So, what does the plus in LGBTQIA+ refer to? With a plethora of acronyms and multiple meanings behind that little plus sign, it can be difficult to know what it all means.

Dear Tom, What does a forecast of a 60 percent chance (or any other number) of precipitation mean? — Noah Whittmar, Bolingbrook Dear Noah, Probabilities enable weather forecasters to convey c… ...

A 50 percent chance of rain means there is a 50 percent chance for any one spot in the forecast area to get wet during the forecast period. So what's the forecast area and forecast period?

What does a percent positive not tell you? When the percent positive rate in your area is 58%, that does not mean that 58% of the population has Covid-19.

Several Colorado areas under burn restrictions — what does it mean? For most of the week, all the fires were 0% contained, even when there was no significant growth.

Thankfully, we've gathered all the information here so we can finally put this easily-solvable mystery to bed and reveal that the percentage in weather forecasts doesn't mean what you think it does.

In a given 12-hour period, a 30 percent chance of rain can mean (1) All of the area will get rain if it rains, but the forecaster has only a 30 percent confidence that rain will indeed arrive.

For years, social media users have been lecturing one another about what percentages mean in weather forecasts. "Y'all know on the weather app the percentage isn't a "chance" of rain.

When we say there's a "30% chance of rain," what does it really mean? When we give a percent chance of rain, we as meteorologists know that it will rain at some point that day.

What does the percentage mean? Generally, the higher the percentage, the more bitter the chocolate and often, the more intense the flavor.

Once you have your body fat percentage, you can determine what that means for your overall health and fitness level. According to the ACE Body Fat Percentage Chart, your body fat percentages are: ...