Stephen Yeargin

There has always been the running joke that television weathermen and local grocers are in collusion to sell more milk and bread whenever the word “snow” or “freezing rain” makes it into the forecast. I have not been presented with proof one way or the other, but I have a general skepticism toward anything more specific than “mostly sunny” or “slight chance of rain.” It is really hard to see a weather forecast on the evening news as true science. The wide discrepancy from one channel to another suggests the use of a variety of methodologies to forecast the weather. While I can accept most as merely educated guesses, the pageantry thrown behind the weather segment strikes me as an attempt to boost ratings. I am not sure why some have resorted to saying that they have “the most accurate weather forecast” to “keep you and your family safe“, as if the other guys use tin cans and barn weathervanes.

All of this reminds me of the old saying, “The only reliable, 24-hour weather information comes from looking out your front window.“