What do percentages on weather forecast apps mean?

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What do percentages on weather forecast apps mean?

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It is the percentage of times in the past that current weather conditions have led to the forecast weather. What causes any specific type of weather is incredibly complex to the point where forecasters can’t perfectly predict it. So the best they can do is look at historical weather data, and when similar conditions were present in the past, X% of the time it resulted in the forecasted weather.

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