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ColoringFool

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13. I haven't noticed. Has this alleged inaccuracy been a major problem?....

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:44 AM

4 hrs ago

Seems to me in my 76 years people have griped about the weather and weather forecasts in about equal proportion.

I'm betting the predictions are all spot-on for the excessive heat in the East.

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Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately [View all] douglas9 6 hrs ago OP

Anything more annoying than leaving the house in shorts and flip-flops and getting caught in the rain? luv2fly 6 hrs ago #1

Leaving the house in flip-flops is bad enough Redleg 6 hrs ago #2

You must not live in California. chia 3 hrs ago #22

That is the part of the article you choose to comment upon?... MiHale 6 hrs ago #3

Indeed it is, thanks for noticing luv2fly 5 hrs ago #6

Got cha...👍 MiHale 5 hrs ago #7

I'm not partial to flip flops RB77 3 hrs ago #17

Never wore ff's..never will... MiHale 28 min ago #30

Farmers depend on accuracy. yourmovemonkey 4 hrs ago #9

Yes, I know I live in farmland... MiHale 24 min ago #31

It matters to me a lot. I don't have a car so I walk about an hour to the grocery store, and part-way home progree 5 hrs ago #4

I have noticed this recently Bluestocking 5 hrs ago #5

My wife and I use different apps and get different forecasts underpants 3 hrs ago #24

"I'm not able to predict severe weather with the confidence I normally would. That is extremely concerning." progree 5 hrs ago #8

Living in tornado alley this can be a big deal Racygrandma 4 hrs ago #10

Tornadoes are a bad example, being unpredictable..... ColoringFool 3 hrs ago #15

Yes, it was 2 am Racygrandma 3 hrs ago #16

Republican governance is dysfunctional by design dlk 4 hrs ago #11

GOP Mantra - Government is broken. Elect me and I''ll break it more to prove my point AZLD4Candidate 4 hrs ago #12

Exactly dlk 4 hrs ago #14

I haven't noticed. Has this alleged inaccuracy been a major problem?.... ColoringFool 4 hrs ago #13

'leaving the house in shorts and flip flops, only to get caught in an unexpected downpour' Intractable 3 hrs ago #18

Every day it says rain that never comes. Historic NY 3 hrs ago #19

Everybody talks about the weather but no ones does anything about it underpants 2 hrs ago #27

Social Murder: littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #20

Good info thanks. underpants 3 hrs ago #25

The republicans want TO PRIVTIZE weather gathering and reporting. It is part of their long-range plans to..... usaf-vet 3 hrs ago #21

Sen. Santorum tried to privatize weather in 2005 to Accu Weather underpants 3 hrs ago #26

While weather events are becoming more extreme due to climate change, which Trump says is a Chinese hoax. surfered 3 hrs ago #23

Surgery canceled due to global warming JillyUpstateNY 2 hrs ago #28

Well at least I'm not the only one, the forcasts are either at minute or not ar all Historic NY 1 hr ago #29