Local temperature forecast performance

How accurate are temperature forecasts in Miami, Florida?

Nighttime lows were less predictable than daytime highs in Miami's next-day record. Lows missed by 1.5°F on average, compared with 1.2°F for highs.

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What stands out

Miami forecast findings

At a glance

Forecast day 1 accuracy

Highs Lows

Lower error than the national average

Miami: 1.8°F typical miss National archive average: 3.5°F

Combined high and low results across forecast days 1, 3, 5, and 7.
High temperaturesForecast day 1
1.2°Ftypical miss

94% came within 3°F

Usually coolerUsually warmerLittle warm or cool tendency
Low temperaturesForecast day 1
1.5°Ftypical miss

88% came within 3°F

Usually coolerUsually warmer0.4°F warmer than observed

Error generally grows farther into the forecast

The dots show the typical miss on each forecast day.

Miami temperature forecast error by forecast dayTypical miss by forecast day. day 1: high 1.2°F, low 1.5°F; day 3: high 1.5°F, low 1.8°F; day 5: high 1.7°F, low 2.1°F; day 7: high 1.9°F, low 2.5°F. typical miss ≤3°F 0°2°4°6°8°1.2°F1.5°FDay 11.5°F1.8°FDay 31.7°F2.1°FDay 51.9°F2.5°FDay 7
See within-3°F percentages and window timing
Day 1High: 94%Low: 88%
Day 3High: 90%Low: 83%
Day 5High: 87%Low: 79%
Day 7High: 84%Low: 73%

High and low windows represent the same numbered forecast day, but the high window ends 12 hours later and therefore has 12 more hours of lead time.

How forecasts change through the year

Each tile is forecast day 1’s typical miss.

Under 2°F2–3°F3–5°FOver 5°FNot enough data

High temperatures

Jan1.8°52 cases
Feb1.1°52 cases
Mar1.3°57 cases
Apr0.8°56 cases
May1.2°56 cases
Jun0.9°56 cases
Jul1.3°59 cases
Aug1.2°57 cases
Sep1.6°59 cases
Oct1.4°59 cases
Nov0.8°51 cases
Dec0.9°56 cases

Low temperatures

Jan1.9°49 cases
Feb1.5°51 cases
Mar1.5°56 cases
Apr1.0°56 cases
May1.4°54 cases
Jun1.8°55 cases
Jul1.5°57 cases
Aug1.8°58 cases
Sep1.4°58 cases
Oct1.2°59 cases
Nov1.7°49 cases
Dec1.7°54 cases
Data locationMIAMI INTL AIRPORT (MIA)7.1 miles from central Miami · Archive 2024-08-01–2026-07-28

Based on archived raw NBM forecasts compared with observed daily highs and lows near Miami. Results describe this model archive, not every forecast provider.

How these numbers are calculated

The forecasts are raw NBM median temperature guidance initialized at 12Z. Results include multiple NBM model eras and are retrospective, so they describe this archive rather than guaranteeing future performance.

“Typical miss” is mean absolute error: the average size of the error regardless of direction. Warmer or cooler tendency is signed bias, which can be small even when individual errors are larger.

Read the complete calibration and verification methodology.