<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">With the recent update, we have incorporated a <strong>1-hour forecast</strong> option into the <strong>Compare Forecast feature</strong>. In light of this enhancement, it's the perfect time to offer a more detailed insight into the functionality of this powerful tool!</p>
<h4>Let's start with the basics</h4>
<p dir="auto">The Compare Forecast feature allows us to compare forecasts from different models, thus providing a holistic and more nuanced understanding of the weather patterns for a specific location. This is especially useful for professionals who need more comprehensive data or for users who wish to understand the variability between models.</p>
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<h4>Multiple Model Comparison</h4>
<p dir="auto">The primary appeal of the Compare forecast feature is the ability to view multiple weather models side by side. Among the available models are <strong>ECMWF</strong>, <strong>GFS</strong>, Meteoblue, and <strong>ICON</strong> models. Having multiple models to compare allows for analyzing the level of agreement or disagreement between them, providing a sense of the range of possible outcomes. By comparing forecasts from multiple models, you can gain more confidence in predictions where the models agree and be more cautious where they don't.</p>
<h4>Comprehensive Weather Information</h4>
<p dir="auto">The Compare Forecast feature covers various weather elements, including temperature, wind speed, and precipitation. The data format is identical to the <strong>Basic</strong> view in the detailed forecast, meaning these data points are presented visually and numerically, so you can understand the forecast intuitively.</p>
<h4>Giveaway</h4>
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]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/topic/26304/understanding-the-compare-forecast-feature-in-windy-com</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:32:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.windy.com/topic/26304.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 06:56:01 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:33:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/mikewesto" aria-label="Profile: mikewesto">@<bdi>mikewesto</bdi></a><br />
In Settings -&gt; Start-up layer -&gt; Use last overlay<br />
<a href="https://community.windy.com/topic/22201/change-view-permanently/2?_=1693292789339">https://community.windy.com/topic/22201/change-view-permanently/2?_=1693292789339</a></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/158345</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/158345</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[idefix37]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:33:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:13:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I use Access but get annoyed that it doesn't stay as my default as I find the other models are quite often not accurate for Brisbane.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/158312</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/158312</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikewesto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:13:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:42:45 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I live in the Ventura area of Southern California below Point Conception. GSF wind speed and direction there gives  valuable information for local sailboat racing.</p>
<p dir="auto">Has Wendy ever considered adding Jet Stream information. Most of us want learn forecasting and Windy is a grate teacher. Thanks, Michael Gram</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/156856</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/156856</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[compas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:42:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:05:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/xjsch" aria-label="Profile: xjsch">@<bdi>xjsch</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">Is that in Europe? GFS should not have much use here any more. The resolution of GFS is much lower and ECMWF also has long time prediction.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/154440</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/154440</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jupaketto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:05:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:26:45 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I usually use  ECMWF, works fine for me</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/153600</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/153600</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[janhr07]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:26:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Mon, 10 Jul 2023 05:22:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/hlaurent" aria-label="Profile: hlaurent">@<bdi>hlaurent</bdi></a> <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/dasame" aria-label="Profile: dasame">@<bdi>dasame</bdi></a> <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/estifano05" aria-label="Profile: estifano05">@<bdi>estifano05</bdi></a> Hi, congrats! You have been selected as winners of the Windy Giveaway 🎉 Please send me your home addresses, so we can ship you your Windy Snapback.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/150339</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/150339</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Korina]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 05:22:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:28:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/korina" aria-label="Profile: Korina">@<bdi>Korina</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/148012">Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">intuitively</p>
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]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149881</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149881</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[rplinks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:28:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:58:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">In Michigan, I like ECMWF and often compare to HRRR and NAM.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149584</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149584</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[farcus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:58:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:34:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">For me in Germany in the south in Bavaria MBLUE looks more accurate then the others. I am using windy for sailing and the wind prediction is very important for me. Usually I am mediating between the models and some time I am using Gauss, eliminate the extremes and then mediate the remaining.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149423</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149423</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bcata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:34:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:37:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">For me the best Is Icon-D2, the best Wind forecast in my area</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149418</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149418</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[osmera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:37:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:16:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">UKV, closely followed by ECMWF</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149417</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149417</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nigelmartin1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:16:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:06:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/korina" aria-label="Profile: Korina">@<bdi>Korina</bdi></a> ECMWF most of the time as I check on sailing weather on the south coast of England</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149416</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149416</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[merrimail]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:06:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:04:20 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">My prefered model is the ICON-D2</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149415</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149415</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[M-A-R-C]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:04:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 05:23:41 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">ECMWF  associated to Arome is the perfect combo for south of France.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149407</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149407</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[wooloom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 05:23:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 04:37:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">MBLUE is the one I use the most</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149406</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149406</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gregski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 04:37:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 02:26:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/korina" aria-label="Profile: Korina">@<bdi>Korina</bdi></a> ECMWF is the model I often use.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149402</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149402</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mohsen0aviator]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 02:26:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:55:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">NAM is the model I use on the west coast of NA....</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149400</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149400</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[acheck074]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:55:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:58:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/korina" aria-label="Profile: Korina">@<bdi>Korina</bdi></a><br />
In Vancouver Canada I use ECMWF for boating in the Georgia Straight. Need high resolution.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149399</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149399</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Diering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:58:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:02:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I love to watch all wind models simultaneously in the map with their direction tags. It gives me the brief overview over the range  I can expect. Than I usually tend to check ECMWF and later the nature shows who is the today winner of everyday forecast efforts. Thanks to all who put their efforts into this never ending story :)</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149393</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149393</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[vvrba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:02:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:58:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I use ECMWF. The compare tool will be helpful.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149374</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149374</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbiles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:58:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:45:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I use ECMWF. It is the most accurate for my area.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149371</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149371</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cofthecoast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:45:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:33:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Kapıkule is the name of the Turkish border crossing point in Edirne Province on the border of Turkey and Bulgaria. Its counterpart on the Bulgarian side is Kapitan Andreevo. Together, they form the busiest land border crossing point in Europe. In the dawn of the Revolutions of 1989, the Kapıkule border crossing saw a mass exodus of Turks fleeing the forced assimilation laws of the mid to late 1980s in the People's Republic of Bulgaria into Turkey.<a href="https://mobesekamerasi.com/kapikule-sinir-kapisi-canli-yayin/">Kapıkule Canlı</a></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149369</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149369</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[worldwebcamlive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:33:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:28:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/eanwarren" aria-label="Profile: eanwarren">@<bdi>eanwarren</bdi></a></p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/149367</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/149367</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack langi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:28:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com on Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:36:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">In Germany I use ICON-D2</p>
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