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 8, 2026
avg wind
gust
ignition (8 kt)
session (11 kt)
For Oct 8, 2026
NO GO
92% daytime cloud + only 310 W/mΒ² solar β no insolation to drive a thermal
β‘ Storm risk: the thermal often runs well until the front β watch the sky, come in early.
π€ ML β logistic
experimental
NO GO
GO 22% Β·
MAYBE 14% Β·
NO GO 65%
Strongest inputs β
(+) FΓΆhn Ξ; (β) morning solar, pressure Ξ (thermik).
π€ ML β HGB Β· black box
experimental
NO GO
GO 23% Β·
MAYBE 0% Β·
NO GO 77%
Most distinctive inputs: morning solar, daytime cloud, Innsbruck pressure.
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.