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    • bob 18B Offline
      bob 18 | Premium
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      Here in Switzerland in the Alps I use the ECMWF weather model and have good experience with it.

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      • RR LEGENDR Offline
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        @Korina My most used weather forecast model is ECMWF

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          Living in Vienna, Austria, my standard model is ECMWF for a longer-term overview, and ICON-D2 for maximum accuracy in the short term.

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          • dodohjkD Offline
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            Weather radar and Satellite are my favourite "models"!

            but to be precise I would say ecmwf default given that it historically verifies better, and then check the others models if i care a little more

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            • Danyel ExtremetD Offline
              Danyel Extremet
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              Basicamente uso dos modelos aunque , el principal y mejor se adapta a mi region de Argentina es el ECMWF, y luego GFS

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                prazskyhvezdar
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                I mostly use ECMWF followed by Meteoblue :)

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                  RandyT | Premium
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                  I live in So. Cal, and tend to rely on ECMWF for the wind, but GFS for swell forecast. That said, I actually use the compare function a lot, and if those two vary greatly, majority rules.

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                    felipehv Meteorologist @Korina | Premium
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                    @Korina I use and compare all of them, but the one I use the most is ECMWF.

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                    • patrikoyoP Offline
                      patrikoyo
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                      The model I use the most is ECMWF. It better fits my area.

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                        PHrabak | Premium
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                        I do tend to rely heavily on the default favored ECMWF model for my cloud coverage prediction needs for airborne survey priority planning, but then temper its depiction with the ICON and the HRRR models. When those three are in decent agreement then I take that as a high confidence level. When they are disparate then I drill down more in to other atmospheric feeds (for example the realtime water vapor depictions) and look at what NAM & GFS have to say.

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                          aeromorrison | Premium
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                          I've mostly been using ECMWF but love the compare feature. I'm in North America and have recently been exploring HRRR model in more detail.

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                          • StJuglS Offline
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                            Ich verwende ICON-D2

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                              @Korina
                              My preferred model is ICON-D2 for the very detailed wind and clouds layers'
                              I use to compare it often with ECMWF and with the even more detailed UKV and AROME if I am in an area they cover.

                              However the most precise model is most of times ECMWF (despite the larger resolution area, they are so good to guess precipitation), ICON-D2 follows

                              I am most of time in Easter Denmark but I often visit North France and North Italy

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                                The model I use most is GFS, is the most accurate in my Location, I also check ECMWF.

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                                  I use ECMWF model the most.

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                                    Michael Ravdas | Premium
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                                    The model I use the most is ECMWF.

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                                      Jay_Daniels | Premium
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                                      For me, the HRRR model is most accurate. I compare with NAM to gain a better idea of what the weather conditions would actually be.

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                                        I use the Meteoblue model the most. I have a lot of faith in their ensemble modelling approach and find it works best for forecasts in the Rockies!

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                                          drrklein @Korina | Premium
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                                          @Korina For short term forecast, I use HRRR mostly. For longer term forecast I use the ECMWF.

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                                            molitigar | Premium
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                                            ECMWF 9km works well in Croatia and I use it most.

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