Wind forecasts grossly incorrect.
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I just purchased the premium version to have access to the detailed data models for my area. I live on a lake in a mountainous area in western Canada so got the premium to account for the terrain.
It's all BS.
If it is sunny and warm, we consistently get 8 to 10 kts of wind down the lake. Direction is within 10 degrees. The 'detailed' forecasts however show 1 to 5 kts with variations in direction of 90 degrees. The basic model predicts 5.kts gusting to 20 but while it is the closest, it is still not accurate enough to use.
Very disappointed in this app. Recommend. sticking with the basic version and using your wetted finger.....
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@Ash-Knightley As you mentioned in your title, this is still only forecast. I would recommend checking stations in your location, if there are any, to get a bit different insight about the situation. They offer data from near past and you can compare them with the forecast from models. Also, did you try to use a different forecast models? We offer 3 of them for the whole Canada and one partially covers this country.
If you have any questions about anything mentioned, please let me know.
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Thanks. There is a wind anemometer on Nitinaht lake nearby and it reports similar discrepancies as your various forecast models do. I checked all the models and they don't account for convective wind nor terrain at all. This is a feature advertised with Premium. How can we consistently see 18 kt winds on any sunny day on that lake yet the models report 1 to 5 kts.
My question then is how do I cancel and get a refund on my premium subscription.
Thanks for responding.
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@Ash-Knightley
There are 5 models available in Windy, plus Meteoblue, for the Lake Nitinat region. But even high-resolution models like HRRR cannot accurately forecast the winds on this long and narrow lake (2km width) surrounded by mountains. These are presumably local mountain/valley breezes and lake breezes that the models are not able to predict at this scale.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_breeze_and_valley_breeze
https://www.weather.gov/apx/lake_breeze
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However concerning the temperature granularity that Premium was announcing to offer, it is clear that Premium with HRRR model gives the best contrast between low land, sea and mountain tops.
