the forecast was right after all
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14760)
San Jose, California
March 12, 2018 8:42pm CST
On the left is what the skies looked like earlier today when they were predicting a 70% chance of rain. I thought that was absolute bonkers, as it was clear and sunny and in the mid-70s.
On the right, that's what the skies looked like this afternoon. The wind had picked up and darker clouds were rolling in. By about 3:30, it was sprinkling. Not too hard, but certainly rain.
I felt rather silly after it started raining because I was positive it was going to be sunny all day. Good thing I'm not a weather forecaster, or I'd be out of a job.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Mar 18
don't worry, a weather forecaster cannot give an accurate weather condition.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
16 Mar 18
@ridingbet It's still raining. I'm worried that we won't be able to go to the park for my son's little party on Saturday.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
14 Mar 18
It was certainly more accurate than my prediction. 
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
13 Mar 18
@spiderdust I am sure that in 2 months I will complain because it is too hot. I would not complain if the temperature would be temperate during all the year round, not too hot, not too cold.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
Too true! I should remember that.
I shouldn't complain about rain, because I know in 2-3 months I'll be complaining about how hot and dry it is outside. I hope our decade long drought is finally ending.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
@LadyDuck When it gets hot here, it gets HOT. It was 117°F at least one day last summer.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Mar 18
That happened here yesterday. It was sunny and beautiful then started raining out of nowhere!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
Weather is crazy this season!
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Mar 18
@spiderdust It definitely is. This morning was quite chilly again, but in a couple days we will be in the 80's!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
@LovingMyBabies I've been told that the rain is supposed to last all week. I hope it's dry on Saturday, we were going to have my son's little birthday party at a park, but I'll have to figure something else out if it's going to be wet.
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@just4him (317277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Mar 18
@spiderdust I didn't see that movie.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
@just4him It's from the early 1990s, I think. It was a funny romantic comedy.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
I keep thinking of that movie "LA Story" where Steve Martin's character lost his job as a TV meteorologist because he announced there would be beautiful weather and then there was a rare downpour.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Apr 18
What sucks is when it's really nice when you leave the house so you leave without a jacket and get caught out in it.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Apr 18
@spiderdust - It happens to me more times than I care to admit.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
12 Apr 18
That's happened to me a couple of times this year.
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@thislittlepennyearns (62946)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
13 Mar 18
Ha. Thats how it happens here too.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
It's dark and wet today too. Quite the opposite of yesterday morning! I don't think we'll be taking any walks or playing outside today.
Ack, I just remembered that we left the bubble machine outside yesterday, which means it got drenched overnight. I hope it still works! 
@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
@thislittlepennyearns Was it an outdoor use extension cord? Those are usually insulated against the water.
@thislittlepennyearns (62946)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
13 Mar 18
@spiderdust fingers crossed it still works when you bring it in. we left the extension cord out over the weekend when it rained. I'm not sure if it works still.
its sunny and bright here today, the wind has picked up a little bit more than it was earlier, but its not bad.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
Like @LadyDuck mentioned above, when they predict rain, it usually rains, but sometimes they make mistakes about nice weather.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16792)
• China
13 Mar 18
That is where a weather forecaster has you.Sometimes there is no knowing what the weather will do.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16792)
• China
14 Mar 18
@spiderdust In addition,there are satellites that provide meteorological data to them.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
They can interpret the signs better than I can!
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@JESSY3236 (20039)
• United States
13 Mar 18
lol It rained here too yesterday. Supposedly we had sleet too. Today it is supposed to be sunny.
@JESSY3236 (20039)
• United States
16 Mar 18
@spiderdust I live in North Carolina. I live west of Charlotte, NC. The next day we had a little bit of snow.
@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
16 Mar 18
@JESSY3236 Wait... I used to live west of Charlotte too. In Cleveland County!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
Sleet! My goodness. Which region of the country do you live in?
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
13 Mar 18
Least it was sprinkling and not downpouring!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
13 Mar 18
The downpouring came later!
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