They can’t get it right a week from now but they know what will happen ten years from now.
Brilliant! ;-)
I live in Central NY State, and couldn’t believe the other day that the local channel had broadcast a US Weather Service alert about the heat. I’m 70, and have never seen a notice about the heat in all the years they’ve been running their stupid banners across the TV screen. I hate their alerts, because even though I record every program I watch, the damn alerts still appear on the screen, even though 24 or more hours has already passed since it originally aired. The other thing that ticks me off about them is that 75% of the time, the alerts aren’t even for the county I live in (Oneida), but are for counties south or east of me. The heat alert the other day didn’t even include my county. I wish there was a way to shut them off.
Related: Can anyone recommend a good weather app? I used to use the Weather Underground since it seemed to be the most detailed. Then I noticed on their website that it’s a full blown fever swamp of AGW cultists. Now, I use AccuWeather, but even they have a “climate” section peddling this gutter religion, though it’s somewhat less intrusive. Can anyone recommend an app that I can use with a cleaner conscience?
Some things I’ve noticed with our local TV weather:
1. The temperature charts show the 60 and 70 degree ranges as ‘hot’.
2. In the summer the weather for next week is always 2-3 degrees warmer than it ends up as and they adjust the prediction down as a particular day draws nearer.
3. Normal weather events are presented with an air of anxiety and dread as if we’ve never before seen snow, rain, thunder, clouds, or fog in northern Wyoming.
4. Every pathetic drop of rain is breathlessly reported with a big “STORM WATCH” announcement. It’s the point that unless we hear the National Weather Service alert we pay them no mind.
Everyone has their price.
Science Fiction goes establishment.