Because it could affect us in many ways because if we didnt know we would have been in the freezing ocean in a blizzard and we didnt know that there was a nor easter
Why Is Weather Forecasting Important?
For people like pilots and farmers hazardous weather is bad. Also road maintenance is an issue so there are no blockages.Not knowing what the weather will be like, e.g people will not go to the beach on rainy days or spend money on ice cream or beach stores