Weather person-Dead wrong

sandman · 06-19-2005, 11:56 AM

Is weather really that hard to forcast??I'm looking out the window this morning and it is great :grin:I was in newport yesterday and we had some sprinkles but the weatherman said typhoon.He also said rain today

I think i'm just going to start getting up in the morning and looking out the window.

someguy29187 · 06-19-2005, 12:16 PM

Weather is pretty hard to forecast. You have pressure areas always moving, you have the jetstream that comes pretty much just to Oregon. Oregon is one of the hardest places to forecast weather due to all the variables that change so fast. One minute you have warm air coming up from the south and the next minute the jetstream is doing a U turn in Alaska and bringing a cold front. Even with the best computer weather programs it's still very hard to forecast weather here.

Pete · 06-19-2005, 12:17 PM

Yep, it started raining Wednesday and didn't let up all weekend, just like the weather forecasters said. I'll bet the ocean swells didn't hit 10 feet, either. I'd sure appreciate it if they'd just say "I don't have a clue."

Jennie@ifish · 06-19-2005, 12:20 PM

I forget the reasoning, but I've heard that the Pac Northwest is amongst the most difficult to forecast.

From my observations, I can believe this must be true. :smile:

Jen

jokester · 06-19-2005, 05:02 PM

I know what you mean. I sat out on the river at St. Helens yesterday in those "thunderstorms" and got sunburned on the back of my neck and shoulders

Now I look like this guy

I figure if I was a weatherman in the PNW...all my forecasts would be seomthing like:

"Well, there's a 50/50 chance it's gonna rain today" and that would pretty much have it covered :grin:

-jokester

mandinga · 06-19-2005, 05:33 PM

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Is weather really that hard to forcast??I'm looking out the window this morning and it is great :grin:I was in newport yesterday and we had some sprinkles but the weatherman said typhoon.He also said rain today

I think i'm just going to start getting up in the morning and looking out the window.

AND YOU THOUHT THE WEATHERMAN WAS WRONG....
LOL...look up!

yesterday I played golf and almost got hit by lighting like 5 times.

SOL · 06-19-2005, 05:56 PM

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yesterday I played golf and almost got hit by lighting like 5 times.

I hear you there, I was out at Langdon in the late afternoon and boy did it get dark quick...

USS Minnow · 06-19-2005, 06:34 PM

Look on the bright side...........You could live in Kansas!!

crabbait · 06-19-2005, 10:12 PM

CM - You must have been using a two iron.

PATRICK 11-14 · 06-20-2005, 09:53 AM

Its the only job in the world where you can make mistakes on a daily basis and still have a job the next day :grin:

Abalone · 06-20-2005, 10:11 AM

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I forget the reasoning, but I've heard that the Pac Northwest is amongst the most difficult to forecast.

From my observations, I can believe this must be true. :smile:

Jen

It's because of the Coast range primarily.

The are 100 % Correct in Omaha Nebraska.
where the weather is the same every day.
The best thing to do in Oregon is to be prepared for rain all the time. Personally I like a little mystery.

That storm was gorgous.

Soft Plastic · 06-20-2005, 10:38 AM

I have lived many places and have never seen a place where the weather prediction is off so often. I bought a book from Amato Press called Pacific Northwest Weather. A pretty good read, written by a former Portland area weatherman it explains all of the variables in making up our weather. He also explains some regional anomalies such as the Bandon Effect, and how the Columbus Day storm occur. Having read the book I must say the weather is still weird.

mandinga · 06-20-2005, 11:16 AM

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CM - You must have been using a two iron.

"Not even god can hit a two iron!"

I love trevino...

rebell · 06-20-2005, 07:07 PM

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Yep, it started raining Wednesday and didn't let up all weekend, just like the weather forecasters said. I'll bet the ocean swells didn't hit 10 feet, either. I'd sure appreciate it if they'd just say "I don't have a clue."

I have actually seen a weatherman say that in Alaska. A station out of Anchorage used to have a guy by the name of Carey ? something. He actually said I havent got a clue what tomorrow will be like. So he suggested keeping your eyes to the shy, what you see is the weather for the moment. You have to love the honesty in someone like that. I wonder if he still has a job?

flapbreaker · 06-22-2005, 07:11 PM

It's difficult to forecast due to the coast range, cascade range, and the columbia gorge from what I understand.