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Their predictions never seem right. Yesterday they said it would be 55 degrees here for 3/14 and today they say the high is going to be 59 even though right now it is 61. They predicted yesterday would be in the low to mid 50's but it was in the low 70's. This happens everyday. Why is that?

2007-03-14 04:46:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Weather

By the way, a few days ago they said that today's weather would be in the upper 30's with a mix of rain and snow. Right now it is sunny and over 60 degrees.

2007-03-14 04:48:35 · update #1

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Meteorology is an imperfect science. Nothing can be exact with predicting the weather, as weather patterns are unpredictable and change frequently. That is why sometimes you shouldn't always trust what a 7 day forcast says, because it's really hard to judge what the weather will do 7 days in advance. Fronts move in, pressure systems move, rain and storm systems move in, all causing the weather to change.

2007-03-14 06:22:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

It's an exaggeration to say that the weather man is never right. The weather man predicted thunder storms for my area and low and behold, we are having a thunder storm. Also, there is no exact science to "predicting" weather. A meteorologist looks at weather patterns and gives his best guess and what is going to happen. They are under a lot of pressure by people who don't know anything about weather patterns and such that want to know exactly what the weather is going to be like.
Since there is no exact way to "predict" weather, meteorologists are always learning, so if your weatherman is off by a few degrees, give em a break, he's not psychic.

2007-03-14 05:58:54 · answer #2 · answered by dawn 2 · 1 0

Meteorology is based on probabilities on past history. For example, days with these atmospheric conditions are 70% of the time sunny, so we'll say it will be sunny. However, today may just be one of those 30% days where it's overcast or it rains. I wouldn’t trust any forecast beyond three days from today. Even then, your best bet is only to trust on what they observe *now* on the radar.

And give the meteorologist a break for being two degrees or so off. The temperature varies greatly based on where you are. Are you in the middle of a city or out in the country? That can cause a couple of degrees difference. Is you thermometer in direct sunlight? That too can give you an inaccurate reading

2007-03-14 08:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by Joel S 3 · 0 1

It depends on where you live. There are several places in the country where there are contributing factors that affect air flow and direction, within an hour or so from where you live.
If there is a change in that location, the predicted weather could move just north or south of you.

I live south of Kansas city, ks, and it happens here too, because of the "tonganoxie split"....a river and the surrounding air pushes weather north or south....weather is very unpredictable here.

I am from a town in ohio where you get exactly what is predicted days in advance. Very predictable.

2007-03-14 05:54:56 · answer #4 · answered by gg 7 · 2 0

Nature is really unpredicable and hard to predit. Being a Meteorologist is a really hard task. Its all a matter of putting models togeather and predicting the weather. Its harder than what you think. They dont get paid 150,000-200,000 a year for nothing

2007-03-14 06:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Justin 6 · 0 0

Their not perfect. Nothing can be when nature is involved. Let me get this straight... you're complaining that its in the low 70's. I wish it was like that here. High of 40 today.

2007-03-14 05:00:27 · answer #6 · answered by Dusie 6 · 0 0

by nature, weather is chaotic and unpredictable.

2007-03-14 06:04:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

weather is unpredictable and so is nature

2007-03-14 04:54:36 · answer #8 · answered by Maximus 1 1 · 0 0

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