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Windy vs MeteoCompare: catalog facts
Windy	MeteoCompare

Best for: Sailors, pilots and outdoor sports planners checking wind and weather	Best for: Weather enthusiasts who want to compare forecast models
Free + paid options Free to use in the browser, with a paid premium subscription for extra features.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Web	Android
Compare several forecast models such as ECMWF and GFS Animated wind, wave and radar layers METAR, TAF and NOTAMs for airports Point forecasts for any spot	Compares up to 19 weather models side by side Shows disagreement between models instead of hiding it Tracks each model's historical bias per city Relays Météo-France Vigilance warnings
Needs an internet connection Closed source	Depends on the Open-Meteo API for data Project website is in French Raw multi-model data takes more effort to read than a single forecast
Web application	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Windy windy.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for MeteoCompare pat0chat.github.io/meteocompare github.com/Pat0chat/meteocompare Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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