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Re:Modern Weather Forecasts Are Stunningly Accurate by jdietrich on Friday February 01, 2019 @12:37PM (#19056301)
If you really care about short-term weather forecasts, learn to read surface pressure charts and rainfall radar. It's not particularly difficult and it gives you a huge amount of additional information.

A summary forecast can only tell you so much, especially in changeable conditions and complex microclimates. Knowing the range of probable conditions is often much more useful than knowing the most probable condition.

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Re:Modern Weather Forecasts Are Stunningly Accurate by ip26 on Friday February 01, 2019 @07:18PM (#19060064)
How do you suggest really learning to read the surface pressure charts? I have gotten to the point I understand what I'm looking at, but can't really turn the factual knowledge of watching the highs and lows and winds moving around into real understanding & forecasting.
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