Forecasts WRONG - Compare Melbourne Australia Windy to Bureau of Meterology MetEye

lexolutha

For Sat 8 Nov

Windy are forecasting 4-7 knots
But Windy colours Showing Orange

The Bureau of Meterolofy has a strong wind warning !!

MetEye show winds in 25-30 Knot range at 2PM for example

Wheats

@lexolutha
Two things.

Windy doesn't create forecasts...Windy just visualizes guidance model outputs for all of us to enjoy.
What model do you have selected? Have you compared them to see which might be performing better for your region at this time of year? (available models in your area include ACCESS model data run by BoM)

lexolutha

@lexolutha

I made a rooky error !!!!

The speed scale was not set to Knots -- It was some called bft

lexolutha

@Wheats -- Thanks -- my mistake scale not set to knots

Yes we use ACCESS from BOM - typically the most accurate. BoM do a lot of additionally modelling especially for wind drag coefficient ove land and the water area of Port Phillip bay.

Gkikas LGPZ

@lexolutha
https://www.met.ie/forecasts/marine-inland-lakes/beaufort-scale