NationStates Jolt Archive

Most people who watch the TV News Weather thinks they know exactly what the weatherman(woman) is saying when they do the forecast, however anyone smart knows that they are usually using little key phrases that change the entire meaning of what they are just saying plainly. I have endeavored to translate these phrases so they could be understood by the layman.

Partly Cloudy: Don't bother working on your tan.
Little to no accumulation expected: Be prepared to shovel tomorrow morning
Some Showers: Expect old men in floating zoos to stop by
Partly Sunny: Don't expect to see the sun.
Slightly Chilly: Is you heating bill paid? Its gonna freeze.
Sunny: I'm lying


Its far from done of course, does NS have any others to add?

a small downpour:Say your prayers or pack your bags either way i wouldnt like to be were you are.

Michael Fish: "a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way... well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!".

On the day of the worst storm in 200 years. Ah....

'Changeable' = changeable to worse weather

Meh! You must be talking about American weather people, coz here in the UK, I can't really complain about them.

When they say mainly overcast with periods of sunshine, that is what we get!

'Environment Canada is predicting a month of cold weather and record accumulation of snow' translates to: It'll be unseasonably warm, and after a month of this, we will predict a warm upcoming week, and everything will go to hell just to spite you.

Scorchio!

...at about 3 mins in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctaszjeaDK0

When they say mainly overcast with periods of sunshine, that is what we get!

"The forecast for this year: temperate and cloudy, with sunny and rainy spell."

They could just give us one forecast per year, because nothing really changes.

Meh! You must be talking about American weather people, coz here in the UK, I can't really complain about them.

When they say mainly overcast with periods of sunshine, that is what we get!

that's because that's the only weather pattern the UK gets.

that's because that's the only weather pattern the UK gets.

Wrong sooo wrong. Yes we do get some rain, but you know we have like 4 seasons over here!

Wrong sooo wrong. Yes we do get some rain, but you know we have like 4 seasons over here!

Overcast, Rainy, Overcast and rainy, and spring?

Overcast, Rainy, Overcast and rainy, and spring?

And there's the one day of snow and one day of burning sun.

Overcast, Rainy, Overcast and rainy, and spring?

Replace spring with snow/ice/general coldness, and that's about right.

sunny == either 'hot and humid' or 'it might look warm, but there will be so much wind that it isn't'
In the area of $city, snow has to be expected == Expect the rain to be white, maybe expect gray mud everywhere.

Mixed precipitation = Frogs? Frogs! Holy shit, it's raining FUCKING FROOOOOGS!!!

Oh, and I forgot: www.blaccuweather.com

Any more?

It's another beautiful Illinois day equates "prepare to have your sinuses effed with, as you go from snow in the morning to 70f at lunch, and down to freezing rain at night"

Not even lying, that's happened before. I effing hate the midwest.

'Slightly Chilly this afternoon' = You're going to have snow on the ground in the middle of freaking April.