Re: Hub, forecasters take it on chin

[Paul Anderson <paulranderson@charter.net>]

On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 03:01  PM, Laurence Glavin wrote:

> The forecasts from NECN are worse:  they may give a temperature range 
> that includes Hartford, VT and Hartford, CT, and correspondingly 
> varied snowfall totals.

To my delight, my cable system just added NECN.  Its weather coverage 
is not so Boston-oriented and provides information about more areas 
than just "inside 128" or "out in Worcester".

But after a detailed forecast, what's the point of having one high and 
one low temperature for each day?  My gosh, how can one temperature be 
accurate for Providence RI and Burlington VT at the same time?  
Bridgeport CT and Bangor ME?  I would think temperature maps with 
colored gradients would tell the story a lot better.

Paul