vrek to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy is the current temperature sometimes lower than today's low temperature? For example right now it 13F with a predicated low today of 16F!imagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down18
arrow-up146arrow-down1imageWhy is the current temperature sometimes lower than today's low temperature? For example right now it 13F with a predicated low today of 16F!vrek to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s right in your title: predicted low Predictions are not guaranteed to occur, thats why they call it a prediction and not a prophecy.
minus-squarevrekOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agotrue but shouldn’t the low be updated with current observations?
minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoNot when it’s early morning. The temperature is on the rise from the previous night. The prediction you’re seeing is for the coming night.
minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMy regional temp estimates are far enough away for a few degrees difference as I am closer to a large body of water. In my case it is only a couple of miles/few kilometers distance for that variation.
It’s right in your title:
Predictions are not guaranteed to occur, thats why they call it a prediction and not a prophecy.
true but shouldn’t the low be updated with current observations?
Not when it’s early morning. The temperature is on the rise from the previous night. The prediction you’re seeing is for the coming night.
My regional temp estimates are far enough away for a few degrees difference as I am closer to a large body of water. In my case it is only a couple of miles/few kilometers distance for that variation.