On Oct 10, 2005, at 10:26 AM, Ampere K. Hardraade wrote:
For example a cold front is often a very well defined line with rain right along the front. In that case the weather right nearby is the best indicator and a METAR from 5 miles away could give a completely different story. Airmass thunderstorms are another example where very local weather is what matters. To make maters worse the METAR will just have temperature and wind, so you would have to look at a few different locations and times to figure out that a front has passed. And the local geography (mountains, lake effects, shore lines) can also be a significant issue. I am not saying that it could not be done, just that it would take some real thought and real understanding of weather phenomena for it to apply in the general case rather than just in a few specific case and make things worse other times. --Adam |
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