I've found them to be the best reports with the most reasonable accuracy of any other source.

Weather is subject to radical shifts. The closer meteorologists get to a given date, the better able they are to make a better prediction.

You might be complaining far more (and subject to dire circumstance) if they forecast 2 in. of rain and 20% chance of showers two weeks out, and you end up getting 8 in. of rain on the day.

As a hiker/mountaineer you should hope for the best and prepare for the worst. I can certainly identify with your frustration, but weather forecasts have little to do with the anxiety of the spectator, and much more with conservative estimations in the name of safety.


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