Thursday, 4 October 2012

Weather Forecasts

Okay so we all know about the ever famous radio and Internet, or course the T.V. all of which help us know what the coming for cast will be.
So... In my region I took the liberty took find out the Weather for cast for tomorrow (October 5, Friday) , From 3 different sites.
The Weather Network- Cloudy Periods, a High of 4 degrees, with a low -5 degrees.
Weather City- Mix of sunshine and clouds, high of 4 degrees, low of  -5 degrees.
Accuweather- Sunny, with a high of 9 degrees, and a low of -5 degrees.

So the first 2 seemed to be the same, idea going on eh? But Accuweather calls for it being nicer out.
Which one will you believe then?? Well if two say that it's going to be the same then of course the majority wins. But why is it different? Well many people have said this before, you can't predicate the weather. Though we seem to be close!
Okay so don't believe everything you hear, cause they don't know it all.
Another thing is the way they find out. Cause there isn't just one giant facebook page for themselves discussing what they think the weather is going to be like for certain places then have similar reports on it. The use different instruments to predicate the weather, by watching weather patterns and what they weather is doing at the moment then estimate what will happen later in the day. Notice how sometimes the weather report changes through out the day?? It's because their following the weather and trying to understand what it will bring later on. Weather is always moving, so its not easy to figure out where it's moving too. Which is a reason why their are different reports and some are close to the same.

Weather predicating has been around for a very long time! The Weather changes over night so just looking up at the sky before you go to bed does not mean it will be the same when you wake up the next morning. Early on in school you might have learnt about cloud formations. That was probably one of the first ways of weather predicating. Back before computers and satellites. Just by the way the clouds are formed or forming will give you an idea as to whether it will rain or not. Many Farmers still use it as a method and one of the closet weather predication's you can get off hand. Of course if there is bad weather a ways away from you, but is headed in your direction then there is a chance you'll get that weather or at least the after math of it. There area high chances that the weather won't be as stronger as it might have been earlier on. Of course there is the computers, and satellites.They give a picture and Idea of what is happening right at that moment and all over the world. They are not always correct but they have become a clear and (if not correct) close reading as to what the weather is doing. And how can we forget Air Traffic, yes they do play a part in the whole weather predicating, being able to look down and see what's going on is huge in following the weather, seeing it makes it easy to predicate it.
So basically the best reading you can get while following the weather is by watching it, being aware of whats going on in the places around you, and yes computers and satellites do a lot of the predicting.
But to be on the safe side, keep plan B handy just in case the weather isn't going along with your plans.

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_forecasting to undestand and getting a more detailed info.

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