WxSim & NWS Forecast Comparison
National Weather Service (NW), Actual Observed (Act), WxSim Generated (WS)
Morning Forecasts
| Updated: 05-21-26 at 5:00 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 |
| 05-21-26 |
54 |
|
65 |
88 |
|
53 |
53 |
|
70 |
84 |
|
53 |
52 |
|
65 |
79 |
|
49 |
52 |
|
61 |
77 |
|
53 |
| 05-20-26 |
56 |
91.8 |
90 |
87 |
64.2 |
58 |
54 |
|
66 |
89 |
|
53 |
53 |
|
72 |
84 |
|
55 |
52 |
|
66 |
79 |
|
50 |
| 05-19-26 |
53 |
82.4 |
90 |
86 |
62.6 |
66 |
55 |
91.8 |
89 |
88 |
64.2 |
56 |
54 |
|
71 |
88 |
|
52 |
53 |
|
71 |
84 |
|
51 |
| 05-18-26 |
57 |
86.2 |
82 |
82 |
57.0 |
62 |
53 |
82.4 |
88 |
88 |
62.6 |
66 |
56 |
91.8 |
88 |
90 |
64.2 |
57 |
55 |
|
73 |
89 |
|
51 |
| 05-17-26 |
48 |
87.3 |
83 |
75 |
54.5 |
60 |
56 |
86.2 |
79 |
83 |
57.0 |
59 |
52 |
82.4 |
89 |
88 |
62.6 |
65 |
55 |
91.8 |
89 |
88 |
64.2 |
55 |
| 05-16-26 |
50 |
74.7 |
75 |
73 |
45.0 |
56 |
48 |
87.3 |
82 |
75 |
54.5 |
58 |
55 |
86.2 |
80 |
83 |
57.0 |
59 |
52 |
82.4 |
86 |
89 |
62.6 |
63 |
| 05-15-26 |
49 |
70.5 |
68 |
80 |
212.0 |
47 |
50 |
74.7 |
74 |
73 |
45.0 |
55 |
48 |
87.3 |
79 |
76 |
54.5 |
54 |
54 |
86.2 |
75 |
83 |
57.0 |
55 |
| 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 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
| % Succ |
|
|
33.3 |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
20.0 |
|
|
20.0 |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
50.0 |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
66.7 |
| Ave Error |
30.0 |
|
3.5 |
42.0 |
|
32.7 |
32.1 |
|
4.3 |
24.7 |
|
5.4 |
34.2 |
|
6.2 |
24.7 |
|
3.0 |
33.1 |
|
5.9 |
25.4 |
|
3.9 |
| Net Error |
-30.0 |
|
-0.8 |
-2.1 |
|
-24.4 |
-32.1 |
|
-2.1 |
24.7 |
|
2.1 |
-34.2 |
|
-2.9 |
24.7 |
|
-0.8 |
-33.1 |
|
-3.5 |
25.4 |
|
-3.6 |
| Std Dev |
5.0 |
|
2.3 |
16.6 |
|
24.3 |
2.6 |
|
1.6 |
0.8 |
|
2.2 |
0.8 |
|
1.2 |
0.6 |
|
2.1 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
Mid-Day Forecasts
| Updated: 05-21-26 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 |
| 05-21-26 |
88 |
|
69 |
53 |
|
56 |
84 |
|
71 |
52 |
|
54 |
79 |
|
63 |
52 |
|
48 |
77 |
|
62 |
50 |
|
52 |
| 05-20-26 |
87 |
91.8 |
92 |
54 |
54.1 |
57 |
89 |
|
64 |
53 |
|
51 |
84 |
|
70 |
52 |
|
53 |
79 |
|
63 |
51 |
|
50 |
| 05-19-26 |
86 |
82.4 |
89 |
55 |
64.2 |
63 |
88 |
91.8 |
86 |
54 |
54.1 |
56 |
88 |
|
67 |
53 |
|
50 |
84 |
|
69 |
51 |
|
48 |
| 05-18-26 |
85 |
86.2 |
91 |
53 |
62.6 |
63 |
88 |
82.4 |
88 |
55 |
