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Old January 23rd 08, 08:25 PM posted to sci.geo.meteorology
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:33:51 -0800 (PST),
Terry Terry , in
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+ The TV news says it is going to be 19 in Georgia Friday morning.
+ Yahoo says it is going to be 19 Thursday.
+
+ I get the feeling the TV news talking about Friday morning and Yahoo
+ is showing the same information is Thursday night.


Here's Yahoo's Atlanta forecast:

http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USGA0028.html

If you'll scroll down, there's a "Detailed Local Forecast", which
reads ("Tonight" being Wednesday 21 January):

Tonight: Cloudy. Low 36F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow: Partly to mostly cloudy. High near 40F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph.
Tomorrow night: Clear. Cold. Low 21F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: A mainly sunny sky. High 42F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Few showers. Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 30s.

Sunday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the
upper 30s.

So, yes, I believe that you're right. It's a sort of 6 in one hand,
half a dozen in the other whether you say "Friday morning temperature"
or "the Thursday overnight temperature".

But saying "Friday AM temperature" eliminates the possible confusion,
and I would see that as being a better way of wording things.

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