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)
Mon Oct 12
Tue Nov 10
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 25, 2026
avg wind
gust
ignition (8 kt)
session (11 kt)
For Oct 25, 2026
NO GO
97% daytime cloud + only 52 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
MAYBE
GO 21% Β·
MAYBE 44% Β·
NO GO 35%
Strongest inputs β
(+) pressure Ξ (thermik), FΓΆhn Ξ; (β) morning solar.
π€ ML β HGB Β· black box
experimental
NO GO
GO 11% Β·
MAYBE 0% Β·
NO GO 89%
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.