Why are people so quick to dream up conspiracies? There are no agendas here!
The problem is that to model the atmosphere in a fine-enough resolution for accurate, pinpoint forecasts requires computers MUCH larger that we have.
Another thing to consider is that up north weather is more regional. You get an overcast sky and it rains about the same everywhere in the area. We get our rain here from isolated thunderstorms. It can be pouring on one side of the street and sunny on the other side. So, instead of getting a forecast for your specific yard, we get general trends for our area (i.e., there will or will not be thunderstorms in the area).
As for the general trend that forecasts of rain disappear as the day proceeds, would you rather be told there might be rain and there isn’t, or would you rather be told it will be sunny all day and then be faced with a thunderstorm?
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