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I use Metoffice on my phone as well as the app installed by Samsung as well as checking BBC regularly.

All 3 are giving wet weather for at least one day this weekend.

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I've noticed that forecasts are changing regularly, I can check for 2 or 3 days ahead, then 24 hours later get a totally different forecast.

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16 minutes ago, Higham1987 said:

Β just as good as any other

Most apps and services use the same weather stations so for the most part they're all the same in terms of accuracy. I believe Met Office invite civilians to submit data from their personal weather stations to add to the data set. No idea if it makes a difference or not.

I've used all sorts over the years but now just go by the BBC. Let's face it, the weather here can change at the drop of a hat so no-one can really have massive confidence in the longer range data.

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8 minutes ago, yonny said:

Most apps and services use the same weather stations so for the most part they're all the same in terms of accuracy. I believe Met Office invite civilians to submit data from their personal weather stations to add to the data set. No idea if it makes a difference or not.

I've used all sorts over the years but now just go by the BBC. Let's face it, the weather here can change at the drop of a hat so no-one can really have massive confidence in the longer range data.

I'm honestly finding Met Office totally different to the BBC, can't understand why, MET Office saying next to no rain this week, BBC says raining daily.Β  MET Office is the one thats proving to be more accurate at the moment, or it has been on my trips so far, strange!

Unless my data for BBC is not refreshing from when I looked days before?

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On 23/04/2024 at 12:10, kevtaylor said:

I'm honestly finding Met Office totally different to the BBC, can't understand why, MET Office saying next to no rain this week, BBC says raining daily.Β  MET Office is the one thats proving to be more accurate at the moment, or it has been on my trips so far, strange!

Unless my data for BBC is not refreshing from when I looked days before?

It's not just you, I've had totally different forecasts from the BBC to MetOffice.

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On 23/04/2024 at 13:27, emmcee said:

Xc weather or "Windy app". But as has been said, the weather can change at the drop of a hat so none are 100% accurate in my opinion.Β Β 

Agreed. The forecast for my 6 drip was dry.. spent half the trip with the door down because of driving rain 🀣🀣

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So I have to laugh at the BBC weather forecasts on television and on the apps as they have been found to be least correct, often overestimating wind and rain.
Personally I use MetOffice and Accuweather most often, and that has changed a bit over the years as I realised how bad Carol Kirkwood and the BBC were getting.

Not mentioned is that local ITV (in my case Anglia) seems to predict the weather closer to actual happenings.

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3 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

So I have to laugh at the BBC weather forecasts on television and on the apps as they have been found to be least correct, often overestimating wind and rain.
Personally I use MetOffice and Accuweather most often, and that has changed a bit over the years as I realised how bad Carol Kirkwood and the BBC were getting.

Not mentioned is that local ITV (in my case Anglia) seems to predict the weather closer to actual happenings.

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I find the Met Office consistently under estimates the temperature .

Don't dis Carol tho' or I'll have to give you a slap , Nick .

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The BBC forecast went horribly wrong when they changed from using the met office to some commercial organisation. TBH, I've almost given up with BBC. I was a staunch supporter until fairly recently, but they seem irrelevant to me now and more so as time goes on.

I've been using AccuWeather for years and it seems to be fairly reliable. What is interesting is their rain forecaster which tells you when rain is due to start/stop. It was almost spot on yesterday.

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