How can the weather report be so wrong?
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How can the weather report be so wrong?
It changes hourly, that I get, but I'm sitting poolside in Maui where it's in the mid-80s, mostly sunny with some passing clouds and a trade wind or two. The current weather according to The Weather Channel is 85, cloudy with winds over 20 mph!
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so it's mid 80's but the Weather Channel says it's 85? Ummm. What am I missing here? How could they be so wrong?
And instead of "mostly sunny" there are some clouds. Aren't there some clouds when it is mostly sunny?
And aren't trade winds around 20 mile an hour breezes?
Again, what am I missing here? Get back to us when it is that prediction, but actually snowing and 28 degrees and THEN we'll talk.
And instead of "mostly sunny" there are some clouds. Aren't there some clouds when it is mostly sunny?
And aren't trade winds around 20 mile an hour breezes?
Again, what am I missing here? Get back to us when it is that prediction, but actually snowing and 28 degrees and THEN we'll talk.
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I'm with Neo on this.
You are making a distinction without a difference.
That said, if you are on an island -- I live on one -- the weather can differ significantly at points a few miles apart. A sea breeze will always be cooler than a land breeze, even when there isn't a whole lot of wind.
I have Accuweather, Weather Underground, and The Weather Channel bookmarked. The Weather Channel is the least accurate because it has the fewest observation points.
You are making a distinction without a difference.
That said, if you are on an island -- I live on one -- the weather can differ significantly at points a few miles apart. A sea breeze will always be cooler than a land breeze, even when there isn't a whole lot of wind.
I have Accuweather, Weather Underground, and The Weather Channel bookmarked. The Weather Channel is the least accurate because it has the fewest observation points.
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Hopefully sf7307 wasn't blown away in an unannounced hurricane and can come back and explain HOW the prediction was SO wrong. My favorite is still that it was 85 and NOT the mid 80s!
Or maybe the OP was supposed to be a joke -- making fun of those people who complain about the weather when this time they got it pretty much exactly right?
Or maybe the OP was supposed to be a joke -- making fun of those people who complain about the weather when this time they got it pretty much exactly right?
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I remember when I lived on Oahu and it was raining while the sun was shining. I asked someone why people had left their lawn sprinklers running during the "rain." People laughed and said, "Wait a minute and the rain will stop," and it did.
It could be a lot worse, sf7307. You could be subjected to one of those Weather Channel "Cantore Stories" at some point so be very afraid.
It could be a lot worse, sf7307. You could be subjected to one of those Weather Channel "Cantore Stories" at some point so be very afraid.
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I've had many times when the weather report was completely off base on Kauai. Princeville is small, so it's unlikely that there are major variations in the weather within it. I have sat on the lanai in bright sunshine when Accu-weather states that it is currently raining.
"Cloudy" can mean puffy white clouds in an otherwise sunny sky. "Rain" can mean a 5-minute shower. Unless there is a hurricane headed right toward me, I pretty much ignore the reports.
I'm glad the OP is enjoying some beautiful weather. I'm glad someone is ...
"Cloudy" can mean puffy white clouds in an otherwise sunny sky. "Rain" can mean a 5-minute shower. Unless there is a hurricane headed right toward me, I pretty much ignore the reports.
I'm glad the OP is enjoying some beautiful weather. I'm glad someone is ...
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FWIW, the temperature was accurate, but it said cloudy (it was sunny - a few passing clouds does not qualify as cloudy) and the winds were almost non-existent -- maybe I was wrong to call it a trade wind, it was more like a gentle breeze). We were also in Lahaina where it was high 70s and clear and The Weather Channel was reporting "currently raining". It hasn't been close to accurate despite the nitpicking.
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We just returned from 12 days in Maui. It was warm and muggy most days so we were happy for the winds. When we first arrived on the 11th, it was gusting up to 40 mph! That lasted for a couple of days then it returned to normal.
Weather on one side of the island can be completely different from the other side -- trade winds and all that.
Who knows why -- just enjoy Maui!!
Weather on one side of the island can be completely different from the other side -- trade winds and all that.
Who knows why -- just enjoy Maui!!
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I've had many times when the weather report was completely off base on Kauai.
Accuweather says it is cloudy and raining in Poipu right now, but it actually looks like this:
http://onelittleworld.zenfolio.com/p...aea3#h601aaea3
Accuweather says it is cloudy and raining in Poipu right now, but it actually looks like this:
http://onelittleworld.zenfolio.com/p...aea3#h601aaea3
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Still scratching my head. To get concerned and "upset" because they said mostly sunny and there were more than a few clouds, and 20 mile per hour breezes, which is hardly hurricane force and in my book would classify as "slight breezes", and the temperature was EXACTLY right, well, dear, you really need to chill!