model riding
The addictive practice of extreme weather geeks. They peruse the long-range models looking for signs of anything exciting: snow, extreme cold, extreme heat, windstorms, flooding, etc. The trouble is that the long range tends to fluctuate around a lot, so that it's not reliable forecasting.
Dude, all this model riding is making me dizzy. Let's just focus on the next 7 days because that's more clear!