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    Did something change with the Observation vs Forecast feature?

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    • fvieroF
      fviero | Premium
      last edited by jmh2002

      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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      • ivoI
        ivo Administrator
        last edited by

        Yes we had technical issues to keep archive, and seemed that nobody (except of me) used it.

        Evidentlly you have used it.

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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
                last edited by

                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
                    last edited by

                    @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
                              last edited by

                              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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