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Originally Posted by Anthonycoleen
If you listen carefully, particularly on the Television, it’s not 70% chance of rain. They say 70% coverage of rain in the area. Still not accurate though!
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The Weather Channel app on my smart phone and tablet refers to it as the "chance of rain".
Note, that I understand that weather forecasts are often not accurate. But my observation is that earlier forecasts very often include a much higher chance of rain than the more recent forecasts. So, a 70 percent chance of rain for a specific hour, will usually decrease to 30 percent or lower as the day goes on. It seems to me that, if these forecasts were based on objective scientific data, the chance of rain would sometimes increase and sometimes decrease over time, based on the updated data.