Accuweather Blog (2024)

FAQs

What is more accurate than AccuWeather? ›

In a composite measure of accuracy, the Weather Channel and Weather Underground came top, AccuWeather fifth, MeteoGroup (the BBC's new provider) sixth and the BBC ninth (based on Met Office forecasts).

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For both 24-hour high- and low-temperature forecasts, AccuWeather was the most accurate provider with the lowest average of absolute error and the greater percentage of forecast accuracy within 3 degrees of actual temperature observations.

A key differentiator for AccuWeather is that our forecasts are not automated based only on models, but that we have a team of more than 100 expert meteorologists who have the final say on all forecasts.

As the most trusted news source, most trusted brand, and most accurate weather forecaster, The Weather Channel and its parent The Weather Company help turn weather into action.

Trusted by 100 Million+ users across the world, the 1Weather app will keep you weather-ready, every day. Stay prepared with minute-by-minute forecast and precipitation up to 48 hours in advance.

Better accuracy means better decisions

Powered by proprietary GRAF technology (Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting), The Weather Company is The World's Most Accurate Forecaster¹ and a trusted weather partner for people and businesses everywhere.

The WSR-88D is one of the most powerful and advanced Weather Surveillance Doppler Radar in the world. Since first being built and tested in 1988, it has been installed and used operationally at over 160 locations across the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

The Met Office weather app gives you the most accurate world-leading global weather forecasts, with coverage from 1 hour to 7 days ahead.

IBM and its subsidiary The Weather Company have been named the 'overall most accurate provider globally' by ForecastWatch, a technology-driven weather forecast monitoring and assessment company.

Is AccuWeather Premium worth it? ›

The free version of the app offers a lot, and the paid version offers more, like expert analysis of weather events. But AccuWeather also hides arguably essential information behind the paid version, such as insight into what you should do if you find yourself facing dangerous weather.

AccuWeather's forecasts and warning services are based on weather information derived from numerous sources, including weather observations and data gathered by the National Weather Service and meteorological organizations outside the United States, and from information provided by non-meteorological organizations such ...

The Weather Channel and AccuWeather consistently rank at or near the top of the app charts for weather. Other weather apps include WeatherBug, Weather Underground, Fox Weather, Windy.com and Carrot Weather. There's also Apple Weather, the built-in iPhone weather app.

AccuWeather

AccuWeather is known for its MinuteCast feature and focus on accurate, hyperlocal forecasts. Features: Offers minute-by-minute precipitation updates, severe weather alerts, and a “RealFeel” temperature index that factors in humidity and wind.

AccuWeather gathers the best and most comprehensive weather data to deliver forecasts with Superior Accuracy. Forecasts are pinpointed for every location on Earth and extend further ahead than any other source.

Findings: AccuWeather was the most accurate provider for POP forecasts with an average absolute error of 8.58, followed by The Weather Channel at 8.72. Intellicast and Dark Sky were tied as the least accurate providers for POP.