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Is Accuweather accurate?

#1 Postby Lisa » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:08 am

I am planning a trip to Louisville this weekend. Yesterday Accuweather had forecasted freezing rain and snow--now they are saying just rain!!! Are they accurate most of the time, or should I look somewhere else for the forecast?
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#2 Postby gboudx » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:10 am

Try here:

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/
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#3 Postby stormraiser » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:16 am

Well they haven't been known as Inaccuweather for nothing :D
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#4 Postby Suzi Q » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:36 am

Accuweather-an oxymoron, in my opinion. I trust folks on here WAY more than anyone else, since we have such excellent analysts.
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#5 Postby Anonymous » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:55 am

Accuweather is the most INaccurate weather info available---it is ver batem of the GFS---but is a good breakdown of what the gfs is showing for any specified area---i look at it if i am unsure of what the gfs (for what its worth) is showing----gives exact inaccurate numbers of the gfs.... For accuracy, stick with the NWS 7 day forecast---they r conservative but the best we have... I have to say, it is nice to see the ice/snow in the forecasts for jacksonville, fl occaisionally on "accu"weather-though i know beforehand-i will just be dissapointed later lol


Anyone know a message board where they repost JB's wx commentary???

Edited!
Re-read your post and that is typical of the gfs and accuweather---major flip flopping of the forecast z-rn to rn-u may get a blizzard or flood lol
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#6 Postby JCT777 » Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:19 pm

I think posters here such as Stormsfury, FLGuy, King of Weather, DT, donsutherland, WXBUFFJIM and WEATHER53 offer excellent analysis of the weather - much better than Accu-weather.
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#7 Postby Anonymous » Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:35 pm

Agreed JCT
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#8 Postby verycoolnin » Fri Jan 16, 2004 2:02 pm

Is Accuweather accurate?
rarely, irocially the long range forecasts seem to be better than the short term forecasts.
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#9 Postby weatherluvr » Fri Jan 16, 2004 2:13 pm

JCT777 wrote:I think posters here such as Stormsfury, FLGuy, King of Weather, DT, donsutherland, WXBUFFJIM and WEATHER53 offer excellent analysis of the weather - much better than Accu-weather.


I'll second that.

As far as JB... he's not a bad guy, and he is knowledgeable... but he does tend to cater to the people I disagree with more than need be; in other words, he tends to focus on the worst-case scenario (or best-case, depending on your point of view) of any upcoming event. He's decent, but I take some of his predictions with a grain of salt.

I ALWAYS get info from more than one source.
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