64.2 |
64 |
88 |
91.8 |
89 |
54 |
54.1 |
57 |
86 |
|
71 |
52 |
|
52 |
| 05-17-26 |
75 |
87.3 |
89 |
56 |
57.0 |
59 |
83 |
86.2 |
78 |
52 |
62.6 |
62 |
88 |
82.4 |
87 |
55 |
64.2 |
65 |
88 |
91.8 |
89 |
54 |
54.1 |
58 |
| 05-16-26 |
73 |
74.7 |
80 |
48 |
54.5 |
58 |
75 |
87.3 |
82 |
55 |
57.0 |
56 |
83 |
86.2 |
75 |
52 |
62.6 |
58 |
89 |
82.4 |
84 |
55 |
64.2 |
61 |
| 05-15-26 |
80 |
70.5 |
66 |
50 |
45.0 |
46 |
72 |
74.7 |
74 |
48 |
54.5 |
55 |
76 |
87.3 |
79 |
53 |
57.0 |
56 |
82 |
86.2 |
76 |
52 |
62.6 |
56 |
| 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 |
|
4 |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
| % Succ |
33.3 |
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
|
66.7 |
|
|
20.0 |
40.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
|
0.0 |
25.0 |
|
50.0 |
|
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
|
0.0 |
| Ave Error |
5.5 |
|
3.9 |
5.2 |
|
1.8 |
5.5 |
|
5.1 |
5.7 |
|
0.8 |
6.0 |
|
6.7 |
6.0 |
|
2.3 |
4.9 |
|
4.9 |
6.6 |
|
4.6 |
| Net Error |
-1.2 |
|
2.4 |
-3.6 |
|
1.4 |
-3.3 |
|
-2.9 |
-5.7 |
|
0.1 |
-3.2 |
|
-4.4 |
-6.0 |
|
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
|
-3.8 |
-6.6 |
|
-2.0 |
| Std Dev |
3.7 |
|
2.2 |
3.7 |
|
1.0 |
1.3 |
|
1.4 |
3.7 |
|
0.6 |
1.1 |
|
2.0 |
2.9 |
|
0.3 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
Evening Forecasts
| Updated: 05-21-26 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 |
| 05-21-26 |
88 |
|
54 |
54 |
|
70 |
84 |
|
53 |
52 |
|
61 |
78 |
|
49 |
52 |
|
64 |
77 |
|
54 |
50 |
|
67 |
| 05-20-26 |
89 |
54.1 |
58 |
54 |
91.8 |
65 |
89 |
|
51 |
53 |
|
70 |
85 |
|
52 |
52 |
|
64 |
78 |
|
50 |
51 |
|
62 |
| 05-19-26 |
84 |
64.2 |
63 |
56 |
82.4 |
86 |
88 |
54.1 |
55 |
54 |
91.8 |
63 |
87 |
|
49 |
53 |
|
69 |
83 |
|
49 |
52 |
|
58 |
| 05-18-26 |
85 |
62.6 |
63 |
53 |
86.2 |
88 |
88 |
64.2 |
64 |
55 |
82.4 |
86 |
88 |
54.1 |
54 |
54 |
91.8 |
72 |
86 |
|
51 |
52 |
|
70 |
| 05-17-26 |
75 |
57.0 |
60 |
57 |
87.3 |
81 |
82 |
62.6 |
61 |
53 |
86.2 |
87 |
88 |
64.2 |
64 |
56 |
82.4 |
87 |
89 |
54.1 |
55 |
55 |
91.8 |
74 |
| 05-16-26 |
73 |
54.5 |
59 |
48 |
74.7 |
84 |
75 |
57.0 |
59 |
56 |
87.3 |
76 |
82 |
62.6 |
58 |
52 |
86.2 |
85 |
88 |
64.2 |
63 |
55 |
82.4 |
86 |
| 05-15-26 |
80 |
45.0 |
50 |
50 |
70.5 |
75 |
72 |
54.5 |
55 |
48 |
74.7 |
81 |
76 |
57.0 |
57 |
53 |
87.3 |
76 |
82 |
62.6 |
56 |
52 |
86.2 |
85 |
| 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 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
