Why are Windy maps not accurate?
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One of the features I love about Windy is how you can display the forecast information as a map instead of pulling the forecasts for multiple locations. I have noticed though that these maps are not very accurate and don't actually represent the forecasts at various locations. An example of this that I captured was a recent trip to the 4 corners area. I looked at the rain accumulation map to see how much rain we would get over night on the 11th. Based on the map, there was no rain, everything was further north. Clicking on the 4 corners though and pulling up a forecast for that locations showed pretty significant rain overnight, which ended up being true.
Is there a reason why the maps don't represent the forecasts? My assumption was the map was just the visual representation of the forecast, but in many cases it tell a completely different story.
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I idefix37 marked this topic as a regular topic
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Hi , I had a look myself and could not see any rain. As a first step, can you look again and screenshot the model and runtime - This is usually below the forecast as shown on my screen. Let us know if you need some help locating it.
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[link text]https://community.windy.com/topic/42376/incoherences-in-acumulated-precip(link url)
I suspect your problem might be tied to this as well.
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@abrehm said in Why are Windy maps not accurate?:
My assumption was the map was just the visual representation of the forecast, but in many cases it tell a completely different story.
Are you referring only to the Accumulated rainfall? Or also to other parameters? Could you list these “many cases”?
Accumulated rainfall seems to be causing some concern as said in this thread. -
I also found that Windy's rain forecast map is sometimes inaccurate, as in the photo you sent. I think the map is just an overview, and the detailed forecast for each location reflects reality. Still convenient but need to check each location separately.
