Archive: Weather Checker

Checking the Forecast for a Rare August Day

Weather Checker * Staying Humid: Full Forecast | Climate Change & National Security * Weather Checker is an outsider's analysis of CWG's forecast accuracy. See previous Weather Checker posts. By Jamie Yesnowitz After a showery and overcast morning, this satellite...

By Capital Weather Gang | August 12, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (6)

An Imperfect Temperature Forecast

Weather Checker * Full Forecast | NatCast | April Climate Recap * Weather Checker is an outsider's analysis of CWG's forecast accuracy. See previous Weather Checker posts. By Jamie Yesnowitz Brian Jackson's forecast for yesterday (Monday) published on Sunday provided...

By Capital Weather Gang | May 5, 2009; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (1)

CWG Gets Credit For a Correct Forecast, But...

Weather Checker * Warming Up, Slowly but Surely: Full Forecast | CWG Grades Itself * Near whiteout conditions Monday morning in D.C. -- the perfect time to jog on the Mall. By CWG photographer Kevin Ambrose. Weather Checker is an...

By Capital Weather Gang | March 4, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (6)

Active Pattern. Accurate Forecast?

Weather Checker * Warm Weekend on the Way: Express & Detailed Forecast * Weather Checker is an outsider's analysis of CWG's forecast accuracy. See previous Weather Checker posts. By Jamie Yesnowitz In addition to reviewing the accuracy of multiple forecasts...

By Capital Weather Gang | December 26, 2008; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (2)

Weather Checker: When Is a Miss a Miss?

* Afternoon Shower? Full Forecast | Radar & More: Weather Wall * A rainbow seen from Oakton, Va., on Saturday Nov. 15. By Capital Weather Gang photographer Kevin Ambrose. Welcome to the first installment of Weather Checker, an outsider's analysis...

By Capital Weather Gang | December 1, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (4)

In Search of a Weather Checker

Will you be our weather ombudsman? Yes. It's true. We don't always get the forecast right. (OK, you can drop the mocked surprise look.) Even when we're wrong, sometimes we've done the best we can given the data available. Other...

By Dan Stillman | August 1, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (0)

 

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