WeatherKit current data very inaccurate in Canada

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Created Jun ’22

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Has anyone noticed that the current weather from WeatherKit can be pretty inaccurate? I'm mostly looking at the data for Canadian cities.

The iOS 16 weather app is accurate, so I'm not sure if it is using the same WeatherKit implementation.

For example in Penticton, BC, at one point yesterday the iOS 16 weather app was reporting a North wind at 6km/h, but WeatherKit was reporting 38km/h at 223 degrees(which is West). The weather app's report was accurate to what was observed outside.

I'm using some CLLocation coordinates that are right in the middle of the city, so I'm not sure how the data is that far off what is being reported in the iOS 16 weather app.

Answered by acorscadden in 718025022

Just to clarify my above statement. It seems that current weather data is almost always far off from what is actually observed or is displayed in the iOS 16 weather app. I've been monitoring WeatherKit data for the last week and it it almost never even close to reality.

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acorscadden OP

Jun ’22

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Just to clarify my above statement. It seems that current weather data is almost always far off from what is actually observed or is displayed in the iOS 16 weather app. I've been monitoring WeatherKit data for the last week and it it almost never even close to reality.

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Scott OP

Jun ’22

Are you sure WeatherKit doesn’t match the Weather app in the iOS 16 beta? I just tested and got perfect agreement between WeatherKit and the app. Then of course I’m seeing minor disagreement with the iOS 15 Weather app, which is to be expected since the underlying data source is different.

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