Everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it.
When it comes to Fort Wayne TV weather, they talk a lot about it.
Why can’t a weather forecast just be a weather forecast? In
the past, the weather was a presentation of the current conditions along with a
mention of how national weather trends are impacting our area, then a presentation of the forecast conditions, low and high temperature for the
next day or two. Now, a typical weather segment includes up to a 60-second interactive exchange with the anchors
(we used to call this “happy talk”) after which the credentialed meteorologist
will explain in meteorological terminology why the forecast for the past 24
hours missed their prediction. This will involve a graphically intense map of
the US complete with icons showing highs and lows, warm fronts, cold fronts and
an occasional occluded front (which will
be explained to viewers as if they are 4th graders). Next on the
agenda will be the current forecast and a 7-10 day extended forecast. The
extended forecast is a hoax, because most any non-TV meteorologist, including those
at the National Weather Service, have
repeatedly held that weather cannot be reliably
forecast beyond the next 48 hours. To wrap up the weather segment, we are once
again treated to interactive happy talk with the anchor or anchor team. In the
case of WPTA ABC21, this exchange usually includes the female anchor complaining about Fort Wayne’s cold and snowy
conditions. The Maven wonders if she pulled
that stunt when she worked in South Bend?
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