Most accurate weather site/app?
Most accurate weather site/app?
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UTH

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12,259 posts

207 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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I usually check the BBC and I think my app on my phone is the weather channel.

They often get it so wrong! There must be something out there that's vaguely accurate? Planning your day is tricky at the moment what with the cold temps then not knowing if it'll be sunny or not!

Big Pants

574 posts

170 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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Dark Sky is very reliable and uncannily accurate to the minute as to the likelihood of rain.

UTH

Original Poster:

12,259 posts

207 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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Big Pants said:
Dark Sky is very reliable and uncannily accurate to the minute as to the likelihood of rain.
Ahhh yes I think my colleague uses that. Will download.

RicksAlfas

14,519 posts

273 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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I find the MetOffice app is pretty accurate, and Rain Radar.
My wife insists on using the BBC and it's usually wrong!

Puggit

49,794 posts

277 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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There is really no answer to the right app. But the wrong app... it's the BBC. They dumped the MetOffice and went with a different supplier. They usually use a chart which is 12-24 hours older than some others (no one knows why). But when predicting live weather, being that far out can be VERY different.

Drogo

802 posts

246 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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Clear Outside


UTH

Original Poster:

12,259 posts

207 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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Drogo said:
Clear Outside
Is that an app or just your own personal weather update?

TwigtheWonderkid

49,040 posts

179 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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UTH said:
Drogo said:
Clear Outside
Is that an app or just your own personal weather update?
hehe

Antony Moxey

10,695 posts

248 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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Since the Met Office moved to Exeter they've consistently got the weather wrong for Exeter. Perhaps instead of billion pound Cray supercomputers, they might actually try just looking out the window...

jameswills

3,583 posts

72 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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I tend to find BBC quite accurate actually, XCweather has been decent in the past and I like the way they do mm of rain rather than percentage chance.

emperorburger

1,484 posts

95 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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Dark Sky by a country mile, nothing else comes close. Then Apple bought it and promptly killed it on Android furious

If you are on iOS, I would recommend it without hesitation and I believe the data is being integrated in to the native weather app.

motco

17,608 posts

275 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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Norwegian met office seems quite good.

UTH

Original Poster:

12,259 posts

207 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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emperorburger said:
Dark Sky by a country mile, nothing else comes close. Then Apple bought it and promptly killed it on Android furious

If you are on iOS, I would recommend it without hesitation and I believe the data is being integrated in to the native weather app.
Have bought it just now, and it looks like today may stay dry most of the day! Fingers crossed.

LordGrover

34,163 posts

241 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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For very accurate rain forecast in the vicinity for the next two to four hours AccuWeather is very good.
I also use Wunderground as my go-to for daily forecast.
For current conditions at home I have Netatmo.

dlks151

389 posts

77 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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XC Weather.

I've not found a more accurate weather service than them, I can almost set my watch by what they predict.

Spare tyre

12,557 posts

159 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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The only thing I use to look for rain is the rain radar in met office app

Replay last x hours and then watch the predicted x hours

Try and spot the general direction / trend

silverfoxcc

8,405 posts

174 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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Antony Moxey said:
Since the Met Office moved to Exeter they've consistently got the weather wrong for Exeter. Perhaps instead of billion pound Cray supercomputers, they might actually try just looking out the window...
No thing changed then? When they were in Bracknell if they said the south of England was sunny it was pissing down elsewhere. if rain was forecast it was sunny elsewhere. Brewery and parties spring to mind

UTH

Original Poster:

12,259 posts

207 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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UTH said:
emperorburger said:
Dark Sky by a country mile, nothing else comes close. Then Apple bought it and promptly killed it on Android furious

If you are on iOS, I would recommend it without hesitation and I believe the data is being integrated in to the native weather app.
Have bought it just now, and it looks like today may stay dry most of the day! Fingers crossed.
Having been into London for my client lunch, I have to confirm that Dark Sky wasn't too accurate on the rain forecast.

TheJimi

27,693 posts

272 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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motco said:
Norwegian met office seems quite good.
This yes

Been using yr.no for years - discovered through PH actually!

Easily the most accurate weather forecasts I've ever used.

LotusMartin

1,127 posts

181 months

Thursday 15th April 2021
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WeatherPro