WxSim & NWS Forecast Comparison
National Weather Service (NW), Actual Observed (Act), WxSim Generated (WS)
Morning Forecasts
Updated: 09-18-25 at 11:00 pm |
Goal |
Forecast Day |
Day +1 |
Day +2 |
Day +3 |
± 2.0° F |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Date |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
09-18-25 |
62 |
|
60 |
78 |
|
79 |
61 |
|
60 |
81 |
|
83 |
56 |
|
55 |
71 |
|
74 |
52 |
|
53 |
70 |
|
73 |
09-17-25 |
60 |
61.0 |
59 |
71 |
75.2 |
72 |
61 |
|
61 |
76 |
|
79 |
61 |
|
61 |
80 |
|
83 |
55 |
|
53 |
70 |
|
72 |
09-16-25 |
60 |
59.7 |
77 |
73 |
73.9 |
59 |
59 |
61.0 |
73 |
72 |
75.2 |
62 |
61 |
|
78 |
77 |
|
63 |
61 |
|
81 |
80 |
|
53 |
09-15-25 |
59 |
82.4 |
79 |
77 |
59.4 |
58 |
59 |
59.7 |
77 |
74 |
73.9 |
58 |
58 |
61.0 |
73 |
72 |
75.2 |
62 |
61 |
|
79 |
77 |
|
63 |
09-14-25 |
78 |
80.2 |
81 |
59 |
58.6 |
59 |
76 |
82.4 |
80 |
57 |
59.4 |
62 |
73 |
59.7 |
79 |
59 |
73.9 |
61 |
74 |
61.0 |
79 |
61 |
75.2 |
63 |
09-13-25 |
74 |
76.3 |
80 |
61 |
53.6 |
62 |
79 |
80.2 |
81 |
60 |
58.6 |
61 |
77 |
82.4 |
80 |
59 |
59.4 |
61 |
76 |
59.7 |
80 |
58 |
73.9 |
61 |
09-12-25 |
59 |
63.5 |
79 |
76 |
56.1 |
61 |
57 |
76.3 |
81 |
75 |
53.6 |
63 |
61 |
80.2 |
80 |
78 |
58.6 |
60 |
60 |
82.4 |
79 |
76 |
59.4 |
61 |
Results |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
# Succ |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
% Succ |
33.3 |
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
|
33.3 |
60.0 |
|
20.0 |
40.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
25.0 |
25.0 |
|
50.0 |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
33.3 |
Ave Error |
5.6 |
|
7.1 |
8.4 |
|
5.5 |
5.9 |
|
7.4 |
5.7 |
|
8.7 |
10.2 |
|
8.5 |
9.5 |
|
7.3 |
17.2 |
|
13.9 |
15.6 |
|
8.9 |
Net Error |
-5.5 |
|
5.3 |
6.7 |
|
-1.0 |
-5.9 |
|
6.5 |
3.5 |
|
-2.9 |
-3.6 |
|
7.2 |
0.2 |
|
-5.8 |
2.3 |
|
11.6 |
-4.5 |
|
-7.8 |
Std Dev |
8.0 |
|
5.7 |
6.1 |
|
4.9 |
2.9 |
|
5.4 |
3.1 |
|
4.7 |
3.6 |
|
1.8 |
3.1 |
|
3.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
Mid-Day Forecasts
Updated: 09-17-25 at 11:00 am |
Goal |
Forecast Day |
Day +1 |
Day +2 |
Day +3 |
± 2.0° F |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
Date |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
09-17-25 |
71 |
|
75 |
61 |
|
62 |
76 |
|
78 |
61 |
|
62 |
80 |
|
84 |
55 |
|
55 |
70 |
|
73 |
52 |
|
52 |
09-16-25 |
60 |
73.9 |
79 |
73 |
61.0 |
61 |
59 |
|
75 |
72 |
|
61 |
61 |
|
78 |
77 |
|
62 |
61 |
|
81 |
80 |
|
53 |
09-15-25 |
78 |
82.4 |
84 |
59 |
