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Gary Woods wrote:

It is possible to predict whether an area
will get rain or sun, but not whether a location will, nor very often
how much.

The one that always amuses me is the generic summer forecast: "Hazy, hot,
humid, scattered thunderstorms." Nobody can predict just where, but when
there's enough energy and moisture, you can be pretty sure things will
happen. On those days, I take an occasional look at the radar images to
see where things are popping up.

The UK equivalent is "cloudy, generally unsettled, with some sunshine
and scattered showers, some of which may be heavy and prolonged".

And yes, everybody wants the simple capsule form.
Anybody else remember a short story "irtnog," I think. All the day's news
was condensed into one word, so people could keep up to date without mental
effort.

No - thanks for pointing it out. I have seen similar ones, but not
that one.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.