Weather Models

[SwoopIOM]

I realise that all of Windy weather models are different but was wondering which weather model you feel is more accurate? I live on the Isle of Man near to the coast and find the UKV model closest to accuracy, any thoughts?

[idefix37]

@SwoopIOM
Yes, in your area, UKV is probably the best model because of its 1.5 km resolution over Great Britain, only 4 km in other areas of its domain. On a small island it is better to use a high resolution model on sea shore.
But sometime I find it overstates the wind speed specially the wind gusts.
And for longer forecast time frame you can use the ECMWF model.

[SwoopIOM]

@idefix37 Thank you, great advice👍