Apple mobile phone, the accuracy of the weather forecast, I can't figure it out

Liangchen Technology

2024-04-25 23:13Published in Henan

The iPhone is a blockbuster product of Apple, which is released in September every year. Founded in April 1976 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple has become a leading Fortune 500 company after 48 years of development. In addition to the iPhone, Apple also includes Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods and other products, as well as Apple Vision Pro that is not sold in Chinese mainland.

In the process of using the Apple mobile phone, you will encounter various usage skills. The built-in weather forecast is an important feature. So, how accurate is it, and what is the difference between it and the weather forecast of Android phones? I believe that many "fruit fans" friends want to know.

Whether the iPhone's built-in weather forecast is accurate or not, we need to understand how it works first.

||The source of the weather forecast for iPhone

Using the "Weather" app, the iPhone can check the weather in the current location (go to "Settings" - > "Privacy and Security" - > "Location Services" - > "Weather" and turn on the "Precise Location" function), as well as the hourly and next 10-day weather forecast, as well as extreme weather information.

The 10-day weather forecast is available in many countries and regions, and the data is provided by Apple Weather. If you are using iOS 15.2 or earlier, the 10-day weather forecast will be provided by The Weather Channel.

Extreme weather informationFor Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, the United States and most countries and regions in Europe, extreme weather information is provided by the national meteorological departments of each country, and extreme weather information in Chinese mainland is provided by "Zephyan Weather".

Air quality information is provided by BreezoMeter for Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States; for Chinese mainland, air quality information is provided by QWeat.

In short, there are two main sources of weather data in China: "Public Meteorological Service Center of China Meteorological Administration" and "Zephyr Weather".

"China Meteorological Administration Public Meteorological Service Center" registered in 1997, is an important platform for meteorological government information disclosure, is an important position for the meteorological department news publicity, the website is hosted by the office of the China Meteorological Administration, China Meteorological News, China Meteorological Administration Meteorological Publicity and Science Center undertakes, the National Meteorological Information Center co-organized.

"QWeather Weather" is a leading meteorological technology service provider and national high-tech enterprise in China, committed to the use of advanced meteorological models combined with big data and artificial intelligence technology to develop intelligent meteorological services.

||The difference between the weather forecast for an iPhone and the weather forecast for an Android phone

It can be seen that the weather data of Apple's mobile phone is not entirely from the domestic meteorological department, and some data are realized in combination with its own algorithms. Many "fruit fans" will find that there is a certain difference in the weather forecast between Apple mobile phones and Android mobile phones, such as the temperature sometimes, the temperature at the same time and place can be different by 5 °C. The reason for the inconsistency between the weather forecast of Apple mobile phones and Android mobile phones is obvious, and the data sources are different and the update frequency is different.

Taking Xiaomi mobile phones as an example, part of the data of the weather forecast comes from Caiyun Weather. Some "fruit fans" will think that the weather forecast on Android phones is more accurate, because the weather data comes from the local meteorological bureau and is updated more frequently.

||summary

The accuracy of the weather forecast on the iPhone is related to the data source and the frequency of data updates. At present, the weather forecast cannot be 100% accurate, and even the top teams can only achieve about 80% accuracy. The forecast can only be a range, not a fixed point and a fixed time, because the atmosphere is dynamic, for example, the weather in certain districts of a city will be different. Some highly accurate mobile weather forecasts can only explain one phenomenon, which is connected to the local meteorological bureau and the data is updated in real time.

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