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Comment by sunshinesnacks

13 hours ago

Ah, yes, that’s one of them! Not to be confused with AIFS and AIFS Ensemble that are competitive with IFS, but start with the same DA as IFS.

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Zacharias030  11 hours ago

I'm interested in understanding wheater prediction models because accurate wind forecasts make a big difference to my personal life (sports).

Is there a good overview to learn about the current models, which all just seem like cryptic acronyms to me? in apps like Windy etc. WRF, TRRM, IK-HRRR-3km, ECMWF-9km,...

I understand by now that small grid cells are better for local prediction and that thermic winds are mostly missing from them all.

  • drusenko  10 hours ago

    Ask your favorite AI to give you a crash course, but to start the main models you need to know are the GFS and the ECMWF. In the US where available in high res, the HRRR is excellent, but doesn’t forecast very far out. The PWG/PWE 1km PredictWind models are also very good at picking up land based features and other more precise patterns. If you are in the US everything else is probably not super relevant.