Most people probably assume a meteorologist would not take a vacation if the weather is bad.  But the forecasts often turn out wrong and beyond a week are of little value.  Recently I took a 10 day vacation from driving from Connecticut to Virginia, and North Carolina.  We left in brilliant sunshine, but the weather forecast indicated a cloud bank was visible to the south.  By the time we got to the New York City area on Wednesday, it was completely overcast.  Showers started in the evening id Columbia MD.  The next morning, heavy rain occurred on the drive to Williamsburg.  There were severe thundershowers at night,  Rain would occasionally occur for the next day and a half.  It was completely cloudy as we drove to Raleigh NC.  The sun appeared on Sunday afternoon finally as we stopped in Greensboro and then in Asheville.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, it was partly cloudy for our visit to Mt Pisgah and to Brevard.  The return on Thursday and Friday started with a few snow flakes and was punctuated with heavy showers that cut down the visibility for thew next two days.