Testimonials

“What ForecastWatch does is unique and special in the weather industry – an independent quality reference for all forecast providers.  ForecastWatch refines the many possible methods for comparing accuracy into a usable set, delivering a nice balance between simplicity and comprehensiveness.  If you want to compare results region-by-region, state-by-state, or provider-by-provider – using various metrics – you can do that. That’s quite valuable to all of us in the industry and to our customers.”

“After we came across one of Eric’s accuracy studies in 2003, we reached out to see what we might be able to do together. We’ve been working with ForecastWatch ever since. Whether we’re using it for internal purposes or for a comprehensive multi-year accuracy study, ForecastWatch provides key insights regarding how we stack up against the competition. When Superior Accuracy™ is your reputation, added validation from an independent industry tracker, such as ForecastWatch, provides additional credibility clients and consumers appreciate.”

“We have our own internal weather forecast verification system. Around the time we wanted to introduce some international verification, we asked a partner who they used as their independent, third-party provider. That’s how we learned about Eric and ForecastWatch. They saved us some fairly serious software engineering and costs when we didn’t have to build the functionality on our own, and now we rely on ForecastWatch Online as an important diagnostic tool. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for weather forecast validation and we look forward to working together on what comes next.”

“Weather forecasts are still under-utilized in agricultural decision-making processes, with an over-emphasis on using recent and past data for determining future actions. In the case of useful rainfall predictions, there is potential to reduce risk of over-watering or mistiming a rain-sensitive product application or a host of other operations that can affect yield or operational efficiency. I believe independent forecast accuracy assessments from ForecastWatch can help build confidence in modern weather forecasting capabilities, thus ultimately tapping the potential in the proper use of weather forecasts to increase efficiency or productivity, and ultimately improve margins.”