'Dan the Weather Man' keeps a weather eye open for morning briefings at the airfield. Hindsight is a harsh critic of weather forecasters. And forecasting conditions for the Ōmārama basin and high country is more fraught than most. While our own 'Dan the Weather Man' feels confident enough to predict weather changes in a day, he says he does not try to look past tomorrow. “A week ahead you could say there would be a rainy day but that might be either Friday or Saturday,” he said. Glider pilot and software developer Dan McCormack has been reading Ōmārama skies since he first came flying here about 10 years ago. He regularly forecasts flying conditions throughout the gliding season at the 10am safety briefings for pilots. “Weather in Ōmārama, while not unpredictable is localised,” he said. “It’s why glider pilots come to Ōmārama because it is ... >>> continue reading <<<