Chris Barker wrote:
[snip]
> I fly from RAF Wyton, but the forecaster is at RAF Wittering (to save
> money); the forecasts are wrong at least half of the time, partly
> because of the forecaster's distance from the airfield, partly because
> he has to go along with the Met Office's model for that day or week.
>
> It has all gone to pot, I tell you ... mumble, mumble, grump! :-)
Chris:
Hey, at least your forecasters are within a few hundred klicks of you.
Environment Canada went to a regional forecasting centre model about a
decade or so ago, removing all local observation stations, so the
nearest regional centre to where I live (Calgary, Alberta) is Winnipeg
("Winterpeg") Manitoba, a distance of approx. 1,200 kilometers as the
crow flies. Needless to say, with Calgary butted up against the eastern
slopes of the Canadian Rockies, the typical five-day forecast from
Enviroguess Canada isn't worth sh!t. In many instances, they can't even
successfully predict gross weather changes a mere twelve hours in advance...
Garth
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