Accuracy of various weather apps

2003silverado wrote:
I own a landscape service and this time of year we are doing snow removal. I watch the weather like a hawk...the nationals and the locals, and while no one is perfect, I like Accuweather.com the best. And there is an Accuweather app. Give it a shot.

Mike

Ditto for me too. I use accuweather pro and NOAA.GOV. I combined the both of them and get my own forecast.

I own a landscape service and this time of year we are doing snow removal. I watch the weather like a hawk...the nationals and the locals, and while no one is perfect, I like Accuweather.com the best. And there is an Accuweather app. Give it a shot.

Mike

While i'm at home, i use an app for a local tv station

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)

This will be interesting to see what results others have?

I like the Windfinder site for weather forecasts. It is marine/sailing related, but seems to offer more detailed information than most.

Click on the "link", select a "location", and then on "forecast".

Windfinder Link