The forecasts are good and getting better is my experience. There are geographic features that affect the weather in substantial ways but NWS does a good job considering them. Combine their work with what I consider a top notch app - RadarScope - and am well set for ornithology work over the summer.
The forecasts are good and getting better is my experience. There are geographic features that affect the weather in substantial ways but NWS does a good job considering them. Combine their work with what I consider a top notch app - RadarScope - and am well set for ornithology work over the summer.
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Ah - Someone standing up for the NWS. Good on ya.
I remember 60 years ago getting a good forecast for a couple days was a hit-or-miss affair.
Today - or before I retired four years ago - I would pull up the NWS forecast for my work site out in the middle of nowhere as I was packing my bag for the week. They were good forecasts and I could depend on them. Never got caught by surprise or unprepared.
Not perfect - the storm or whatever forecast for Friday may move 12 hours either way but considering the size of the problem - 196.9 million square miles - and the “butterfly” effect, I think that’s Pretty Damn Good.
Now this climate change crap - Fire the bunch.