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Wet Mountain Tribune

Tribune Daily Update Wednesday, July 20

(Get a head start on all the local news with e-edition to the Tribune! ee.wetmountaintribune.com) Well, it is going to rain today according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). I was asked the other day why I use the noaa.gov website instead of other weather websites. First, they have the coolest looking charts that makes me feel like a knowledgeable meteorologist! But kidding aside, NOAA is the organization that collects all of the raw data and models in the first place. All the other weather websites use the data from NOAA in their products, but each one of these has bias to sell to customers. In my experience, NOAA is the best at short-term predictions and does not have customers it needs to…