Understanding the Compare Forecast Feature in Windy.com

[ivicac]

In Southern Spain for Paragliding, we rely most on the ICON eu.
Usually always shows the stronger conditions in comparison with the others, but that is what makes it localized enough for us to decide what to do on any given day.

[CNeale]

@Korina Out here in Boston I'll often use the comparative model screen when my fiance and I are making our weekend plans. I'm usually looking at GFS, but I'll be honest, ECMWF seems to be able to forecast rain correctly much farther out than the others. I have to subdue my fiance's groan of forecasted rain by saying, "...but that's just the European model!!!"

[sendell]

@Korina AROME is the tastiest model

[MarcEdwin]

@Korina I'm mostly in France, Arôme works the best for me.
Cheers!

[dahle62]

@Korina
I use the ECMWF in conjunction with GFS for SW Va for short term forecasting. The ECMWF is pretty accurate! NOAA needs work 😆.
Chris

[reinboth.frank]

ECMWF is my Favourite

[warco]

@Korina ECMWF is the real OG for Venice metropolitan area. I commute to work by bicycle and that model has saved me multiple times. Rock on! \m/

[RobertMarsh]

For Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada I find the ECMWF model supplemented by the HRRR model best. HRRR is far superior for forecasting temperature.

[şirinem]

Türkiye çok iyi

[gbcs230]

I use the ECMWF forecast the most

[Paul Badenhorst]

@Korina I have logged over 290000nm delivering yachts to destinations all over the world. I have been using Windy since it's inception. I prefer the ECMWF model.

[teataster]

@Korina I use the NAM for short time more accurate and will compare with the ECM MODEL.

[Mikael Bergfelt]

@Korina
Thanks for a great app! I use mostly ECMWF as it seems to match well for the Nordic countries. I also use TAF & Metar for closest airport when I need more specific predictions in a smaller timeframe.

[Franxon]

@Korina ICON-D2

[pamelahn]

Hola, escribo desde Valpraíso, Chile, soy meteoróloga y llevo años utilizando Windy, es una aplicación muy amigable de entender. El modelo que más uso es el europeo ECMWF, creo tiene mayor certeza en las variables meteorológicas que otros. Debo recalcar también que, al tener cuenta Premium, también me facilita el trabajo de pronóstico, ya que binda mayor detalle. Un abrazo.

[lorenR]

@Korina My most used model is ECMWF, followed by NAM. Just seems most useful. :)

[jeekylhyde]

Ixm using ECMWF...it's the nearest forecast relative to my place/position.

[kilian.szulmirski]

@Korina for Germany ICON D2 has proven to be the most accurate for this location.

[DiscoverPG]

@Korina I use the ECMWF model for the most part. It's great to have options though!!!
I also compare actuals to the current forecast models and see which one has been trending the closest to actuals and I'll make decisions weighted by that comparison.

[BlairosNZ]

@Korina ECMWF for me 👍