Why do most online weather forecasts only state the chance of rain as a percantage, without stating the expected rainfall in millimetres? If there’s a 90% chance of rain, it matters a lot whether it will be 0.5 or 5mm

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Why do most online weather forecasts only state the chance of rain as a percantage, without stating the expected rainfall in millimetres? If there’s a 90% chance of rain, it matters a lot whether it will be 0.5 or 5mm

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I’d bet your weather agency probably does have amount of likely perception but you have to go look it up.