Wind Forecasts

Merrymeeting · 08-06-2010, 06:10 PM

While giving kudos to the weather forecasters for their high accuracy on extended weather forecasts and abilty to let us know what is coming for temperature and cloud cover, why is it that the wind forecasts always seem so off?

Example, today: For the past several days I've watched the forecast. Every time it predicted wind in the single digits or very low teens. Today has been far from that here on Merrymeeting. White caps, large swells, gusts over 30 mph.

I have not been surprised as a temperature and humidity change like we are having is usually accompanied with strong winds.

But why does it seem that predicting the wind is the hardest part of the forecast?

08-06-2010, 06:10 PM	#1
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	Wind Forecasts While giving kudos to the weather forecasters for their high accuracy on extended weather forecasts and abilty to let us know what is coming for temperature and cloud cover, why is it that the wind forecasts always seem so off? Example, today: For the past several days I've watched the forecast. Every time it predicted wind in the single digits or very low teens. Today has been far from that here on Merrymeeting. White caps, large swells, gusts over 30 mph. I have not been surprised as a temperature and humidity change like we are having is usually accompanied with strong winds. But why does it seem that predicting the wind is the hardest part of the forecast?