59.7 |
60 |
74 |
73.9 |
77 |
58 |
61.0 |
59 |
72 |
|
72 |
61 |
|
60 |
77 |
|
79 |
61 |
|
63 |
09-14-25 |
78 |
80.2 |
85 |
59 |
59.4 |
62 |
76 |
82.4 |
79 |
57 |
59.7 |
59 |
73 |
73.9 |
77 |
59 |
61.0 |
60 |
74 |
|
76 |
61 |
|
59 |
09-13-25 |
74 |
76.3 |
81 |
61 |
58.6 |
61 |
79 |
80.2 |
80 |
60 |
59.4 |
60 |
77 |
82.4 |
80 |
59 |
59.7 |
62 |
76 |
73.9 |
81 |
58 |
61.0 |
63 |
09-12-25 |
76 |
63.5 |
75 |
57 |
53.6 |
57 |
75 |
76.3 |
80 |
61 |
58.6 |
62 |
78 |
80.2 |
81 |
60 |
59.4 |
60 |
76 |
82.4 |
79 |
59 |
59.7 |
57 |
09-11-25 |
81 |
77.7 |
83 |
59 |
56.1 |
61 |
76 |
63.5 |
76 |
55 |
53.6 |
60 |
74 |
76.3 |
80 |
60 |
58.6 |
64 |
77 |
80.2 |
81 |
59 |
59.4 |
63 |
Results |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
# Succ |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
% Succ |
|
|
16.7 |
33.3 |
|
33.3 |
60.0 |
|
20.0 |
40.0 |
|
60.0 |
25.0 |
|
25.0 |
100.0 |
|
50.0 |
|
|
33.3 |
66.7 |
|
33.3 |
Ave Error |
6.4 |
|
5.5 |
3.6 |
|
2.3 |
4.3 |
|
4.6 |
2.0 |
|
2.6 |
2.7 |
|
2.5 |
1.2 |
|
2.3 |
3.9 |
|
3.8 |
1.4 |
|
2.8 |
Net Error |
-1.2 |
|
5.5 |
3.3 |
|
2.3 |
0.7 |
|
3.1 |
-0.3 |
|
1.5 |
-2.7 |
|
1.3 |
-0.2 |
|
1.8 |
-2.5 |
|
1.5 |
-1.4 |
|
1.0 |
Std Dev |
4.7 |
|
3.0 |
3.9 |
|
1.3 |
2.5 |
|
2.1 |
0.8 |
|
1.3 |
0.9 |
|
0.3 |
0.4 |
|
0.7 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
Evening Forecasts
Updated: 09-17-25 at 5:00 pm |
Goal |
Forecast Day |
Day +1 |
Day +2 |
Day +3 |
± 2.0° F |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Date |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
09-17-25 |
72 |
|
63 |
62 |
|
79 |
78 |
|
61 |
61 |
|
84 |
81 |
|
55 |
56 |
|
74 |
71 |
|
54 |
52 |
|
74 |
09-16-25 |
73 |
61.0 |
62 |
59 |
73.9 |
77 |
72 |
|
63 |
61 |
|
79 |
76 |
|
63 |
61 |
|
83 |
79 |
|
53 |
55 |
|
71 |
09-15-25 |
79 |
59.7 |
61 |
58 |
82.4 |
77 |
73 |
61.0 |
59 |
59 |
73.9 |
74 |
71 |
|
62 |
61 |
|
80 |
76 |
|
64 |
61 |
|
82 |
09-14-25 |
78 |
59.4 |
62 |
59 |
80.2 |
79 |
77 |
59.7 |
61 |
57 |
82.4 |
77 |
74 |
61.0 |
59 |
57 |
73.9 |
73 |
72 |
|
61 |
61 |
|
80 |
09-13-25 |
73 |
58.6 |
62 |
60 |
76.3 |
82 |
78 |
59.4 |
60 |
60 |
80.2 |
80 |
78 |
59.7 |
61 |
59 |
82.4 |
78 |
76 |
61.0 |
62 |
58 |
73.9 |
77 |
09-12-25 |
76 |
53.6 |
73 |
59 |
63.5 |
56 |
75 |
58.6 |
80 |
62 |
76.3 |
62 |
77 |
59.4 |
82 |
60 |
80.2 |
62 |
76 |
59.7 |
79 |
59 |
82.4 |
60 |
09-11-25 |
59 |
77.7 |
61 |
74 |
56.1 |
76 |
58 |
53.6 |
61 |
74 |
63.5 |
81 |
61 |
58.6 |
64 |
78 |
76.3 |
78 |
59 |
59.4 |
61 |
76 |
80.2 |
79 |
