Batman weather: the models compared

Batman, tomorrow (Friday): a high of 14–15 °C and a low of 3–7 °C across 4 models.

Rain over the next 7 days: ECMWF IFS 0.8 mm, ECMWF AIFS 10 mm, NOAA GFS 1.1 mm.

The models are close on the temperature on 1 of the 10 days.

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Day by day

DayECMWF IFSECMWF AIFSNOAA GFSDWD ICON-EUModels
Today14° / 2°14° / 2°13° / 6°14° / 1°Models disagree
Tomorrow15° / 3°15° / 4°14° / 7°14° / 3°Models disagree
Saturday, Nov 1416° / 5°16° / 6°15° / 8°15° / 6°Models disagree
Sunday, Nov 1517° / 6°17° / 8°Rain 0.4 mm17° / 9°16° / 8°Models disagree
Monday, Nov 1617° / 7°17° / 8°Rain 0.1 mm17° / 10°14° / 8°Models disagree
Tuesday, Nov 1717° / 7°Rain 0.1 mm16° / 7°16° / 10°Rain 1 mm–Models disagree
Wednesday, Nov 1817° / 6°14° / 6°Rain 1.8 mm16° / 10°Rain 0.1 mm–Models disagree
Thursday, Nov 1916° / 8°Rain 0.7 mm15° / 9°Rain 7.7 mm17° / 10°–Some spread
Friday, Nov 2014° / 9°Rain 17 mm13° / 11°Rain 20 mm16° / 10°–Models disagree
Saturday, Nov 2114° / 11°Rain 29 mm14° / 10°Rain 21 mm17° / 11°–Models disagree

Runs used: ECMWF IFS, Nov 11 12 UTC run · ECMWF AIFS, Nov 11 18 UTC run · NOAA GFS, Nov 11 18 UTC run · DWD ICON-EU, Nov 11 18 UTC run. Updated Nov 12, 03:21 AM.

Why several models?

Each weather centre runs its own model of the atmosphere, and no single one is always right. When the models agree, the forecast is more certain; when they disagree, the weather is harder to call, and it is worth watching the newer runs. The Lab's Forecast mode shows each model's maps, and Compare models sets them side by side for any place.

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Data: ECMWF (CC BY 4.0), NOAA (public domain), DWD (CC BY 4.0). Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).