The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for December 04, 2021

TV is on “Fun Forecast Channel”

I’d say the partly part is less than 50%.

The difference is between maybe and maybe not.

“Partly sunny” means that the sun will be partially visible, while “partly cloudy” means that the clouds will be partially visible!!

/SHMIRK/

There is a difference, you can’t say it is partly sunny during the night.

But what I find more interesting is that in a place like Wisconsin partly cloudy is if you can see the sun at all. But in a place lick California partly cloudy is if you can see any clouds.

In a similar vein, you might hear the weatherman (woman) say There is a 60% chance of rain in the morning, followed by a 70% chance of rain in the afternoon, but you will never, ever hear them say there is a 65% chance of rain at noon!

The only weatherman I trust is Al Sleet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKLrRrDPME

No!

A few more clouds, more or less, in the afternoon.

No, but if you find out let me know.

Partly.

If you’re an optimist, it’s partly sunny. If you are a pessimist, partly cloudy. Same principle with the half filled/empty glass. (More or less… :^) )

obviously, it’s mostly clouds with a bit of sun forecast for the a.m. and a few clouds in otherwise sunny skies in the p.m. it’s perfectly clear (so to speak)…

The optimist weatherman says it’s “partly sunny”. The pessimist weatherman says it’s “partly cloudy”.

it’s calculated by the percentage of clear sky, it’s under FAA flight rules

cup half full or half empty kind of deal… I don’t know.

Partly sunny means more sun than clouds. Partly cloudy means more clouds than sun.

its like being partly dead, or just partly pregnant.

The really big difference is about ONE MILLION DOLLARS a year in salary bwt Brutus and a weather person. Sheez. "Partly sunny” refers to cloud coverage between six and nine tenths; and “cloudy” to a complete or nearly complete overcast. “Partly cloudy” refers to cloud coverage from two through five tenths.

Yup.. when the sun is behind a cloud.. it’s partially sunny (sunny, but not where you are) and when the sun is shining between clouds.. it’s partially cloudy… (again cloudy, but at the moment not where you are)

Brutus: That usually means the weather guy can’t make up his mind.

The questions are going to only get more difficult Brutus. Better be prepared for “the talk.”

SPELLING.

Prepare for a very minor change after lunch. Maybe.

Partly cloudy is for the glass is half empty people. Partly sunny is for the glass is half full people.

Official weather reports, at least in aviation, don’t use those terms.  They use CLR (sky clear),SCT (scattered clouds, less than 50% of the sky obscured by clouds), BKN (broken clouds covering 50 to 90%of the sky) and OVC (overcast with clouds covering pretty much all of the sky).  So my guess is “partly cloudy” (sometimes called mostly sunny) would be SCT and “partly sunny/mostly cloudy” would be BKN.  It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been involved with those reports but I can’t imagine they’ve changed much.

How about breezy instead of windy!

Yep

Brutus, just tell him you can explain the difference but it would be too technical for him to understand. Since he’s not to bright, Wilberforce will likely buy into that lie for the time being.

Good question by Wilberforce.

Meteorologists can give a “partly” effort and get away with it.

Doesn’t matter. It will rain & the weather guy will miss it.