BethesdaWX Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Do we make it out of the 50's today? 55F at 1PM and no signsof clearing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I love "busting" on the forecast. People are so kind... so how is it the Weather Gang can be so far off, say 180 degrees off, in its forecast? I pick up this morning's Post and glance at the weather page at the back of the Metro section. It shows a perfectly clear, sunny day for today in both the diagram and the narrative portion, but in reality it's a perfectly cloudy day. do you just roll the dice or what? and why waste our time (and yours) pretending to predict weather a few days down the road when you're so consistently wrong with the immediate forecast. maybe you should go into economics instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeride Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I love "busting" on the forecast. People are so kind... so how is it the Weather Gang can be so far off, say 180 degrees off, in its forecast? I pick up this morning's Post and glance at the weather page at the back of the Metro section. It shows a perfectly clear, sunny day for today in both the diagram and the narrative portion, but in reality it's a perfectly cloudy day. do you just roll the dice or what? and why waste our time (and yours) pretending to predict weather a few days down the road when you're so consistently wrong with the immediate forecast. maybe you should go into economics instead. How many times do they post something when you hit it, which is most of the time. You guys do a great job F"em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 How many times do they post something when you hit it, which is most of the time. You guys do a great job F"em true. i think people are under the false assumption that a day 1 forecast is always cut and dry. honestly i ignored the troughiness still over the area which i should not have but NWS was going fully sunny as of midnight last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 true. i think people are under the false assumption that a day 1 forecast is always cut and dry. honestly i ignored the troughiness still over the area which i should not have but NWS was going fully sunny as of midnight last night. It's pretty clear that everyone hates you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I was at the recycling center when they opened this morning. I asked the guy working there where the sun was that had been forecast. He replied, "Nope, overcast until mid-afternoon, high of 59." Nailed it ! I wonder where he gets his forecasts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I love "busting" on the forecast. People are so kind... so how is it the Weather Gang can be so far off, say 180 degrees off, in its forecast? I pick up this morning's Post and glance at the weather page at the back of the Metro section. It shows a perfectly clear, sunny day for today in both the diagram and the narrative portion, but in reality it's a perfectly cloudy day. do you just roll the dice or what? and why waste our time (and yours) pretending to predict weather a few days down the road when you're so consistently wrong with the immediate forecast. maybe you should go into economics instead. Well, people on CWG are less astute than here. I wouldn't call today being 180 degrees off. It was a pleasant day with no rain. Just wait until we blow a snow forecast, then it will bring out the real hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Well, people on CWG are less astute than here. I wouldn't call today being 180 degrees off. It was a pleasant day with no rain. Just wait until we blow a snow forecast, then it will bring out the real hate. Screw them people. Ian, you should've asked him to do the next forecast and see how he does. Be careful with that Wes, remember the loon from last winter and then Jerry called him up. LOL. All kinds of crazies out there True it was cloudy till about 3-4pm was in FDK and the sun came out by the time we got home had a great looking sunset with some cirrus clouds and a neat purple sky. 820pm and down to 45* now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 The sunset was really pretty tonight. I wish I had my camera at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 The sunset was really pretty tonight. I wish I had my camera at work. I got a crappy one tonight around town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I got a crappy one tonight around town That's what it looked like here. Nice Pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 That's what it looked like here. Nice Pic! It is a terrible pic, so blurry but I was in the car and we were moving, so it is terrible but the sky had a neat mix of colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Looks like my first reading in the 30's since early May tonight. 41 now, and the wind has died off. Some cirrus, but otherwise clear skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Looks like my first reading in the 30's since early May tonight. 41 now, and the wind has died off. Some cirrus, but otherwise clear skies. No wind here either and at 41-40 back and forth the last 10 minutes. Could this be it for my impatiens? They had a great run if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 It is a terrible pic, so blurry but I was in the car and we were moving, so it is terrible but the sky had a neat mix of colors. Any picture is better than no picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 already 42 degrees, lowest of the season so far 30's looks like a lock tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 39 degrees at 230AM, did it finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 No posts about the 00z GGEM???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 39F here. No frost on the cars or grass. Still dewy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 33 and fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 34 was the low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 32F this morning IMBY at 7 AM. Heavy frost on the cars, though I didn't really see any on the grass. My house sits a little bit elevated, so the lower spots down the street may have had frost on the grass. In any event, very crisp, beautiful autumn morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 36 here earlier. Light dew, no frost. Refreshing. 38 yesterday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 35 this morning, no idea we got frost or not.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Went to the final DC United game of the season last night. Tailgated for a three hours or so, and it got a bit nippy - even moreso once we got into the stadium. Nice morning today, though. Perfect for my own soccer game this afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 33.9 on the DP 2 here, so 34 it would be. Coldest of the year since last early spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Beautiful day to head out to the wineries in Loudoun Cty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 37 this morning, 60 now, fantastic day to lug a giant pumpkin up 2 flights of stairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Beautiful day to head out to the wineries in Loudoun Cty! I went to a few of those back in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 sweetness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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