| % Succ |
|
|
33.3 |
|
|
16.7 |
|
|
100.0 |
|
|
20.0 |
|
|
75.0 |
|
|
25.0 |
|
|
66.7 |
|
|
33.3 |
| Ave Error |
24.8 |
|
3.0 |
29.2 |
|
8.7 |
22.5 |
|
1.0 |
31.3 |
|
10.2 |
24.0 |
|
1.2 |
33.2 |
|
9.2 |
26.0 |
|
2.9 |
32.8 |
|
7.5 |
| Net Error |
24.8 |
|
2.6 |
-29.2 |
|
-2.3 |
22.5 |
|
0.3 |
-31.3 |
|
-5.9 |
24.0 |
|
-1.2 |
-33.2 |
|
-6.9 |
26.0 |
|
-2.3 |
-32.8 |
|
-5.1 |
| Std Dev |
6.0 |
|
1.5 |
4.2 |
|
8.2 |
5.3 |
|
0.5 |
3.5 |
|
9.8 |
4.9 |
|
0.6 |
2.3 |
|
5.3 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
Nighttime Forecasts
| Updated: 05-21-26 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 |
| 05-21-26 |
54 |
|
51 |
84 |
|
68 |
52 |
|
52 |
78 |
|
63 |
52 |
|
47 |
77 |
|
63 |
50 |
|
51 |
74 |
|
62 |
| 05-20-26 |
54 |
54.1 |
61 |
89 |
91.8 |
69 |
53 |
|
53 |
85 |
|
71 |
52 |
|
53 |
78 |
|
67 |
51 |
|
50 |
78 |
|
61 |
| 05-19-26 |
56 |
64.2 |
65 |
88 |
82.4 |
89 |
54 |
54.1 |
57 |
87 |
91.8 |
66 |
53 |
|
51 |
83 |
|
70 |
52 |
|
49 |
78 |
|
58 |
| 05-18-26 |
53 |
62.6 |
63 |
88 |
86.2 |
90 |
55 |
64.2 |
65 |
88 |
82.4 |
89 |
54 |
54.1 |
56 |
86 |
91.8 |
72 |
52 |
|
53 |
80 |
|
71 |
| 05-17-26 |
57 |
57.0 |
58 |
82 |
87.3 |
81 |
53 |
62.6 |
61 |
88 |
86.2 |
90 |
56 |
64.2 |
64 |
89 |
82.4 |
89 |
55 |
54.1 |
57 |
88 |
91.8 |
74 |
| 05-16-26 |
48 |
54.5 |
58 |
75 |
74.7 |
83 |
56 |
57.0 |
59 |
82 |
87.3 |
78 |
52 |
62.6 |
59 |
88 |
86.2 |
88 |
55 |
64.2 |
64 |
88 |
82.4 |
89 |
| 05-15-26 |
50 |
45.0 |
47 |
72 |
70.5 |
74 |
48 |
54.5 |
55 |
76 |
74.7 |
81 |
53 |
57.0 |
59 |
82 |
87.3 |
76 |
52 |
62.6 |
57 |
87 |
86.2 |
84 |
| 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 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
0 |
2 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
0 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
| % Succ |
33.3 |
|
66.7 |
50.0 |
|
0.0 |
40.0 |
|
80.0 |
40.0 |
|
0.0 |
25.0 |
|
75.0 |
25.0 |
|
25.0 |
33.3 |
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
|
0.0 |
| Ave Error |
4.9 |
|
2.4 |
2.9 |
|
8.6 |
5.3 |
|
1.6 |
3.8 |
|
10.4 |
5.7 |
|
1.9 |
4.9 |
|
9.9 |
6.9 |
|
2.9 |
3.4 |
|
8.9 |
| Net Error |
-3.2 |
|
2.4 |
0.2 |
|
-1.2 |
-5.3 |
|
0.9 |
-0.3 |
|
-3.7 |
-5.7 |
|
0.0 |
-0.7 |
|
-5.7 |
-6.3 |
|
-1.0 |
0.9 |
|
-4.5 |
| Std Dev |
3.7 |
|
2.2 |
1.9 |
|
6.3 |
3.5 |
|
0.7 |
1.3 |
|
7.7 |
2.8 |
|
0.0 |
0.5 |
|
5.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
|