Due to the chaotic nature of the atmosphere, weather forecasts, even with ever improving numerical weather prediction models, eventually lose all skill. Meteorologists have a strong desire to better ...

Last month's forecast was off by 10%—is this a "bad forecast"?Can we say it's a bad forecast just because it was "off by 10%" ...

The report said its new forecasting method meant better accuracy and understanding of the cost to the electricity system. Image: CrossBoundary Energy. The average cost of forecasting errors in the US ...

Root mean square error (rms, or its square, the variance distance) is often used to measure differences between simulated and observed fields. In this case ...