The Forecast Isn’t Neutral: How Better Weather Planning Could Protect the Triad’s Most Vulnerable Residents

A summer storm can roll across the Triad in minutes. Heat can settle over Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point for days. A cold front can turn a difficult night into a dangerous one for people sleeping outside, waiting for a bus, working an outdoor shift, or living in a home where the air conditioning no longer keeps up.For many residents, checking the forecast is a small daily habit. For cities, shelters, schools, transit agencies, public works departments, newsrooms, and community groups,