Believe it or not, there is actually a mathematical formula for calculating a rain chance percentage.

The chance of rain seems to be a point of confusion in the forecast, especially in the summer time. Let's break down what it ...

Ever see those precipitation percentages in the weather forecast and wonder how meteorologists decided on that number?

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a typical forecast, you often hear or see the words “probability of precipitation.” This value is given as a percentage. Although this value is frequently seen and used, ...

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - Have you ever wondered what the terms “isolated” or “scattered” actually mean, or how meteorologists come up with the percentages for the chance of rain? A lot of times ...

For years, social media users have been lecturing one another about what percentages mean in weather forecasts. "Y'all know on the weather app the percentage isn't a "chance" of rain. It means it will ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - When you’re watching our newscasts you will see our WMBF First Alert Weather team forecasting a percent chance of rain. But what does that actually mean? We’re breaking down ...

Forecasting the weather is by nature an imprecise science, and that’s why we use probability when determining the likelihood of rain, snow, or otherwise. “Probability of Precipitation” is what that ...

An artificial-intelligence method called deep learning has been used to detect signals of human-induced climate change in daily precipitation data. The results indicate that global warming has ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Probability of precipitation (PoPs) is one of the most common elements of a forecast you see on websites and weather apps, including our own StormTracker6 weather app and WLNS ...