Weather guide

Understanding a weather forecast means knowing how to read the numbers and symbols meteorologists use to describe the atmosphere. Meteoshark pulls data from the Open-Meteo service, which aggregates output from multiple national weather models and recombines it into a single, high-resolution forecast. The result is a balanced prediction that is often more reliable than any one model on its own.

Temperature is the most familiar element, but the value you feel on your skin — the apparent or “feels like” temperature — also accounts for wind and humidity. On a windy winter day, your body loses heat faster, so the wind chill drops well below the thermometer reading. On a humid summer afternoon, sweat evaporates more slowly, pushing the heat index above the actual air temperature.

Precipitation probability tells you how likely it is to rain at your location during a given hour or day, not how much rain will fall. A 70% chance means seven out of ten similar situations produce measurable precipitation. The rain radar animates the most recent satellite and ground-station frames so you can watch showers move in real time and estimate when they will reach you.

Wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure, humidity, UV index, and air quality each describe a different facet of the sky. Reading them together gives you a complete picture: when pressure falls, rain often follows; when the UV index climbs, sun protection matters; when air quality drops, sensitive groups should limit outdoor effort. The glossary below explains the key terms so you can interpret every forecast with confidence.