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Very much no. A lot of them are, somewhat sadly but predictably, targeted at larger markets and therefore pull data from NOAA for the US, the UK Met, and the Ge
by chrismeller 4y ago
Very much no. A lot of them are, somewhat sadly but predictably, targeted at larger markets and therefore pull data from NOAA for the US, the UK Met, and the German weather service (DWD), etc. but then fill in the gaps with something like NOAA that will provide predictions for everywhere in the world.
You also quickly get into different models that are used by different services, usually because they work better in the specific environment they're targeting. For instance, Estonia and Finland, possibly with some others, collaborate on their own weather model that works pretty well in the Baltics. There are also highly-regarded models like the ones provided by ECMWF that are only available for a fee, so a lot of apps won't include them, instead preferring to simply use NOAA because it's free for everywhere.
- solardev 4y agoAm I to understand that they share sensor data, but then apply their own models for forecasting?
- chrismeller 4y agoAlso doesn't necessarily mean that they incorporate anyone else's sensor data into their own models. Estonia, for instance, is so small I suspect they only feed their data, they don't pull anyone else's.