Getting best value from Wiseweather

Why choose Wiseweather? Why you should consider using us

How do we make our forecasts?

Forecasting the weather is a skill that requires a wide range of expert knowledge, understanding and patience. We'll use a blend of these to carefully prepare your forecast for you by hand; none of our forecasts simply use the kind of automated data that you'll often see in the free 3-5 day forecasts widely available on the web for example, which are prone to errors as they simply roll off a computer unchecked for accuracy by human intervention.

For forecasts between two and four weeks ahead we'll use a blend of climatological data and patterning, the latest indicators where correlation to European weather patterning is scientifically known to exist (such as NAO, AO, ENSO, current El Nina/La nino patterns and sunspot activity) and blend these with our own seasonal forecasts.

For forecasts between one and two weeks out we'll use all the above but also our own latest four week forecast, recent weather patterning and trends, recent temperature and rainfall anomalies, current ground state, local sea water temperatures and anomalies, current European snow cover, recent blocking patterns and so on.

Forecasts a week away will be the most accurate, particularly in settled conditions and we will use traditional techniques to develop these forecasts.

Getting the best value from our forecasts

In order to get the most from our forecast you should bear a number of things in mind about weather forecasting in general.

Firstly, we strive to be precise at all times, however the weather we experience is a fluid dynamic organism and it is simply not possible to give a completely precise forecast for your event more than say ten days or so in advance. After that period the forecaster will skillfully blend the current and forecast weather patterns and expected climatology to offer a forecast. This is why we recommend our Wiseweather3 forecast option leading up to your event so as to be able to best tailor its accuracy.
If you require the single forecast option we recommend you ask that it be compiled and sent less than two weeks ahead of the day in question to get 'best value' from your investment.
We hope to be as accurate as we can be when compiling your forecast using many techniques to assist us in this process but we would be wrong not to point out that we cannot guarantee to be infallible. We can however say that we will strive to be as accurate as possible- and that if you have booked a consultation you can ring us at any time to discuss your forecast and get the very latest update.
Forecasts for the April-September period will likely be the most accurate, as will forecasts for the Southern European region. However, we will always try and let you know the degree of confidence we have in the particular forecast.

The bottom line is that a lot of useful weather related information, that can make a big difference to your plans is available some way ahead. Judicious forecasting and use of the forecast can be invaluable.