Why Is America's Weather Model Falling Short of Europe's?
A GFS model forecast NOAA When comparing the United States's weather models with Europe's, the U.S. tends to come up short. Take Hurricane Joaquin. The U.S. models initially predicted the storm was headed for various locations along the East Coast, while the European model predicted a sharp turn eastward. And as we roll into the weekend, it looks as though the Europeans were right. It's not the first time. If you google "European vs American weather model" you'll see what I mean. Back in 2013, a lack of snow when there was supposed to be a big storm led National Geographic to ask "Why Are Europeans Better at Predicting Weather?" And a 2015 non-blizzard had The New York Times explaining "Blizzard Questions, Including Why a European Weather Model (Usually) Excels at U.S. Forecasts.." And...