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I'm sure everyone has at least one weather app on their mobile. What I don't understand is how they can all have different forecasts!
I wanted to check the forecast for 2pm to see if I needed a brolly, and got these results:
Surely there are only so many weather satellites and supercomputers doing the forecasting so how can they be so different? Most importantly, which one is right?!!
I wanted to check the forecast for 2pm to see if I needed a brolly, and got these results:
Surely there are only so many weather satellites and supercomputers doing the forecasting so how can they be so different? Most importantly, which one is right?!!
I used to love the F Weather app but not sure you can get it anymore.
It basically tells you the weather with curse words.
E.g. Make sure you take your brolly it's f
king pissing it down.
I kind of became the work weatherman and had to provide a daily update to people in the office as everyone thought it was hilarious.
It was pretty accurate too.
It basically tells you the weather with curse words.
E.g. Make sure you take your brolly it's f
king pissing it down.I kind of became the work weatherman and had to provide a daily update to people in the office as everyone thought it was hilarious.
It was pretty accurate too.
Recently discoverd Windy.com
https://www.windy.com/?52.389,1.714,5
The forcasts aren't particularly accurate but the amout of information you can get from it is incredable. (for free)
https://www.windy.com/?52.389,1.714,5
The forcasts aren't particularly accurate but the amout of information you can get from it is incredable. (for free)
Yep, they all use the same raw data but might have different forecast models. Some use the same forecast models but display the data differently (i.e. the map looks different) although still the same forecast.
If all you're interested in is rain then look at any radar forecast on the map (and not the hourly symbols) as they'll all be pretty much the same and pretty accurate (up to 8 hours ahead).
Can't go wrong with met office though.
If all you're interested in is rain then look at any radar forecast on the map (and not the hourly symbols) as they'll all be pretty much the same and pretty accurate (up to 8 hours ahead).
Can't go wrong with met office though.
xx99xx said:
Yep, they all use the same raw data but might have different forecast models. Some use the same forecast models but display the data differently (i.e. the map looks different) although still the same forecast.
If all you're interested in is rain then look at any radar forecast on the map (and not the hourly symbols) as they'll all be pretty much the same and pretty accurate (up to 8 hours ahead).
Can't go wrong with met office though.
Mystic Met no thanks If all you're interested in is rain then look at any radar forecast on the map (and not the hourly symbols) as they'll all be pretty much the same and pretty accurate (up to 8 hours ahead).
Can't go wrong with met office though.
Even the Biased Broadcasting Corp ditched them!
I have this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....
You can select from 3 weather data providers.
Or, just look out of the window for a more accurate forecast !
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....
You can select from 3 weather data providers.
Or, just look out of the window for a more accurate forecast !
spitfire-ian said:
dickymint said:
Accuweather for me especially for local weather "rain starting/stopping in x minutes" is pretty accurate. Their 'live' radar is excellent too.
AccuWeather is my go to app too. It’s normally pretty accurate. I use Meteo-blue, it shows you probability and real time radar and satellite. Looking at those shows why a small shower can be forecast but actually realises as a very near miss.
The notion of an accurate 14-day forecast is laughable. Probably not much more than the average temperature / sun / cloud / rainfall for that day over the last 5-years.
rdjohn said:
The notion of an accurate 14-day forecast is laughable. Probably not much more than the average temperature / sun / cloud / rainfall for that day over the last 5-years.
Agree. Anything over 48 hours is guessing. If anyone reading this is a hiker/hill climber, the Mountain Forecast site is very good. https://www.mountain-forecast.com/
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