The reality is that modern-day weather forecasts are pretty accurate so I decided to explore reasons people think they are bad. National Weather Service Director Dr. Louis Uccellini told the Capital Weather Gang,Our core partners base their decisions on a worse-case scenario because they can’t be wrong. With weather forecasts, people can feel either under or over-prepared, and both of those cases are more likely to make them take note than days when the weather is inconsequential. The tendency that Meka mentions still doesn't mean weather forecasts are bad. A study by Naomi and Richard Robbins also concluded that weather forecasts in the 0 to 9 day range are quite accurate.

Source: Forbes March 21, 2017 23:15 UTC