Monthly Forecast Accuweather (2024)

FAQs

How accurate is a 28 day weather forecast? ›

The Short Answer: A seven-day forecast can accurately predict the weather about 80 percent of the time and a five-day forecast can accurately predict the weather approximately 90 percent of the time. However, a 10-day—or longer—forecast is only right about half the time.

ForecastWatch is the only globally recognized measure of forecast accuracy. Of all commercial weather providers, The Weather Company is the most open about what goes into our forecast, how we create it, and how that is measured.

For both 24-hour high- and low-temperature forecasts, AccuWeather was the most accurate provider with the lowest average of absolute error and the greater percentage of forecast accuracy within 3 degrees of actual temperature observations.

Daily high temperatures increase by 11°F, from 39°F to 50°F, rarely falling below 24°F or exceeding 65°F.

The Weather Channel and AccuWeather consistently rank at or near the top of the app charts for weather. Other weather apps include WeatherBug, Weather Underground, Fox Weather, Windy.com and Carrot Weather. There's also Apple Weather, the built-in iPhone weather app.

AccuWeather outperformed ALL other weather services by providing most advance and most accurate forecasts for a major mid-Atlantic snowstorm on January 19, 2024.

AccuWeather gathers the best and most comprehensive weather data to deliver forecasts with Superior Accuracy. Forecasts are pinpointed for every location on Earth and extend further ahead than any other source.

“It will not be possible to predict one month ahead whether a particular day will be sunny or rainy. However, we hope to be able to say we are likely to experience a period of very wet and windy weather – or enjoy sunny weather – four weeks in advance” he adds.

Colorado is the hardest place in the world to predict the weather. This is according to a man who has predicted weather across the globe: North Texas, Saudi Arabia, Mali, Senegal and more. Why? Because of the Rocky Mountains.

The coldest month of the year in Ithaca is January, with an average low of 18°F and high of 33°F.

What was the hottest day in Ithaca NY? ›

According to the Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC), the hottest day on record in Tompkins County was 103°F in 1936 and the coldest temperature on record in the County was -25°F in 1961.

Average daily highs in the middle of January and February hover around 31-33 degrees Fahrenheit and the monthly snowfall from December through March ranges from 10-16 inches. If "cold" is 60 degrees for you, these numbers might seem a bit chilly, but they're typical of what is found in other northeastern cities.

-Research has shown that a five-day forecast today is generally as accurate as a 24-hour forecast was in 1980. -We can usually forecast your next-day temperature within about 2 to 3 degrees of accuracy. For example, if your forecast high is 60 today, that means the high will usually land between 57 and 63 degrees.

An assessment from the Post determined that the 45-day forecasts were not even able to predict trends accurately, and that, although the forecasts did not decrease in accuracy with time, the forecasts were so far off even in the short range as to be useless.

AccuWeather gathers the best and most comprehensive weather data to deliver forecasts with Superior Accuracy. Forecasts are pinpointed for every location on Earth and extend further ahead than any other source.