Results |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
# Succ |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
% Succ |
|
|
33.3 |
|
|
16.7 |
|
|
60.0 |
|
|
40.0 |
|
|
50.0 |
25.0 |
|
50.0 |
33.3 |
|
66.7 |
|
|
33.3 |
Ave Error |
17.6 |
|
7.4 |
16.5 |
|
7.1 |
13.7 |
|
6.5 |
17.1 |
|
7.5 |
12.8 |
|
7.8 |
15.6 |
|
6.3 |
10.6 |
|
7.3 |
14.5 |
|
8.9 |
Net Error |
11.3 |
|
1.8 |
-10.6 |
|
2.4 |
13.7 |
|
5.7 |
-12.9 |
|
-0.5 |
12.8 |
|
6.8 |
-14.7 |
|
-5.5 |
10.3 |
|
7.3 |
-14.5 |
|
-6.8 |
Std Dev |
3.4 |
|
6.6 |
6.2 |
|
3.1 |
2.8 |
|
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
4.7 |
0.1 |
|
2.9 |
0.7 |
|
2.7 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
Nighttime Forecasts
Updated: 09-17-25 at 11:00 pm |
Goal |
Forecast Day |
Day +1 |
Day +2 |
Day +3 |
± 2.0° F |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
High |
Date |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
09-17-25 |
62 |
|
60 |
78 |
|
79 |
61 |
|
60 |
81 |
|
83 |
56 |
|
55 |
71 |
|
74 |
52 |
|
53 |
70 |
|
73 |
09-16-25 |
59 |
61.0 |
59 |
72 |
73.9 |
72 |
61 |
|
61 |
76 |
|
79 |
61 |
|
61 |
79 |
|
83 |
55 |
|
53 |
69 |
|
72 |
09-15-25 |
79 |
59.7 |
59 |
58 |
82.4 |
76 |
73 |
61.0 |
59 |
59 |
73.9 |
73 |
71 |
|
60 |
61 |
|
79 |
76 |
|
62 |
61 |
|
81 |
09-14-25 |
78 |
59.4 |
59 |
59 |
80.2 |
79 |
77 |
59.7 |
59 |
57 |
82.4 |
76 |
74 |
61.0 |
58 |
57 |
73.9 |
75 |
72 |
|
61 |
61 |
|
81 |
09-13-25 |
73 |
58.6 |
60 |
60 |
76.3 |
81 |
78 |
59.4 |
59 |
60 |
80.2 |
79 |
78 |
59.7 |
61 |
59 |
82.4 |
80 |
76 |
61.0 |
61 |
58 |
73.9 |
79 |
09-12-25 |
76 |
53.6 |
56 |
59 |
63.5 |
79 |
75 |
58.6 |
63 |
62 |
76.3 |
81 |
77 |
59.4 |
61 |
60 |
80.2 |
81 |
76 |
59.7 |
62 |
59 |
82.4 |
82 |
09-11-25 |
59 |
56.1 |
53 |
74 |
77.7 |
76 |
58 |
53.6 |
60 |
74 |
63.5 |
81 |
61 |
58.6 |
62 |
78 |
76.3 |
81 |
59 |
59.4 |
60 |
76 |
80.2 |
80 |
Results |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
NW |
Act |
WS |
# Succ |
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
% Succ |
16.7 |
|
66.7 |
16.7 |
|
50.0 |
|
|
60.0 |
|
|
40.0 |
|
|
50.0 |
25.0 |
|
50.0 |
33.3 |
|
66.7 |
|
|
66.7 |
Ave Error |
13.3 |
|
1.7 |
12.0 |
|
5.2 |
13.7 |
|
2.8 |
17.1 |
|
6.1 |
12.8 |
|
2.3 |
15.6 |
|
2.3 |
10.6 |
|
1.0 |
14.5 |
|
1.9 |
Net Error |
12.6 |
|
-0.4 |
-12.0 |
|
1.5 |
13.7 |
|
1.5 |
-12.9 |
|
2.7 |
12.8 |
|
0.8 |
-14.7 |
|
1.1 |
10.3 |
|
1.0 |
-14.5 |
|
1.5 |
Std Dev |
6.8 |
|
0.7 |
8.3 |
|
4.7 |
2.8 |
|
1.5 |
4.1 |
|
3.2 |
0.1 |
|
0.3 |
0.7 |
|
0.6 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|