Originally Posted by Jamie

Selkie your new (old) method will only confirm what we already know, the long range forecast for a summer day is "warm but overcast with possible showers". A winter day forecast is "cold and overcast with periods of rain"

The short term forecast is looking out of the window and confirming the long range forecast (see above) was correct

Originally Posted by Amy-Hols

It's been raining all day... no thunder yet