Red Sky at Morning – Forecasting the Weather With Weathervanes and Old Weather Wisdom Red sky at morning, sailor take warning. Red sky at night, sailor’s delight Old proverbs such as this were the earliest weather forecasts. Passed down from generation to generation, these rhymes helped our ancestors recognize when a storm [...]
The Impossibility Of Long Range Weather Forecasting Sometimes I feel sorry for the local weatherman. He or she has to get in front of the television camera every day and give forecasts up to a week in advance knowing full well that those forecasts are apt to be wrong. Here’s why. Weather forecasting is [...]
How Real Time Satellite Images Aid In Forecasting Weather Conditions Real time satellite images can make forecasting weather conditions much more accurate because they show exactly what is happening in any given location. Satellite images show the intensity, speed and direction of storms, allowing a forecaster to give more accurate information to the areas in [...]
FORECASTING EXCHANGE RATES, AS UNPREDICTABLE AS THE WEATHER! With something as unpredictable as the Forex market, myths that suggest that it is anything other than a labyrinth with a Minotaur around every corner are dangerous. Given the odds, it is almost impossible for a new trader with zero knowledge of the market to get lucky [...]
Forex Trading Market – Forecasting Forex Rates It’s not easy to forecast the forex markets, but it’s what thousands of forex traders and brokers do every day, with varying degrees of success. Like forecasting the weather, predicting the forex market is sometimes a crapshoot, sometimes a guessing game, and always an adventure. There are two [...]
Weather Forecasting in the Philippines Some provinces in the Philippines are fortunate when the weather takes a turn for the worse. They are given ample warning since storm effects will hit the Pacific Ocean facing provinces first before it can reach them. Those who have many mouths to feed must wring a living from the [...]
The Beginning of Superior Inventory Management – Accurate Demand Planning and Forecasting When retailers seek help with issues relating to inventory management, they are usually concerned about an increasing level of out-of-stocks, which are leading to lost sales and customer service complaints, or over-stocks, which are resulting in slow inventory turnover and a build up [...]
Forecasting Isn’t Just for Meteorologists When you want to know what the weather looks like this second, what do you do? Well, you have a couple of choices – turn on the Weather Channel or stick your head out the window. But when you want to know what the weather is most likely going to [...]
Weather Forecasting – a New Idea Do you think better weather forecasting requires a degree in meteorology? Maybe a degree in statistical analysis would be more helpful. Consider this following new way to forecast the weather with more accuracy and less knowledge. Friday, February 2, 2007 – Canon City, Colorado. I brought in my [...]