EC vs. The Weather Network

[ETOPS]

Just a quick poll.
The audience is always right. Right?

[Inverted2]

Doesn't the Weather Network get its data from EC anyway? So it is from the same source in the end.....

[ETOPS]

I think you're right, but they use different models to produce their forecasts. Therein lies the difference.
Its discussed a bit in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=54&t=37773&hilit=Enviro ... he+weather

...I just wanted to add a more specific poll.

[felix0315]

i find msn weather pretty decent as well

[Rudder Bug]

Not too bad once we know their "kilometers" are in fact "knots" when it comes to the wind.

[Tim]

the poll didnt work for me, but i always use EC...i find them less inaccurate than the WC

[ETOPS]

Hmm thats strange. Maybe the mods can shed some light on this problem:

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[FighterPilot]

I use three EC WN and AWWS. See what they're all saying and make a sort of average of the three.

[Invertago]

Far more accurate and totally up to the minute weather!

[taxiway_matthew]

TWN sucks. How many times I've seen the most ridiculous forecasts....like -8 and snow for YVR in September...really? I mean I know its 7 days away, and freak things do happen, but even a little common sense pisses all over that forecast instantly, forget what ever your "model" told you. And check that 7th day in a day or two and they'll be forecasting 15 and sun. Never get that with EC.

[Slappy the Squirrel]

What grinds my gears with the weather network is how they'll put their "pop" as 100% like 5 days before the actual date. Then you check the next day and they lowered it down to 60%. Which makes no sense. How can you 100% guarantee that it's going to rain 5 days from now, and then the next day say, well, it'll probably rain....
The other thing I don't get about the weather network AND environment canada is how neither of them will EVER put a probability of precip at 50%.... I wonder why????

That being said, Oga Nobosi is awesome.

[Liquid Charlie]

Simply put the Weather Network is full of shit and give very little wx information but lots of advertising -- they just piss me off

[avcanada]

Poll is fixed

[Jaques Strappe]

Are you kidding? The weather network can't even predict nightfall with any accuracy.

[The Old Fogducker]

The UK weather office seems to be having some problems with accuracy ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/t ... 443687.stm

[Stevo226]

The other thing I don't get about the weather network AND environment canada is how neither of them will EVER put a probability of precip at 50%.... I wonder why????

Also on a nice clear day, the POP will still be at 10%

[ETOPS]

Forget the extended 7 day forecast, EC cant even estimate sky conditions 6h in advance. Today's 1151 GFA for Southern Ont. (GTA) was WAY off!