<![CDATA[Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature?]]>Hi there

IIRC, it was possible to compare models against an station observed weather at any point in time available in the timeline. Now, i can only see the station report and model data doesn't show. Am i missing something?

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]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/14388/did-something-change-with-the-observation-vs-forecast-featureRSS for NodeWed, 15 Apr 2026 01:15:47 GMTThu, 19 Nov 2020 13:55:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:58:00 GMT]]>I´ve been checking the feature and i´m happy it´s fixed. Nice effort. Thank you guys.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/69383https://community.windy.com/post/69383Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:58:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:59:56 GMT]]>@ivo Thank you very much, Ivo!

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/63822https://community.windy.com/post/63822Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:59:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:55:07 GMT]]>@fviero we are working hard on it

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/63820https://community.windy.com/post/63820Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:55:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:53:23 GMT]]>Hey guys...just touching base. It appears the feature is still not working ATM :/

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/63819https://community.windy.com/post/63819Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:53:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:28:19 GMT]]>

@jmh2002
Hi, you have just been mistaken by the title of the topic with is not clear :)

Yes that's right.

@idefix37 I didn't know of other types of "compare" features that's why i wasn't more specific. Anyway, if possible, change the topic's title to something less misleading. I can't do that anymore. Thx.

Done :)

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62941https://community.windy.com/post/62941Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:28:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:50:57 GMT]]>Oh! Sure! Yeah...sorry...i know about that "compare" option there below. Sorry for overlooking that. Anyway, i think most people got what the problem is by relating my description with the screenshot i sent along.

Thanks for the clarification! :)

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62890https://community.windy.com/post/62890Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:50:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:07:38 GMT]]>@fviero
What you show in your first post is often called Observation vs forecast and allow to compare reported wind or temperature with the same parameters forecast by models.
The other Compare feature allow to compare predictions by all models. You find it in last line of Meteogram.

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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62880https://community.windy.com/post/62880Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:07:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:34:50 GMT]]>@idefix37 I didn't know of other types of "compare" features that's why i wasn't more specific. Anyway, if possible, change the topic's title to something less misleading. I can't do that anymore. Thx.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62876https://community.windy.com/post/62876Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:34:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:32:24 GMT]]>@jmh2002
Hi, you have just been mistaken by the title of the topic with is not clear :)

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62830https://community.windy.com/post/62830Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:32:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:22:56 GMT]]>@Yves70

You are right. I have edited my post. In fact we are talking about the "How To Use The "Observation vs Forecast" Feature" (which I also wrote about in the FAQ, hence my mistake).

Thanks for picking up my error :)

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62827https://community.windy.com/post/62827Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:22:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:17:17 GMT]]>@jmh2002
Discussion is not exactly on the compare tool that you described in details in your past post but the comparison between observations given by weather stations close to a specific location and what the different models gave as forecast for this location. By using this tool, you can indeed select the best model for this specific location. This is a tool which use past and current data, observations, compared to past and current data from the models

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62825https://community.windy.com/post/62825Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:17:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:19:38 GMT]]>@idefix37 said in Did something change with the "compare" feature?:

@ivo
I use it regularly too.
In addition, now the Observation vs forecast feature shows just few hours of past forecast. When previously, the past forecast was shown over 2 or 3 days. Frankly 2 or 3 hours are not enough to choose the best model for a location.

Agreed. I use it too, as well as suggest it to Windy users here, and I even wrote a post in the FAQ about it last year:

How To Use The "Observation vs Forecast" Feature:
https://community.windy.com/topic/9425/how-to-use-the-observation-vs-forecast-feature

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62751https://community.windy.com/post/62751Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:19:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:35:55 GMT]]>It will be back

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62739https://community.windy.com/post/62739Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:35:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:29:26 GMT]]>@ivo
I use it regularly too.
In addition, now the Observation vs forecast feature shows just few hours of past forecast. When previously, the past forecast was shown over 2 or 3 days. Frankly 2 or 3 hours are not enough to choose the best model for a location.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62734https://community.windy.com/post/62734Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:29:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:41:43 GMT]]>I ask @tz about the status

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62727https://community.windy.com/post/62727Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:41:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:45:47 GMT]]>Hello !

I also use it, this function is very useful to find the best model for our location.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62719https://community.windy.com/post/62719Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:45:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature? on Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:41:17 GMT]]>Yes we had technical issues to keep archive, and seemed that nobody (except of me) used it.

Evidentlly you have used it.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/62716https://community.windy.com/post/62716Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:41:17 GMT