All forecasts are not created equal. How do local forecasts measure up against competitors? How accurate are forecasts overall? How adequate or reliable is the data? ForecastWatch answers these questions and more, providing insight into the performance.
ForecastWatch Online is a subscription service to help meteorologists understand their forecasts’ accuracy. This operational tool helps to continually improve forecast models and overall quality.
We provide custom reports with comprehensive data on temperature hits, misses, bias and other measure of temperature accuracy. We also calculate precipitation accuracy.
Get these benefits:
- Statistical tools and historical data to see how forecasts are performing
- Communication to customers about forecast reliability or uncertainty
- Opportunities for data mining and quality verification
- Differentiation of producers in the competitive marketplace
Competition is always a good thing. We’re motivated by accuracy. And having the metrics that quantify that from ForecastWatch is one of the ways in which that motivation is realized.”
— Peter Neilly, Senior Vice President for Global Forecasting Services, The Weather Company
Competition is always a good thing. We’re motivated by accuracy. And having the metrics that quantify that from ForecastWatch is one of the ways in which that motivation is realized.”
— Peter Neilly, Senior Vice President for Global Forecasting Services, The Weather Company