ins. of snow. The day was cloudless,and in high 50 degrees.

Answer 7

Yeah, pretty much. It seems like no matter what the weather people say, it is usually the opposite. Well I shouldn't say the opposite, but come on it you are in Southern Cali, and I am. In the summer, it is pretty easy to say, well, looks like it is going to be sunny with little clouds. LOL!

Answer 8

it means hes not sure or wont come down one way or the other. Weather people simply read the national weather service reports. They dont predict weather as much as they project what MIGHT happen. its not an exact science.

Answer 9

No it means what it says on the tin. It might rain or it might not!

Answer 10

50% chance of covering his ***