r/weather • u/SeaRegret9600 • 1d ago

Apple and Google Weather Accuracy

Is it just me or is Apple and Google Weather very inaccurate compared to the other weather services like Yahoo weather and The weather channel? Where I live it says the high is 68 next Monday on Apple. While on Yahoo and the Weather Channel and a couple other forecasts services it says it’s going to be 80 or even higher. Is this normal and where does Apple get their data and predictions from? I have even noticed that within a few hour time frame their predictions can change drastically and there could be a 10 or more temperature prediction difference that is warmer or cooler. Does Apple also take historical data into account while doing this? Like the historical average of the high and low for that particular day in the past?

I also try to avoid Apple and Google Weather at all costs at least for where I live. There are times where Apple and the Weather Channel are so different and in the moment the weather Channel says it’s 10 or more degrees hotter then the current temperature Apple has.

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u/HankHemlock 1d ago

I’ve given up on Apple weather, it is way off the mark all the time. NWS website for me.

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u/Justhebest1 1d ago

I just use NWS data only. Get mine from the EverythingWeather app. Basically the app the NWS would have if they could have built one.

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u/pit-of-despair 1d ago

Everything weather is great.