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    Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature?

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    • NyxtormN
      Nyxtorm | Premium
      last edited by

      Hello !

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

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      • ivoI
        ivo Administrator
        last edited by

        I ask @tz about the status

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        • idefix37I
          idefix37 Sailor Moderator @ivo
          last edited by idefix37

          @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.

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          • ivoI
            ivo Administrator
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            It will be back

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            • jmh2002J
              jmh2002 Moderator Mariners - Seafarers Sailor @idefix37
              last edited by jmh2002

              @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

              WINDY is everywhere :)

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              • Yves70Y
                Yves70 Meteorologist | Premium
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                @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

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                • jmh2002J
                  jmh2002 Moderator Mariners - Seafarers Sailor @Yves70
                  last edited by jmh2002

                  @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 :)

                  WINDY is everywhere :)

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                  • idefix37I
                    idefix37 Sailor Moderator @jmh2002
                    last edited by

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

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                    • fvieroF
                      fviero @idefix37 | Premium
                      last edited by fviero

                      @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.

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                      • idefix37I
                        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @fviero
                        last edited by

                        @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.

                        C420E29E-ECC2-4CAD-9E48-CFEE2F08A401.jpeg

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                        • fvieroF
                          fviero | Premium
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                          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! :)

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                          • jmh2002J
                            jmh2002 Moderator Mariners - Seafarers Sailor @fviero
                            last edited by jmh2002

                            @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 :)

                            WINDY is everywhere :)

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                            • fvieroF
                              fviero | Premium
                              last edited by fviero

                              Hey guys...just touching base. It appears the feature is still not working ATM :/

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                              • ivoI
                                ivo Administrator @fviero
                                last edited by

                                @fviero we are working hard on it

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                                • fvieroF
                                  fviero @ivo | Premium
                                  last edited by

                                  @ivo Thank you very much, Ivo!

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                                  • fvieroF
                                    fviero | Premium
                                    last edited by

                                    I´ve been checking the feature and i´m happy it´s fixed. Nice effort. Thank you guys.

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