Weather forecasters. They lie all the time, and they’re wrong all the time, and yet they never get in trouble for it. This is one of the only jobs I can think of where this level of inaccuracy and error never results in any sort of consequences.
A few years ago, when I had the good fortune to travel to Australia’s east coast with my husband for 10 days, I would turn on the news while Mr. Mock was showering and the local weatherpeople would describe the day’s weather outlook as “fine.” I loved this. “What’s the weather going to be like today?” my husband would shout from the bathroom. “They say it’s going to be fine,” I would shout back. And it was. It was always fine. Australia is so totally awesome.
Anyway, in Indiana, the weatherpeople should be trained to just say they don’t know what the weather’s going to be like, because then at least I could have some respect for them. They should say, “You know what, Indiana? Weather here sucks a great deal of the time, and it may or may not suck today. Take some sunscreen, a raincoat, and a sled with you when you leave the house, and you should be all set. Oh yeah -if there’s a severe thunderstorm threat, you can count on us to interrupt any and all tv shows that you like so that we can blather on about it for way longer than we need to. However, we won’t KNOW if there is a severe thunderstorm threat until golf ball sized hail is in the process of damaging your cars. Have a great day!”
This video has nothing to do with weatherpeople and everything to do with people who annoy you with nothing but talk of the weather. I had to post it, because I’m pretty sure Holmes has wanted to give the same speech like 17 different times in his career here. Enjoy!
Can you copy and paste the above rant, but replace “weather forecaster” and “weatherperson” with “traffic reporter.”
Why don’t they just say, “Same as yesterday. The same roads that are backed up every day, are backed up again today.”
With all the technology they have, why can’t they predict a snowstorm with accuracy? And we have to listen to them banter with the news anchors. I hate it when there is a nice day and the anchor thanks the weatherperson for it. What the hell did they do? It is not like they have control over it…they just got lucky. We have one forecaster here that has a bad hairpiece a la Trump. I can’t even look at him, it is like he has a gopher on his head.
Amen to your ranting. Have same problem here in KC metro area w/ tv weather reporters.
Do you know how many times I have waited for the dreaded tornado to rip through West Lafayette at any given moment…only to see sunny clear skies or maybe a light drizzle… I think the Indiana forecasters automatically insert the tornado warnings on the our tv screens every other day..just in case..
PERFECT EXAMPLE!! TODAY”S FORECAST: The National Weather Service in Indianapolis predicts possible thunderstorms today, with a few severe storms this afternoon, for Carroll, Warren, Tippecanoe, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery counties.
A few storms this afternoon may be severe. The chance of severe storms will become considerably higher after 8 p.m. as a front moves in.
The greatest severe weather threat today or tonight will be high wind. But tornadoes can not be completely ruled out.
Severe weather is also possible Saturday. If it does occur, it will likely end before dark, according to the National Weather Service.
The main threat will be from wind. Large hail also is possible.
There will be a chance of thunderstorms from Saturday night to Monday, but severe weather is not expected.
Storm spotter activation may be needed today or tonight, most likely after 8 p.m.