How Accurate is accuweather.com?

[mousy_in_canada]

For their long term forcast...
I am looking at the 26th to the 2nd.. it says this..
Is it typically accurate?

Wednesday 1/26
A good deal of sun
High 68° F

Wednesday Night 1/26
Clear to partly cloudy
Low 48° F

Thursday 1/27
Mostly sunny
High 69° F

Thursday Night 1/27
Partly cloudy
Low 48° F


Friday 1/28
Mostly sunny
High 71° F
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Friday Night 1/28
Mainly clear
Low 50° F


Saturday 1/29
Episodes of sunshine
High 67° F


Saturday Night 1/29
Overcast
Low 46° F

Sunday 1/30
Cloudy with rain possible
High 67° F


Sunday Night 1/30
Mostly cloudy
Low 47° F

Monday 1/31
Times of clouds and sun
High 69° F

Monday Night 1/31
Some clouds
Low 50° F

Tuesday 2/1
A blend of sun and clouds
High 71° F

Tuesday Night 2/1
A couple of showers possible
Low 53° F

 

[dizcrazy]

My co-worker is Mr. Weather and he says accuweather is as accurate as you can get!

(he teaches weather and climate two nights a week at Penn State University.)

 

[4DisneyfansinNC]

I've always had better luck with accuweather than Weather.com.

 

[Drizzo67]

Accuweather was right on the money for our trip last year. I use it everyday to help my DH schedule his work (landscaper).

 

[The4OfUs]

When I was getting my degree in meteorology, my instructor told us "any forecast more than 36 hours out is only about 30% accurate". Now, granted, that was over a decade ago *conveniently forgets date of graduation* and things are probably improved - however, just take the long range forecasts with a grain of salt.

I'd personally go with the National Weather Service office in the area, as they focus on just one "forecast area" or region, rather than TWC or other such services, where they are based out of one particular area (PA for Accuweather, GA for TWC, MA for INTELLICAST) and forecast for other areas where they might not understand the microclimates and such. The NWS for Orlando is here:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/FLZ045.php?warncounty=FLC095&city=Orlando

And if you ARE looking at long range forecasts, I'd suggest that you don't get hung up on the details, but focus on the patterns (ie. oh highs in the 70s or 80s, and no major storms, rather than "Weds will be sunny and 85, Thursday will be cloudy and 72).

 

[safetymom]

www.wftv.com is a great TV station in Orlando for forecasting.