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Your phone's built-in weather app is often unreliable.
The biggest problem isn't data, but how the app interprets it.
Instead, follow a reliable local meteorologist.
If you've ever glanced at your phone's weather app to check the day's forecast or to help plan for an upcoming storm, you've probably run across a scenario where you see an outrageous forecast. It happened to me earlier this week when I noticed my app was predicting more than 13 inches of snow for the Charlotte, NC area. Not only would that be a historic storm, but it would also be fairly apocalyptic for an area where even an inch of snow is a rarity.
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In the days leading up to the storm, the app mellowed out with its totals, but it's still predicting snowfall when the entire state is gearing up for ice.
So what gives? Why are weather apps so wrong?
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