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VILLAGERBB 08-04-2019 12:41 PM

Weather forecast
 
Is there any accurate weather forecast source for The Villages? I have checked "The Weather Channel", "WESH2","The Daily Sun" and "WVLG" and still find it amazing that the weather experts are seldom correct. Any suggestions? :ohdear:

Bogie Shooter 08-04-2019 12:45 PM

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At one time these were quite accurate...……….

Bjeanj 08-04-2019 12:50 PM

Closest I’ve found is the app “weatherbug”.

golf2140 08-04-2019 01:58 PM

It' summer in Florida

raynan 08-04-2019 02:05 PM

I know....no rain yesterday and the radar on the weather channel showed no rain here today so we uncovered the patio furniture. Not 5 mins later it rained but at least it didn't last long.
I can't figure it out. It's almost like the skies are laughing at us. I feel bad for the town entertainers.

Nucky 08-04-2019 02:11 PM

Who is the Villager who was a better forecaster during Irma than the Pros? It began with a T.

HE or She was on the Money $$ Calmed a whole lot of nerves.

Velvet 08-04-2019 02:16 PM

One of the most difficult things to predict is the weather because of all the possible combinations of events. My brother has a staff at a university that bought the supercomputer that used to be used by NASA, the university wanted it in part for weather forecasting. At the time it was the largest supercomputer in the world.

CWGUY 08-04-2019 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by VILLAGERBB (Post 1670041)
Is there any accurate weather forecast source for The Villages? I have checked "The Weather Channel", "WESH2","The Daily Sun" and "WVLG" and still find it amazing that the weather experts are seldom correct. Any suggestions? :ohdear:

:icon_wink: I've always said since moving here "Wish I could find a weatherman with an office that has a window..... he'd be more accurate than most!" :) Like they say "It's Florida"

LuvtheVillages 08-04-2019 02:25 PM

Back home, a front would come through, and it would rain (or snow) for maybe a day. The front would pass, and the weather cleared. That's not what happens here.

On the Florida peninsula, showers pop up somewhat randomly. The weather forecasters just say something like "30% coverage" for rain, meaning that at any given time, about 30% of the area is getting rain. Where that 30% area is, is constantly shifting. No one can tell you when it will rain in your backyard.

Barefoot 08-04-2019 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bjeanj (Post 1670046)
Closest I’ve found is the app “weatherbug”.

Thanks.

gatorbill1 08-04-2019 03:25 PM

WVLG used to have retired meteorologists on the station, but now the people reading the Orlando weather report as our report are useless.

It's Hot There 08-04-2019 03:28 PM

I like "My Radar" app.

fw102807 08-04-2019 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1670076)
Who is the Villager who was a better forecaster during Irma than the Pros? It began with a T.

HE or She was on the Money $$ Calmed a whole lot of nerves.

Tuccillo

Polar Bear 08-04-2019 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by It's Hot There (Post 1670107)
I like "My Radar" app.

Agree. For the immediate few upcoming hours, you can’t really beat a radar app.

For further out forecasting, I find the Weather Channel app to be at least in the ball park most of the time. Consistent precision is not attainable imho.

Nucky 08-04-2019 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1670117)
Tuccillo

This guy should get paid. Tuccillo, just the greatest.

The guy on Wesh 2 Cracks us up. He should get an Academy Award for his Theatrics During a weather event. Nice guy but talk about giving me just the FACTS. HE HAD US MORE UPSET THAN THE STORM DID. We like Accuweather the best and anything except Wesh or sorry to say, The Villages Weather Report on the radio. :blahblahblah:

Thanks, FW your the bestest!


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