Cumulus Pressurefield
Amateur meteorologist whose forecasts are exactly as reliable as the professional ones, which he considers a damning indictment of the profession.
Articles by Cumulus Pressurefield
Amateur Forecast Blog Achieves 50% Accuracy Rate, Celebrates
Self-taught weather predictor matches coin-flip probability and declares methodology 'validated'
Wind Chill Versus 'Real Feel' Debate Descends Into Thermodynamic Warfare
Office disagreement over which temperature metric 'matters' escalates to whiteboard equations and a formal grievance
Tornado Siren Test Mistaken For Actual Tornado By New Resident, Chaos Ensues
Monthly first-Wednesday siren test sends recently relocated Californian into full survival mode
Snowfall Total Measurement Dispute Between Neighbors Enters Third Winter
Adjacent homeowners report consistently different accumulations from same storm, neither willing to concede methodology
Cloud Identification Argument Ruins Hike For Everyone
Debate over whether formation is altocumulus or stratocumulus persists for entire 6-mile trail and beyond
ECMWF And GFS Models Disagree, Forecaster Chooses Based On Which Confirms Existing Bias
Competing global models offer divergent solutions; meteorologist selects the one that matches what he already thinks
Weather Balloon Launch Interrupted By Curious Cow That Eats Radiosonde
Upper-air observation cancelled after bovine consumes $200 instrument package before inflation completed
Retired Meteorologist Refuses To Make Small Talk About Weather, Cites Professional Burnout
Forty-year career forecasting weather has permanently depleted capacity for casual atmospheric commentary
Doppler Radar Detects Object That Turns Out To Be Birds, Again
Mysterious return signal sparking brief excitement at forecast office identified as migrating starlings for third time this season
Barometric Pressure Drop Blamed For Everything That Goes Wrong On Tuesday
Office worker attributes headache, bad traffic, jammed printer, and existential dread to falling mercury
Local TV Weatherman's Dramatic Pause Before 'And Now Your Weekend Forecast' Measured At 4.2 Seconds
Broadcast analysis confirms suspenseful gap before weekend forecast exceeds pauses in prime-time dramas
Weather App Shows Different Forecast Than Other Weather App, Both Wrong
Man consults seven sources for weekend forecast, receives seven different predictions, experiences eighth outcome
Personal Weather Station Owner Corrects National Weather Service During Dinner Party
Backyard Davis Vantage Pro 2 contradicts official temperature reading by 0.3 degrees, host considers this significant
Storm Chaser's 'Five-Minute Detour' Ends Three States Away
Quick check on developing convection leads to 600-mile drive through Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota
Forecast Model Predicts Sunny Skies, Meteorologist Steps Outside To Check Anyway
Billion-dollar satellite network and supercomputer ensemble lose to man looking up