Walchensee wind: forecast and measurements
30 days of forecast vs. what actually happened at the lake. Click a single day to see its details.
Last 30 days
Rule-based forecast (actually used)
ML-based forecast β logistic (experimental)
ML-based forecast β HistGradientBoosting (black-box model, experimental)
Actual measurements (session β₯ 1 h)
Tue Sep 22
Wed Oct 21
session (β₯ 1 h β₯ 11 kt)
marginal (β₯ 1 h β₯ 8 kt)
no wind
no data
thunderstorm (forecast rows: predicted Β· actual row: observed)
Oct 7, 2026
avg wind
gust
ignition (8 kt)
session (11 kt)
For Oct 7, 2026
NO GO
850 hPa 14 kt from 206Β° (SSE) β counters the N-thermal
π€ ML β logistic
experimental
GO
GO 34% Β·
MAYBE 34% Β·
NO GO 32%
Strongest inputs β
(+) FΓΆhn Ξ, daytime cloud; (β) dew-point spread.
π€ ML β HGB Β· black box
experimental
NO GO
GO 7% Β·
MAYBE 24% Β·
NO GO 70%
Most distinctive inputs: morning solar, Innsbruck pressure, overnight cloud.
Experimental shadow models β they never drive the verdict.
How good are they? β
How the day was forecast at the time, before the rules were recalibrated β shown for comparison only.