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Sante Marie: which weather forecast is most accurate

Data come from the province of L'Aquila (reference capital: L'Aquila), combined with nearby provinces weighted by distance. Over the last two weeks, Meteo Aeronautica Militare got it wrong least often in this area (67/100).

No weather alerts today for Sante Marie · Source: Italian Civil Protection Department

Most accurate in this area, last 2 weeks

Meteo Aeronautica Militare

Data updated on 12 October 2026 at 14:48

At the province level

Catches 67% of actual rainfall
When it forecasts rain, it gets it right 100% of the time
Across 7 rainy days

Rain nearby, right now

The nearest rain core is less than 1 km north of the centre of Sante Marie, with light intensity.

Observed data from the latest radar sweep (10:30) · Radar-DPC, Italian Civil Protection

Yesterday in L'Aquila

Observed data for 11 October
23°
High
15°
Low
2.3 mm of rain

The reference provincial capital for Sante Marie is L'Aquila

How we calculate the score

Every day we compare the forecasts of 5 weather services with data measured in the provincial capitals. The score runs from 0 to 100 and covers the last 14 days: 75% is about forecasting rain and 25% about temperature. Sante Marie is not a measuring point: the score combines data from 8 provinces, weighted by distance.

How much each province counts

For this town the score combines data from 8 provinces, weighted by geographic distance.

Provinces considered:

AQ54%RI16%RM11%FR5%PE5%+3 more

Weather service ranking for this area

  1. 1
    Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    67/100
  2. 2
    Apple Weather
    66/100
    No public website
  3. 3
    3BMeteo
    64/100
  4. 4
    Meteo.it
    53/100
  5. 5
    iLMeteo.it
    44/100

Yesterday's report card

11 October

Forecasts made the day before for L'Aquila, compared with what actually happened

Apple WeatherWinner of the day
  • Apple Weather
    HighcloseLowoffRainwrong
  • iLMeteo.it
    Highspot onLowcloseRaincorrect
  • 3BMeteo
    Highspot onLowcloseRainwrong
  • Meteo.it
    HighcloseLowcloseRainwrong
  • Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    HighcloseLowcloseRainwrong

Spot on = within 2 degrees · Close = within 4 degrees

Ongoing streaks

  • iLMeteo.it has called the rain right for 3 days in a row
  • 3BMeteo has nailed the high for 3 days in a row

The situation around Sante Marie

Rain on a good share of the days around L'Aquila over the last seven days. The 14-day ranking for the Sante Marie area is very tight: Meteo Aeronautica Militare leads by less than 3 points over the runner-up. For rain forecasts alone, however, the most accurate service in the provincial capital is Apple Weather. Little wind: light breezes on most days. Yesterday, in the check on the provincial capital, the week's No. 2 moved up to No. 1. Tagliacozzo is the exception: a different service leads there. One more note: yesterday the service ranked last overall was among the two most accurate on the provincial capital's report card. In wet weeks like this one, rain forecasts matter most: they account for three quarters of the score.

Updated on 13 October 2026

Sun and moon today

07:16
Sunrise
18:29
Sunset
11h 13m
Daylight

3 fewer minutes of daylight than yesterday

Waxing crescent, 5% illuminated

Map of Sante Marie

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Nearby towns

Localities in Sante Marie

Castelvecchio
Sante Marie
Santo Stefano
Scanzano
Tubione
Valdeivarri

Get to know Sante Marie

Over the last two months, next-day forecasts for the L'Aquila area had an average accuracy index of 65 out of 100 (average across all services). It is among the hardest areas to forecast in Italy: ranked 88 of 107.

Average accuracy by how far ahead the forecast is made:

  • For tomorrow
    65/100 · fairly reliable
  • 2 days ahead
    66/100 · fairly reliable
  • 5 days ahead
    59/100 · fairly reliable
1,208
Inhabitants
066089
ISTAT code
L'Aquila (AQ) • Abruzzo