How accurate is the weather forecast where you live really?

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Accurate

Not accurate at all

Somewhat

[Sunrising]

The weather forecast is usually right where I live.

I'm a cyclist so I want to know if I need to wear my waterproofs that day.

I only wear overshoes that protect my shoes from getting wet, but they need to be put on before I leave home. My cape only takes a minute to put on, and I can wait until it starts to rain before I need to take my cape off my cycle rack.

The majority of the time the weather forecast even from the previous week gives a good indication of the weather on the day of my ride.

My barometer also usually gives a good indication of the weather on the day, but on Sunday my barometer was wrong, and the dry forecast was wet all day after breakfast until late in the afternoon.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

It’s usually accurate, but a lot of folks tend to misread it. When they see something like 60% chance of rain, they think that means there’s a 60% chance rain will happen at all. What it actually means is that for 60% of the area, there’s a 100% chance of rain.

[purplepoppy]

Not very accurate. It always seems to over state the amount of rain and wind direction can be hit and miss

[Unycorn]

It is more what you use...

Wetter com is better than Wetter de and Apples app did not work good at all.

[RandomGirl42]

Oh, if I go outside it's always accurate! 😊

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Lol classic

[NathanDavis]

it's not meant to be accurate... just a prediction

[NathanDavis]

also... I'm in a quite particular region, with a "micro-climate" and also of transition

so many times... it is between 40 and 60% chance, which is not accurate at all

[AngryCarl3]

Which one?

[Shrimpenjoyer]

All of them, calculate on average

[AngryCarl3]

I only use Accuweather, which is accurate. There's a clue in the name.