I never use an umbrella anymore but when I did this happened all the time. By the time you open it, it stops raining. When you close it, it starts again.
There was a Garfield like this one recently. Except Garfield got angry with the weather, yelled “Make up your mind!” and got simultaneous rain and sun shine.
When the newspaper calls for a 60% chance of rain it only means that there is a 60% chance that rain will fall somewhere in your area–not necessarily on you.
With due respect to MrSpock, I’ve often wondered what 50% probability of precipitation means. Will it rain on half the area but not the other, as he suggests? Will it rain half the time? Does it mean the prediction is no better than a coin toss?
I suspect these predictions are useful only toward the extremes of the range: do I carry an umbrella or not? Should I skip the car wash or not? Do I water the lawn or not? 50%, 60%, I’ll look at the sky and judge for myself.
Ushindi almost 15 years ago
Bwaaahahahahahaha - I’m first, I’m first! Unfortunately, I have nothing to say….
wndrwrthg almost 15 years ago
Perhaps intermittent showers would have been a better forecast.
lightenup Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Cmon Alix, get your swimsuit and have some fun! It’s almost like playing in the sprinkler!
Sugie63 almost 15 years ago
Looks like monsoon season in Las Vegas:-D
alondra almost 15 years ago
I never use an umbrella anymore but when I did this happened all the time. By the time you open it, it stops raining. When you close it, it starts again.
alexielrieth almost 15 years ago
There was a Garfield like this one recently. Except Garfield got angry with the weather, yelled “Make up your mind!” and got simultaneous rain and sun shine.
MrSpock almost 15 years ago
When the newspaper calls for a 60% chance of rain it only means that there is a 60% chance that rain will fall somewhere in your area–not necessarily on you.
bill97478 almost 15 years ago
That is so Oregon weather!
durtclaw almost 15 years ago
bill97478, only between Jan first and Dec thirty-first
ana_demeter almost 15 years ago
Tigger said, Hey, they live in Florida!
bill97478 said, That is so Oregon weather!
No way- that’s British weather!!
tabbylynn almost 15 years ago
Louisiana weather.
pschearer Premium Member almost 15 years ago
With due respect to MrSpock, I’ve often wondered what 50% probability of precipitation means. Will it rain on half the area but not the other, as he suggests? Will it rain half the time? Does it mean the prediction is no better than a coin toss?
I suspect these predictions are useful only toward the extremes of the range: do I carry an umbrella or not? Should I skip the car wash or not? Do I water the lawn or not? 50%, 60%, I’ll look at the sky and judge for myself.