Old Weather Forum

arboggs wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 2:39 pm Happy birthday Matteo!

Randi, is that a cake covered in cannoli? You have outdone yourself! And I love the map teapot, Joan.

Byrne and Renwick agree that using your local government-owned meteorological organisation is your best bet for getting the most accurate weather forecasts.

“All the meteorological organisations (like BoM or New Zealand’s MetService) will do a great job,” says Renwick. “But there are plenty of private companies that provide weather information – some of it is good, some of it is not that good.

Despite all the advances, technology and skill, “no forecast of the future of anything is certain,” says Renwick.

After all, weather forecasters are one of the few professionals that tell us what’s going to happen days or weeks in advance, and despite the difficulties (and grumpy users) they’re correct nearly all the time.

“I just know [that at BoM] it’s a bunch of people who actually care and who try really, really hard and they put all sorts of processes in place just make sure they do the best they can,” says Byrne. “And that’s why I trust them. We’re literally predicting the future. When you think about it like that it’s incredible.”

Michael wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:41 pm Don't knock it til you've tried it!

Randi wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:10 pm
Michael - you're nuts!