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Sulmona: 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, Apple Weather got it wrong least often in this area (68/100).

Earthquakes · Sulmona Air quality · Sulmona

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

Most accurate in this area, last 2 weeks

Apple Weather

Matches the most accurate service in the province
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 Sulmona, with light intensity.

Observed data from the latest radar sweep (09:45) · 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 Sulmona 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. Sulmona is not a measuring point: the score combines data from 8 provinces, weighted by distance.

How we measure accuracy
How much each province counts

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

Provinces considered:

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Weather service ranking for this area

  1. 1
    Apple Weather
    68/100
    No public website
  2. 2
    Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    68/100
    meteoam.it(opens in a new tab)
  3. 3
    3BMeteo
    65/100
    3bmeteo.com(opens in a new tab)
  4. 4
    Meteo.it
    52/100
    meteo.it(opens in a new tab)
  5. 5
    iLMeteo.it
    43/100
    ilmeteo.it(opens in a new tab)

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 Sulmona

A wet week around L'Aquila, with frequent precipitation. Apple Weather tops the 14-day ranking for the Sulmona area, but by a minimal margin of under 3 points over the second-placed service. Looking at temperatures only, first place in the provincial capital goes to Meteo Aeronautica Militare. Light wind for most of the week. Yesterday's report card reshuffled the order: the week's No. 4 finished No. 2. The top-ranked service is the same in nearby municipalities too (Pratola Peligna, Prezza). One more note: yesterday the service ranked last overall was among the two most accurate on the provincial capital's report card.

Updated on 13 October 2026

Sun and moon today

07:14
Sunrise
18:26
Sunset
11h 13m
Daylight

3 fewer minutes of daylight than yesterday

Waxing crescent, 5% illuminated

Map of Sulmona

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Nearby towns

Pratola Peligna
3.7 km
Prezza
4.8 km
Introdacqua
6.8 km
Bugnara
7.4 km

Localities in Sulmona

Badia-Bagnaturo
Bagnaturo
Bellotta
Case Bruciate
C.le Savente
Fonte d'Amore
Marane Case Nuove
Marane Palazzo
Santa Lucia
Vacchereccia

Get to know Sulmona

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
24,275
Inhabitants
066098
ISTAT code
L'Aquila (AQ) • Abruzzo