iPhone's weather app...much more pessimistic than Mac OS widgets?

helo · Nov 28, 2007, 05:59 PM

Looking at Los Angeles, where we're going tomorrow, Leopard's weather widget (accuweather) predicts cloudy but sunny for friday, the yahoo app in the phone says full-on rain. What's more accurate, in your experience?

sparkyms · Nov 28, 2007, 06:02 PM

the weather is gathered from two different sources.

OSX widget is sourced from Accuweather and iPhone is sourced from Yahoo/Weather Channel.

helo · Nov 28, 2007, 06:04 PM

yeah, i know, like I said in my post...

Rodimus Prime · Nov 28, 2007, 06:10 PM

I find the weather channel is general better predicting the weather than Accuweather

Nicolasdec · Nov 28, 2007, 06:10 PM

Weather channel.

sparkyms · Nov 28, 2007, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helo

yeah, i know, like I said in my post...

that'll teach me for not reading anything properly.
I've always found the OSX widget pretty accurate so I'd go with accuweather. Plus cross referencing my local weather with my Local BBC weather the one on OSX is far closer to that than the yahoo one.

CD3660 · 03:35 AM

The most accurate weather widget I have ever found (and by which I judge the accuracy of other forecasts) is the Aviation Weather widget. It is totally accurate and updated very frequently. Just enter the location of the airport nearest to your point of interest.

Not much good on an iPhone though.

http://www.flightlevel.ch/widgets/aviation_weather/

The forecast for L.A. this afternoon shows scattered cloud at 20,000 feet and a light breeze, so you should see the sun! Enjoy.

Nov 28, 2007, 05:59 PM	#1
helo macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	iPhone's weather app...much more pessimistic than Mac OS widgets? Looking at Los Angeles, where we're going tomorrow, Leopard's weather widget (accuweather) predicts cloudy but sunny for friday, the yahoo app in the phone says full-on rain. What's more accurate, in your experience?

Nov 28, 2007, 06:02 PM	#2
sparkyms macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southampton UK	the weather is gathered from two different sources. OSX widget is sourced from Accuweather and iPhone is sourced from Yahoo/Weather Channel. __________________ iMac 24" 2.16 C2D, 2GB, 250GB MacBook 2.16 C2D, 1GB, 160GB

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Nicolasdec macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, UK	Weather channel. __________________ Macbook Pro 2.53GHz 4GB, 2.8GHz 4GB iMac Canon 5D II, 24-105 L f/4, 70-300 DO f/4.5-5.6, 180 F/3.5 L, Lensbaby Composer. Flickr

Nov 29, 2007, 03:30 AM	#7
CD3660 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom.	The most accurate weather widget I have ever found (and by which I judge the accuracy of other forecasts) is the Aviation Weather widget. It is totally accurate and updated very frequently. Just enter the location of the airport nearest to your point of interest. Not much good on an iPhone though. http://www.flightlevel.ch/widgets/aviation_weather/ The forecast for L.A. this afternoon shows scattered cloud at 20,000 feet and a light breeze, so you should see the sun! Enjoy. __________________ 17" MacBook Pro MacBook Air SSD 32GB iPhone 3G S⃣ 500GB Time Capsule Last edited by CD3660 : Nov 29, 2007 at 03:35 AM.

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Nov 28, 2007, 06:04 PM	#3
helo Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	yeah, i know, like I said in my post...

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Rodimus Prime macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2006	I find the weather channel is general better predicting the weather than Accuweather