Weather stations/channels

[CanadianPaco]

We're under a week til our trip. Which weather stations or TV networks do others use to check out forecasts? Some of the forecasts are quite different.
Just wondering!

 

[Robo]

We're under a week til our trip. Which weather stations or TV networks do others use to check out forecasts? Some of the forecasts are quite different.
Just wondering!

This question is asked very frequently.

The reasons that the forecasts are different is the weather is,
quite literally, "unpredictable."

You can just about discount any forecast over 24 hours in the future.

In advance...
Sometimes XYZ guesses right.
Sometimes DEF guesses right.
Sometimes nobody guesses right.

Also, it can be pouring buckets in, say, MK... and Epcot can be in a sun-bath.

 

[OKW Lover]

Got to agree with Robo, they are all equally unreliable. Use them as a guide as to the range of conditions you might experience while at WDW and pack accordingly.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I typically use Accuweather.com or Weather.com. Both are good for giving you a 2-4 trend and accurate 24 hour forecasting. Remember that forecasting for a specific small area, like WDW, is difficult, it is quite accurate for larger, general area, like Orlando. When I get a Chicago forecast, it will be accurate, but not necessarily so for my more finite neighborhood.

 

[PlutoTheDog89]

Yeah it's so uncertain. Bring multiple layers and hope for the best. I keep finding myself checking accuweather's extended forecast for Christmas week. It's all for nothing. It's saying mid-70s right now, but that'll change.

Our first two December trips saw high temps in the low 60s and mid 50s and nighttime in the 40s and sometimes 30s. Last year was the best weather - by far. Most days hit low 70s and nighttime was between 57 and 65 degrees. It was PERFECT.

Check the 3-day forecast, but for longer trips, nothing is certain - unfortunately.

 

[mcd2745]

Most reliable? National weather service.


http://www.weather.gov/