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    Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com

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    • J Offline
      jsamuli | Premium
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      Here in southern Finland I use ECMWF and it seems pretty accurate. Thanks for the great app!

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        Samungli @Korina
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        @Korina
        ECMWF for winds and lower levels data below 850mb.
        GFS for upper levels. This combo works very well in India-Pakistan region.

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          MG | Premium
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          UKV for short range and ECMWF for long rage.

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            Kočí @Korina
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            @Kdorina Dobrý den. Nejvíce používám odrazy radarů a jelikož jsem z Čech tak nejvíce používám CHAMU nebo Windy jen škoda že to je čím dál víc okleštěné.

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              sergio muller @Korina | Premium
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              @Korina fof Italy/the Med I give a look to ecmw in advance, then arome in he short terrm

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                fmherschel @Korina | Premium
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                @Korina In Germany I use ICON-D2 which fits very good. But very often I also use the compare function to check, if one of the other models has different predictions.

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                  scorpion528 @Korina
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                  ECMWF, I'm in Florida and use to track hurricane and t-storm. I love windy ❤

                  DJS

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                    jrek | Premium
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                    I rely mostly on the "compare forecasts" feature to check what predictions models agree on and this works quite well. I think ECMWF is my favourite, depends on the region. However, nothing beats actually looking at the radar and satellite imagery to get a feel for what's happening in the next couple of hours :)

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                      Aljaž Stošicki | Premium
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                      Mostly ECMWF. ICON for reference. Used for Adriatic Sea.

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                        mporta71 | Premium
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                        Northern Italy, Adriatic sea: Icon proved to be the most accurate 99% of times.

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                          Tatic @Korina | Premium
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                          Hi there, fellow Windymen and women!
                          I'm living by the Adriatic Coast and working mostly around Central/Eastern Europe, including the Alps. As a filming industry professional I rely heavily upon my Windy Premium, from day to day, sometimes even hour to hour, as well.
                          Most of the time I compare the two models: ECMWF and ICON D2, favoring one depending on the area I am at.
                          If I would have to give crude statistics and decide on which one I use the most, that would be ECMWF.
                          Thank you Windy for being there, and keep up the good work!
                          All the best
                          Davor

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                            piccerillo
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                            We use Icon EU for forecasting sailing conditions in the Med. We will double check NEMS the on the day.

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                              SBKevain @Korina
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                              @Korina ECMWF I use the most

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                                nashydn | Premium
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                                Ireland. ICON-EU

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                                  SteveB58 | Premium
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                                  I have been using the UKV model since it’s introduction and have found it very reliable in the Bristol Channel
                                  Prior to that I mainly use ECMWF or GFS

                                  Keep up the great work 🌧️🛥

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                                    gregcol | Premium
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                                    I find ECMWF the most consistent.

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                                      Terry Hsieh @Korina
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                                      @Korina in Taiwan, I use ECMWF, also compare other models for more confident.

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                                        Pete 1h @Korina
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                                        @Korina I use the ECMWF model. I find it very accurate for where I live in Australia. I use it for my fishing trips and crossing a large bar. Windy is great to use and I recommend it to many people.

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                                          safrata | Premium
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                                          It seem to me quite reliable to use ECMWF data...

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                                            kbyriel @Korina | Premium
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                                            @Korina I use the ECMWF as it has proven the most reliable

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