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Lagoon 01-27-2020 10:39 AM

Most Accurate Weather App (iPhone)?
 
From your experience, do you have a favorite weather app that has been the most accurate in terms of forecasts related to precipitation (Snow, rain, ice, etc.)?

Thanks!

CaptainYoda 01-27-2020 02:15 PM

Any app that uses TAF data.

Avia Weather here.

captive apple 01-27-2020 02:47 PM

Everyone gets the same information from the government.

captjns 01-27-2020 03:22 PM


Originally Posted by Lagoon (Post 2965372)
From your experience, do you have a favorite weather app that has been the most accurate in terms of forecasts related to precipitation (Snow, rain, ice, etc.)?

Thanks!

ADDS........................

Lagoon 01-27-2020 04:12 PM

Thanks for all the information.

Any apps that forecast 7 days ahead?

ESQ702 01-27-2020 05:32 PM


Originally Posted by Lagoon (Post 2965597)
Thanks for all the information.

Any apps that forecast 7 days ahead?


Google: “[City Name] Weather” for that far out

usmc-sgt 01-28-2020 01:23 AM

Accuweather seems to be my go to. Other than that I always check “AeroWeather” for the taf to get a good idea of today and tomorrow.

As a bonus- look into “windy” “turbulence” and “MyRadar”.

Ihateusernames 01-28-2020 01:32 AM

I love Dark Sky. Pretty accurate for local stuff when it will rain etc. down to the min and for how long.


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pokey9554 01-28-2020 02:09 AM

I prefer to ask a passenger to call their uncle at the destination and ask him what the weather is like.

Lagoon 01-28-2020 07:07 AM

Windy is great, it’s got a lot of great information. I’ll be testing it out to see how it fares since there are 4 different forecast models included.

MyRadar is also good. I think they’re gearing up to improve the UI so that should make things better.

AeroWeather looks like a good app. Any issues with it? I’m always a bit leery when I see less than say 1K downloads

Surprisingly, even though I like the design and interface, Dark Sky has given me abysmal results in my local area. A day before 2 inches of snow on the ground it claims there will be no precipitation. Then while it’s snowing it suddenly shows that it’s snowing.

Accuweather can be finicky like that too, although it’s a lot more accurate than Dark Sky. For example, if Accuweather sees precipitation on radar it will claim that it’s going to snow while disregarding temperatures and dew points. And sure enough, it doesn’t snow. So there seems to be a disconnect.


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