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ModerateHokie OP
Jan 30, 2026 at 11:32 AM ET
First job to be replaced by AI should be meteorologists....
The field has hardly improved in decades. They just look at computer models tell you what they say; thank you I can do that myself. And they wrong usually when it counts. Rant over.

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EDGEMAN
6mo
I keep recommending people watch Steve Martin's "LA Story"
Awesome movie with Steve as an LA weatherman.
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
6mo
I'll have a half double decaffeinated half-caf, with a twist of lemon.
Spud Spud
6mo
Oh, I’ll have a twist of lemon.
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EDGEMAN
6mo
So many subtle jokes throughout the movie, such as the name of...
...the resort they visited, El Pollo del Mar (Chicken of the Sea). I think I caught that the second time I watched the movie...lol
Chris Coleman Chris Coleman
6mo
I dunno, the Mexican weather channels are still good.
Spud Spud
6mo
Does she know what a low pressure area is? No. Do I care? Also no.
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ModerateHokie OP
6mo
Ay caramba! I was always partial to Dagmar
Link: Dagmar
Hokie Chris Hokie Chris
6mo
Even the hot meteorologists?
HokieMacDaddy HokieMacDaddy
6mo
or even the cute ones
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MikeVT85
6mo
Just tell me it's most likely going to snow from 2 to 6 inches, not
six different computer models. They seem to love that European model though. ** Edited by MikeVT85 at 1/31/2026, 1:37:02 PM
BB Hokie BB Hokie
6mo
You're following the wrong guys then...
They had last week's storm completely nailed, while the models that everyone's weather app uses were wrong.
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VT_Consul
6mo
Agree. But people don't like probabilities.
Last weekends snow/ice totals fell well within probability bounds that were being forecast. But many people don't like having to consider that. They want an exact number, so they pick one (usually the highest number of the predicted snowfall percentages), and then complain when it's not exactly that number.
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ModerateHokie OP
6mo
No they didn't. They changed all week leading up the event just like the
models changed. They "nailed it" by making a semi-correct "last call" the night before! Hardly weather forecasting.
reestuart reestuart
6mo
I follow a local guy who is pretty good.
Brown Water Brown Water
6mo
Yep, agry
Vtskier1 Vtskier1
6mo
The models this year have been garbage too.
Stork Stork
6mo
Many say NOAA cuts and less daily data gathering have affected the accuracy
Of modeling currently.
Vtskier1 Vtskier1
6mo
That doesn't explain all of the non-US models' performances. The Euro has
been crap vs the GFS. NOAA's forecast has actually been better and more realistic. I like to use MyRadar pro, which is what my friend uses...he's the congressional liaison for NOAA....
Stork Stork
6mo
The data for those models comes from observations and weather balloons, ect
that come from NOAA in US
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ModerateHokie OP
6mo
Are these the same people who tell us every year hurricane season is going
to be the worst ever?
Stork Stork
6mo
And we were supposed to be above average temperature-wise this winter
reestuart reestuart
6mo
whoops!!!
Nortazhokie Nortazhokie
6mo
The GFS is always good for a laugh.
TomTurkey TomTurkey
6mo
Look out the window
Shake angry fist at the clouds
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section11hokie
6mo
^^^^THIS^^^^