+- Punaweb Forum (http://punaweb.org/forum)
+-- Forum: Punaweb Forums (http://punaweb.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=3)
+--- Forum: Punatalk (http://punaweb.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=10)
+--- Thread: Weather Apps (/showthread.php?tid=23488)
Weather Apps - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 12-05-2024
Google researchers published a paper today in Nature about their new AI weather forecasting model GenCast. It’s tested even more accurate than the ECMWF model, which had been considered the best.
https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/gencast-predicts-weather-and-the-risks-of-extreme-conditions-with-sota-accuracy/
Hawaii has always been problematic with forecasts due to mountains, microclimates, etc. I use the Apple Weather app, although many days it’s far from accurate. Temperature and wind speeds are not too far off, but rainfall - when, where, and how much are not to be counted on. Until Google GenCast gets an app (or if it gets an app) does anyone have a Hawaii forecast model they can rely on?
RE: Weather Apps - punikahakaiferret - 12-05-2024
Punaweather.org (Harry Durgin still reports for it even tho he moved far far away to NY), and windy.com seem to both be pretty good.
RE: Weather Apps - kalianna - 12-05-2024
Agreed. Also, Wunderground is pretty good at most things except rain amounts. When thereʻs heavy rain in the forecast I can usually multiply the amount they predict times four and come out with a pretty accurate total.
RE: Weather Apps - punikahakaiferret - 12-05-2024
My significant ferret (not otter) added they also use Weather Underground (Wunderground) and Weather.com as well as the aforementioned 2 and averages out all the info. Kinda a weather geek; they. ;-p
RE: Weather Apps - kalianna - 12-05-2024
Me too. For those who arenʻt weather geeks, enjoy this gorgeous weather while it lasts and batten down the hatches for next week.
RE: Weather Apps - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 12-05-2024
enjoy this gorgeous weather
Good advice kalianna!
Check out the moon and Venus tonight in the west.
At 7:14 PM the International Space Station will rise in the northwest, pass brightly low in the southern sky, slightly above the moon and Venus around 7:19 PM.
RE: Weather Apps - kalianna - 12-05-2024
Tomorrow night. Iʻm a sky-watching geek too. :-)
RE: Weather Apps - Obie - 12-05-2024
Try Ambient Weather, it uses private local weather stations and provides an accurate local forecast.
https://ambientweather.com/ambient-weather-network?srsltid=AfmBOopxrcYQR3eB8bUVJ0wLh4_LVQh9r7JKRlFNQ2tyCIWS-K05DS8X
RE: Weather Apps - punikahakaiferret - 12-05-2024
Thanks HOTPE, for the skywatching tips for tonight, and thanks, Obie, for the Ambient Weather link...another feather in the weather-cap. :-)
RE: Weather Apps - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 12-05-2024
For Thursday 12/5 the moon and Venus will still be near each other, but not as close as last night.
The space station will rise in the NW around 6:27 PM traveling to the SE. The sky won’t be dark, but the ISS will be a bright -3.7 magnitude, so should be visible.