MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - When you’re watching our newscasts you will see our WMBF First Alert Weather team forecasting a percent chance of rain. But what does that actually mean? We’re breaking down ...

For years, social media users have been lecturing one another about what percentages mean in weather forecasts. "Y'all know on the weather app the percentage isn't a "chance" of rain. It means it will ...

Forecasting the weather is by nature an imprecise science, and that’s why we use probability when determining the likelihood of rain, snow, or otherwise. “Probability of Precipitation” is what that ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a typical forecast, you often hear or see the words “probability of precipitation.” This value is given as a percentage. Although this value is frequently seen and used, ...

MACON, Ga. — Summer's official start is next Tuesday, June 21, and we expect a lot of rain over the next few months. Here at 13WMAZ we keep you up to date on the daily outlook, and to best prepare for ...

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - Have you ever wondered what the terms “isolated” or “scattered” actually mean, or how meteorologists come up with the percentages for the chance of rain? A lot of times ...

A percent chance of precipitation shows the probability there will be at least 0.01 inch of rain, snow or sleet at a given location. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Possibility theory and conditional probability offer complementary perspectives for modelling uncertainty, with each framework contributing distinct advantages. Possibility theory, rooted in fuzzy set ...

We describe and evaluate adaptive conditional bias–penalized cokriging (CBPCK) for improved multisensor precipitation estimation using rain gauge data and remotely sensed quantitative precipitation ...

A database on the rain rate collected with disdrometers at various sites located from the middle to tropical latitudes is used to analyze the variations of the parameters of the probability density ...

The National Weather Service predicts a high of 93 degrees in Houston today with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3-4 p.m. There will be isolated rain chances with a 20% chance of ...