Accuracy of various weather apps
Has anyone found one weather app to be more accurate than others? Right now I'm watching weather.com and weatherbug on my phone, and they definitely don't have the same forecasts. It's hard to say...
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There are about several (six?) common weather models in use by various firms/agencies/etc world wide today. I know that the Weather Channel and NOAA use a different model.
Each and every one gives (at least) slightly different results then the others. All of them are reasonably accurate in the short term, up to say 36 hours. The model with a great "long range" reputation right now is the one done by the EU(Europe) weather people. It nailed the predictions of Sandy days before any model used by firms in the US did.
I am unaware of any North American weather firm/agency that uses the European model.
Personally the model I have found to be the best for me is the one NOAA uses, this is because they give the forecast for where you are, not the nearest reporting station. Locally the Weather Channel can predict highs (at the airport) that are as much as 10 degrees warmer, or colder, depending on what is happening (the airport is miles inland, I'm looking at seawater).
Given that, have you tried NOAA-Weather Free (for Android)
Each and every one gives (at least) slightly different results then the others. All of them are reasonably accurate in the short term, up to say 36 hours. The model with a great "long range" reputation right now is the one done by the EU(Europe) weather people. It nailed the predictions of Sandy days before any model used by firms in the US did.
I am unaware of any North American weather firm/agency that uses the European model.
Personally the model I have found to be the best for me is the one NOAA uses, this is because they give the forecast for where you are, not the nearest reporting station. Locally the Weather Channel can predict highs (at the airport) that are as much as 10 degrees warmer, or colder, depending on what is happening (the airport is miles inland, I'm looking at seawater).
Given that, have you tried NOAA-Weather Free (for Android)
