Absolute errorThe numerical difference between a forecasted quantity and the actual result is known as absolute error. If you predict that you'll run a mile in eight ...

Each tropical depression, storm and hurricane is given a forecast cone. It's designed to show increasing forecast uncertainty ...

Weather forecasts have gotten quite good over the years, but their temperatures aren’t always spot on — and the result when they underplay extremes can be lethal. Even a 1-degree difference in a ...

NOAA issues a winter forecast in November. Let’s take a look at how the NOAA forecast compared to the actual meteorological winter conditions. Remember, winter is now over in the meteorological world.

The fruits of the relationship were realized on Thursday with the announcement that a new weather forecast model would be brought online. It’s called the Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting ...

It is the time of year in which hurricane discussions pick up. As I write this, the National Hurricane Center is giving a subtropical cyclone a 30% chance of development in the central Atlantic. Early ...