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Heather’s Weather Whys: Why are you always wrong?!

From lighthearted jabs to serious snark, meteorologists have been fielding that question for ages, especially now in the world of social media. Turns out forecasters are more accurate than some may think, but there’s a couple good reasons that we’ll never be able to nail the forecast every time.
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New episodes of Heather's Weather Whys are posted to the WGRZ YouTube channel every Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. Have a weather question for Heather to answer? Send them to her through Facebook or Twitter!

Weather is one of the most popular conversation starters. By extension, so is picking on the local meteorologist. It’s usually lighthearted, but sometimes forecasters get a pretty bad rap!

National studies show how far forecasting has come, but there are a couple of big reasons why humans will never be able to predict the atmosphere with perfect accuracy every single day.

Especially in a place like Western New York.

Meteorologist Heather Waldman highlights the triumphs and limitations of predicting Western New York’s weather future in this week’s Heather’s Weather Whys.

New episodes of Heather’s Weather Whys are posted to the WGRZ YouTube Channel every Wednesday evening. They also air every Thursday on Channel 2 at 5:30.

If you have a weather question for Heather to answer, send them to her on Twitter or Facebook.

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