WeatherNext 3 Temperature Forecast: Hourly, Local, Readable
Temperature is the variable most people check first and the one most likely to be flattened by a daily summary. WeatherNext 3 refreshes its global forecast every hour and targets station-level temperature and humidity at roughly 5 km. This guide explains what that buys you, how to read the curve, and which local effects still sit outside the grid. For the wider forecast workflow, see the forecast guide; for the model itself, see the model guide.
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The three numbers that explain the page
Resolution, refresh rate and usable detail are related, but they are not the same claim.
5 km Station-targeted temperature and humidity are resolved at roughly 5 km: a neighbourhood scale rather than a street corner.
Station-targeted temperature and humidity are resolved at roughly 5 km: a neighbourhood scale rather than a street corner.
1 hour The forecast refreshes hourly, so the temperature curve has an hourly shape instead of a few daily snapshots.
The forecast refreshes hourly, so the temperature curve has an hourly shape instead of a few daily snapshots.
0.1 degree The model's gridded fields are described at 0.1 degree resolution. Local terrain can still shift conditions inside a grid cell.
The model's gridded fields are described at 0.1 degree resolution. Local terrain can still shift conditions inside a grid cell.
What an hourly temperature forecast changes
The value is not a more precise number at noon. It is a better picture of how the day moves.
The shape of the day
A daily high and low hides the morning ramp and the evening drop. The hourly curve shows when to change a plan, not just how hot the day gets.
Humidity and feels-like
Temperature alone can mislead. The model also carries humidity, which changes how heat and cold actually feel at the same reading.
Local gradients
Coasts, hills and cities can sit inside the same broad pattern but behave differently. A 5 km target is a step toward neighbourhood scale.
Decision windows
Use the curve to time a run, a pour, a shift change or an outdoor event. The hour matters more than the daily average.
Read a temperature curve in five minutes
You do not need a meteorology background to get useful information from the hourly view.
Pick the place and the day
Use the location you will actually be in, not the nearest big city. Coastal and inland points can diverge quickly.
Find the turning points
Mark sunrise, the afternoon peak and the evening drop. Those three moments explain most of the curve.
Add humidity and wind
A warm, humid hour feels different from a dry one at the same temperature. Wind changes the answer again.
Check the uncertainty
Look for spread or probability, especially around fronts and convective afternoons. A single line is not the whole forecast.
What the number does not tell you
Five-kilometre output is useful, but it is still a model of the atmosphere rather than a thermometer in your hand.
Shade is not air temperature
Direct sun can make a surface feel much hotter than the forecast air temperature. The same reading behaves differently on asphalt, grass and water.
Urban heat islands
Dense districts can stay warmer overnight than the surrounding countryside. A neighbourhood-scale grid still smooths some of that difference.
Terrain and cold-air drainage
Valleys can pool cold air while ridges stay mixed. Local slope and land cover can shift the temperature inside a single grid cell.
Feels-like is a second step
Air temperature, humidity, wind and solar exposure combine into what a person feels. Read the variables together instead of treating one number as the whole story.
WeatherNext 3 temperature forecast questions
Short answers for anyone comparing the model with a phone app or a local station.
Read the hour, not just the daily high
Open a location, follow the hourly temperature curve and compare it with what you actually experience. Seven-day free trial, cancel anytime. Background: the forecast guide and the model guide.
Related guides
The pages that go with this one, chosen by what each one answers.
WeatherNext 3 forecast
How to read an hourly forecast, which variables resolve at 5 km and what the numbers mean.
WeatherNext 3 radar
Why a forecast rain layer is not a live radar feed, and how to use both together.
WeatherNext 3 accuracy
What the published accuracy numbers measure and how to check the forecast locally.