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WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model

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291 points meetpateltech | 4 comments | 17 Nov 25 15:04 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bilsbie ◴[17 Nov 25 19:36 UTC] No.45957305[source]▶
Where can I use this? I’ve been trying to find hyperlocal forecasts like darksky used to be.
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1. jachee ◴[17 Nov 25 20:04 UTC] No.45957625[source]▶
Apple integrated the hyperlocal darksky stuff into their native Weather app. It had a few growing pains, but it's as good as it ever was, imho.
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2. baxtr ◴[17 Nov 25 20:21 UTC] No.45957825[source]▶
Agreed.

The one thing I’d like them to improve are the precipitation maps though. They just feel awkward and unreliable.

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3. culi ◴[17 Nov 25 23:06 UTC] No.45959481[source]▶
I've been burned by Apple's rain forecast many times causing me to time my bike ride home at the worst possible time

I don't think DarkSky was any better though to be fair. It's just a hard problem

4. jachee ◴[18 Nov 25 16:01 UTC] No.45968019[source]▶
Alas, that's just the nature of precipitation maps. When radar is the only true source of what's coming down where, you're a the mercy of the laws of physics, and we don't have a large enough array of stations to give hyperlocal-quality coverage to every locality.

Making it vague-ish was a design choice to help curtail complaints of inaccuracy while still giving near-enough-to-accurate information to be useful generally speaking.