"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...

Another "soft" rule I have is to not fly long distances when the weather turns
out different from yesterday's forecast. If it was supposed to be lousy weather
and turns out to be CAVU, I stay close to home. The weather people obviously
don't have clue today.

George,

I would say the "devil is in the details" here.

ie, if it was supposed to be lousy wx but is CAVU, why? Is there
a frontal system approaching which has slowed down, leaving its
bad wx parked somewhere else? Or is there a frontal system which
blew through faster than forecast leaving everything clear and
blue for miles in its wake?

I guess I don't see the point of staying home categorically if
the wx is different than forecast. The question is "why"?

Cheers,
Sydney