C'mon Kim Adams - get a clue...

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Are you really relying on your weather estimates to be that precise?
Personally, as long as theyre not way off I dont really see a difference between calling for 70 or 75. Who cares? Though I'd agree that they should leave the dramatics and bluster at home. I just want to know if its going to rain and if I need a jacket.

[MasterB]

Yeah, mid 70s is a little above average not really much above average which I'm not a big fan of much above average with humidity.

[SolidGoldDancers]

Does she have any idea what the hell she's talking about?

No, because she's a product of a broadcast diploma mill.

Ashlee does a better job because she is sharp enough to know that all she has to do is read the work that's already been done for her in their software and the NOAA weather forecasts and roundups. Kim continually comes off as wanting to assert herself as the next Mal or Chuck, and the part she doesn't realize is that she's no Mal, and there isn't a Paul Gross in the back office doing the thankless tasks of actual weather prediction and updates between broadcasts.

TV weather is awful, weather apps are awful, weather sites are awful.

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Does she have any idea what the hell she's talking about?

No, because she's a product of a broadcast diploma mill.

Ashlee does a better job because she is sharp enough to know that all she has to do is read the work that's already been done for her in their software and the NOAA weather forecasts and roundups. Kim continually comes off as wanting to assert herself as the next Mal or Chuck, and the part she doesn't realize is that she's no Mal, and there isn't a Paul Gross in the back office doing the thankless tasks of actual weather prediction and updates between broadcasts.

TV weather is awful, weather apps are awful, weather sites are awful.

I should be a weatherman… job security for life no matter what you get wrong. You could probably predict 90 and snow and be ok.

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I should be a weatherman… job security for life no matter what you get wrong. You could probably predict 90 and snow and be ok.

You would be good. Seems some of them don't even hide that they are just repeating what The Weather Channel said. It may not be a stretch to say I hear Longstreet mention "according to the models .." during every forecast.

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Its clear to me our stations are moving toward "better looking" weather people. I dont think Kim was hired for her accuracy. Honestly if I'm gonna watch a weather segment that may or may not be right I might as well enjoy what I'm looking at.

[Mr.Transistor]

She's a pretty face and that's why she's on. I'll check my app if I want to see more precision. I'll keep the channel on to watch her.

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If a 3 or 4 degree departure from normal is "well above average," she must think temps 10+ degrees above average would cause humankind to melt.

NWS is calling for highs from upper 60s to 70 from Monday to Wednesday for much of Metro Detroit. Those are seasonable readings, if they materialize.

Seems Kim was right after all. About 10 above normal Wed, Thu and Fri.

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If a 3 or 4 degree departure from normal is "well above average," she must think temps 10+ degrees above average would cause humankind to melt.

NWS is calling for highs from upper 60s to 70 from Monday to Wednesday for much of Metro Detroit. Those are seasonable readings, if they materialize.

Seems Kim was right after all. About 10 above normal Wed, Thu and Fri.

Kim wasn’t referring to those days.

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If a 3 or 4 degree departure from normal is "well above average," she must think temps 10+ degrees above average would cause humankind to melt.

NWS is calling for highs from upper 60s to 70 from Monday to Wednesday for much of Metro Detroit. Those are seasonable readings, if they materialize.

Seems Kim was right after all. About 10 above normal Wed, Thu and Fri.

Kim wasn’t referring to those days.

MW said she was referring to next week... BTW it was 81 in Lansing on Sunday.

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If a 3 or 4 degree departure from normal is "well above average," she must think temps 10+ degrees above average would cause humankind to melt.

NWS is calling for highs from upper 60s to 70 from Monday to Wednesday for much of Metro Detroit. Those are seasonable readings, if they materialize.

Seems Kim was right after all. About 10 above normal Wed, Thu and Fri.

Kim wasn’t referring to those days.

MW said she was referring to next week... BTW it was 81 in Lansing on Sunday.

I know… I was out there.

[MWmetalhead]

If she was right about it being "much above normal" for this week, then her forecast graphic from Friday evening, which mostly showed highs from the upper 60s to low 70s, with maybe one or two days in the mid 70s, was wrong.

Upper 60s and low 70s do not qualify as "much above normal" for this time of year. Those are seasonable daytime highs.

Out of the past four days, Sunday was the only day that was significantly above average for the daytime high. The other three days were within a degree or two of average if not spot on. It does appear today through Friday will be several degrees warmer than what Kim forecasted on Friday evening's newscast.

[km1125]

If she was right about it being "much above normal" for this week, then her forecast graphic from Friday evening, which mostly showed highs from the upper 60s to low 70s, with maybe one or two days in the mid 70s, was wrong.

Upper 60s and low 70s do not qualify as "much above normal" for this time of year. Those are seasonable daytime highs.

Out of the past four days, Sunday was the only day that was significantly above average for the daytime high. The other three days were within a degree or two of average if not spot on. It does appear today through Friday will be several degrees warmer than what Kim forecasted on Friday evening's newscast.

This really hits the nail on the head when discussing if they are just regurgitating what they got from the "models" or what NWS says, vs what THEY think based on THEIR meteorological knowledge.

I frequently hear somebody like Longstreet put up a graphic, but then say something like "but I really think it's going to be warmer than that" or "there's probably not going to be as much precipitation as this shows".

Well, then, why don't you put up a graphic of what you REALLY think is going to happen??

[deadend]

I cannot stand Kim Adams. Classic sociopath. I celebrated when she left the first time and was pissed when they brought her back. She reminds me of the character from the movie “to die for”. Manipulative and vain, shallow and untrustworthy, self centered and cruel.

[Round Six]

I cannot stand Kim Adams. Classic sociopath. I celebrated when she left the first time and was pissed when they brought her back. She reminds me of the character from the movie “to die for”. Manipulative and vain, shallow and untrustworthy, self centered and cruel.

Holy crap.
She's just someone doing a weather forecast. You don't know her. She don't know you. Change channels. Weird..