Plaincast
What the forecast actually says — NWS Area Forecast Discussions, decoded into plain English.
Plaincast decodes the National Weather Service's Area Forecast Discussion — the real forecast, written 3 to 4 times a day by the meteorologist on shift — into plain English. The discussion is where a forecaster explains their reasoning: which models disagree, what they are watching, and how confident they are. Below is the current edition for Eureka, with its shorthand expanded. The full experience — an AI plain-English summary beside the annotated original — loads with JavaScript, and every one of the 68 forecast offices has its own edition.
Moderate to heavy rain and strong gusty south winds across much of the area throughout Friday.
Very large surf Saturday with breaking waves over 25 feet is possible. This will increase beach erosion and possibly bring some coastal flooding.
Additional rain and wind possible over the weekend and into early next week.
A strong cold front passage will create gusty winds with moderate to heavy rain starting early Friday morning. Rain showers and thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon. A brief break in the rain expected Saturday before another system with more rain and winds arrives Saturday night and Sunday morning.
This is the plain-text edition, decoded without AI so it loads anywhere. Read the whole Eureka discussion at /o/EKA/, see what changed since the last one, or open The National Desk for where the weather is today.
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