Yes, weather prediction is radically better than 35 years ago, which is about as far back as I can remember.

In April, I was sitting in a restaurant on San Antonio's Riverwalk and the TV on the wall said a huge thunderstorm would strike downtown San Antonio at 9:59. I looked at my watch: 9:57. Uh-oh ...

They were right within 30 seconds and I was utterly drenched getting back to the parking lot.