How to predict the weather

[1930]

I remember as a kid growing up we had fancy gizmos hanging on the walls that told weather conditions, maybe I'm wrong ( I thought I knew everything I wanted to know about life and didn't care about weather at the time) but I think they measured humidity ECT.

I remember being told from childhood that weather forecasters were not needed, all anyone had to do was look at the glass gauge things on the wall.

Is this true and if so what do you suggest as my next step to learn how to read them?

I'm tired of relying on the internet for my local weather conditions, they are incorrect 70 percent of the time and I'm gonna guess they are just getting lucky the rest of the 30 percent

 

[Diggin It]

 

[Thomas]

Long range forecasting haven't had much luck,mostly watch the clouds feel the air temp.

 

[Quebecguy]

I remember as a kid growing up we had fancy gizmos hanging on the walls that told weather conditions, maybe I'm wrong

I think you are talking about barometers. Google it.

 

[oosik]

Now - Diggin It - is showing us the "high tech" tools used by current forecasters.

 

[3Ts]

A co-worker of mine decided to compare the accuracy of the official weather forecasts vs. "same as yesterday" and the "same as yesterday" had the better accuracy.

A friend of mine was a Navy weather forecaster, she called her profession "weather guessers".

So, forecasting the weather is a challenge to get right, but the barometer is what was used for many years before all the sensors became available. They indicate whether a weather front is moving in. You'll need to google that to see how to use it.

 

[/pine]

Barometers can only indicate the ambient condition of the (local) atmosphere...
Satellites and remote weather stations are the best sources of near future weather...

Until recent years the only WX satellites were those owned and controlled by the government...all meteorologists use the same satellite data...we are on the cusp of the advent of commercial weather satellites which will advance prediction capabilities...

The most accurate predictions are the ones that get updated with the most frequency...the NWS/NOAA update their forecasts (both regional and localized) hourly and to date are generally the most reliable...

 

[Jstpssng]

Now - Diggin It - is showing us the "high tech" tools used by current forecasters.

Actually the system shown in his pic works... real forecasters use a specially made dart board and a blindfold.

A couple of weeks ago NPR had an article talking about how meteorologists are up in arms about 5G because it will reduce their currently highly accurate forecasting abilities.

 

[BoylermanCT]

I call my brother in law in upstate New York and ask him what his weather is today, and that will be my weather tomorrow.

 

[1930]

I think you are talking about barometers. Google it.

That was part of it, there were other gauges, my father did a good job at telling what was gonna happen.