Grottaglie: which weather forecast is most accurate
Data come from the province of Taranto (reference capital: Taranto), combined with nearby provinces weighted by distance. Over the last two weeks, Meteo Aeronautica Militare got it wrong least often in this area (75/100).
Yellow alert today for thunderstorms and hydrogeological risk
Source: Italian Civil Protection Department · 13 October
Most accurate in this area, last 2 weeks
Meteo Aeronautica Militare
Rain nearby, right now
The nearest rain core is less than 1 km north of the centre of Grottaglie, with light intensity.
Observed data from the latest radar sweep (11:20) · Radar-DPC, Italian Civil Protection
Yesterday in Taranto
Observed data for 11 OctoberThe reference provincial capital for Grottaglie is Taranto
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. Grottaglie 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:
Weather service ranking for this area
- 1Meteo Aeronautica Militare75/100
- 2Apple Weather74/100No public website
- 3iLMeteo.it63/100
- 43BMeteo61/100
- 5Meteo.it49/100
Yesterday's report card
11 OctoberForecasts made the day before for Taranto, compared with what actually happened
- Meteo.itHighspot onLowspot onRaincorrect
- 3BMeteoHighspot onLowspot onRaincorrect
- Apple WeatherHighspot onLowspot onRainwrong
- Meteo Aeronautica MilitareHighspot onLowcloseRainwrong
- iLMeteo.itHighspot onLowcloseRainwrong
Spot on = within 2 degrees · Close = within 4 degrees
Ongoing streaks
- 3BMeteo has nailed the high for 16 days in a row
- Apple Weather has nailed the low for 3 days in a row
- Meteo.it has called the rain right for 3 days in a row
The situation around Grottaglie
A wet week around Taranto, with frequent precipitation. Meteo Aeronautica Militare tops the 14-day ranking for the Grottaglie area, but by a minimal margin of under 3 points over the second-placed service. Looking at rain only, first place in the provincial capital goes to Apple Weather. The wind made itself felt at moderate strength. Yesterday, in the check on the provincial capital, the week's No. 2 moved up to No. 1. Among nearby municipalities (Villa Castelli, Montemesola) the ranking changes from one to the next. One more note: yesterday the service ranked last overall was among the two most accurate on the provincial capital's report card. With this much rain, the part of the score that weighs most is the precipitation forecast (three quarters of the total).
Updated on 13 October 2026
Sun and moon today
3 fewer minutes of daylight than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 5% illuminated
Map of Grottaglie
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Nearby towns
Get to know Grottaglie
Over the last two months, next-day forecasts for the Taranto area had an average accuracy index of 70 out of 100 (average across all services). It is among the hardest areas to forecast in Italy: ranked 61 of 107.
Average accuracy by how far ahead the forecast is made:
- For tomorrow70/100 · fairly reliable
- 2 days ahead69/100 · fairly reliable
- 5 days ahead66/100 · fairly reliable