Different-Rough-7914 t1_j5ta7oz wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:27 PM

Local news station weather people don't have to be correct in their forecasts, they will still have a job tomorrow no matter how bad they miss the forecast. If you want real forecasts you need to find someone who is an independent weather person who gets paid for their service. Their livelihoods depend on having accurate forecasts and if they are bad at it they won't have customers.

ballsonthewall t1_j5tampn wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:31 PM

NWS is a much better source for weather. They're more willing to adjust as new data comes in. Forecasting winter storms is incredibly difficult and more about preparedness for a variety of outcomes than nailing down a single specific forecast.

UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_j5thojf wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:34 PM

I preach the virtues of weather.gov to anyone who will listen. All weather, no bullshit. No obnoxious "reality" content, no garbage ads, no clickbait, no auto playing video... It's a more pleasant experience than certain other weather sites even with ad blockers enabled.

ballsonthewall t1_j5thr1y wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:35 PM

the social media accounts for NWS Pittsburgh are great too!

Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j5tif5k wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:40 PM

and the dirty little secret is that a lot of news stations get their weather directly from NWS.

unfortunately there's been a movement within a certain political party to privatize NWS data. It would be another cash grab -- socialize the costs, privatize the profits. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/who-benefits-from-the-privatization-of-weather-data

saltedkumihimo t1_j5tihix wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:41 PM

I love their site too, even though they also got today wrong

DIY_Creative t1_j5tn2wv wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:16 PM

I really don't understand why folks don't just go straight to NWS for weather. Twitter, their website, all of it. I love NWS. Plenty of information for both the lay (me) person and the more weather interested folks!