Local temperature forecast performance

How accurate are temperature forecasts in Logan, Utah?

Nighttime lows were less predictable than daytime highs in Logan's next-day record. Lows missed by 4.6°F on average, compared with 2.3°F for highs.

See the current Logan forecast

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What stands out

Logan forecast findings

At a glance

Forecast day 1 accuracy

Highs Lows

Higher error than the national average

Logan: 4.2°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
2.3°Ftypical miss

77% came within 3°F

Usually coolerUsually warmer0.4°F warmer than observed
Low temperaturesForecast day 1
4.6°Ftypical miss

40% came within 3°F

Usually coolerUsually warmer0.3°F warmer than observed

Error generally grows farther into the forecast

The dots show the typical miss on each forecast day.

Logan temperature forecast error by forecast dayTypical miss by forecast day. day 1: high 2.3°F, low 4.6°F; day 3: high 2.9°F, low 4.8°F; day 5: high 3.6°F, low 5.3°F; day 7: high 4.5°F, low 5.7°F. typical miss ≤3°F 0°2°4°6°8°2.3°F4.6°FDay 12.9°F4.8°FDay 33.6°F5.3°FDay 54.5°F5.7°FDay 7
See within-3°F percentages and window timing
Day 1High: 77%Low: 40%
Day 3High: 67%Low: 38%
Day 5High: 57%Low: 37%
Day 7High: 51%Low: 33%

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

Jan2.5°62 cases
Feb4.5°54 cases
Mar2.9°57 cases
Apr1.8°60 cases
May1.8°58 cases
Jun1.5°60 cases
Jul1.2°56 cases
Aug1.6°31 cases
Sep1.3°59 cases
Oct2.0°61 cases
Nov3.1°54 cases
Dec3.8°57 cases

Low temperatures

Jan3.8°62 cases
Feb5.4°54 cases
Mar5.4°56 cases
Apr4.1°60 cases
May4.0°59 cases
Jun3.7°60 cases
Jul4.1°55 cases
Aug5.2°31 cases
Sep4.1°59 cases
Oct5.3°61 cases
Nov5.1°54 cases
Dec5.6°57 cases
Data locationLOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT (LGU)3.4 miles from central Logan · Archive 2024-08-01–2026-07-28

Based on archived raw NBM forecasts compared with observed daily highs and lows near Logan. 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.