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Carbonia: which weather forecast is most accurate

Carbonia is the provincial capital: this is where we check the weather services' forecasts against measured data every day. Over the last two weeks, Apple Weather got it wrong least often in this area (54/100).

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No weather alerts today for Carbonia · 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 53% of actual rainfall
When it forecasts rain, it gets it right 47% of the time
Across 5 rainy days

Rain nearby, right now

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

Observed data from the latest radar sweep (09:45) · Radar-DPC, Italian Civil Protection

Yesterday in Sud Sardegna

Observed data for 11 October
27°
High
18°
Low
0.9 mm of rain

The reference provincial capital for Carbonia is Sud Sardegna

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. Carbonia is one of the measuring points: the score mainly uses the data collected here.

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:

SU50%CA31%OR10%NU5%SS3%+3 more

Weather service ranking for this area

  1. 1
    Apple Weather
    54/100
    No public website
  2. 2
    Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    52/100
    meteoam.it(opens in a new tab)
  3. 3
    Meteo.it
    45/100
    meteo.it(opens in a new tab)
  4. 4
    3BMeteo
    42/100
    3bmeteo.com(opens in a new tab)
  5. 5
    iLMeteo.it
    29/100
    ilmeteo.it(opens in a new tab)

Yesterday's report card

11 October

Forecasts made the day before for Sud Sardegna, compared with what actually happened

3BMeteoWinner of the day
  • 3BMeteo
    HighcloseLowspot onRainwrong
  • Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    HighcloseLowspot onRainwrong
  • Apple Weather
    HighcloseLowcloseRaincorrect
  • iLMeteo.it
    HighoffLowoffRainwrong

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

Ongoing streaks

  • Meteo Aeronautica Militare has nailed the low for 6 days in a row
  • 3BMeteo has been the daily winner for 3 days in a row
  • Apple Weather has called the rain right for 3 days in a row

The situation around Carbonia

Rain on a good share of the days around Sud Sardegna over the last seven days. Apple Weather tops the 14-day ranking for the Carbonia area, but by a minimal margin of under 3 points over the second-placed service. For temperatures, the most accurate service in the provincial capital is Meteo Aeronautica Militare. Worth noting: the wind, strong on several days. In nearby municipalities (Gonnesa, Perdaxius) the leading service does not change.

Updated on 13 October 2026

Sun and moon today

07:33
Sunrise
18:50
Sunset
11h 18m
Daylight

2 fewer minutes of daylight than yesterday

Waxing crescent, 5% illuminated

Map of Carbonia

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Nearby towns

Gonnesa
7.9 km
Perdaxius
10.2 km
Portoscuso
12.6 km
Iglesias
12.8 km

Localities in Carbonia

Acqua Callentis
Bacu Abis
Barbusi
Barega
Brughitta Mei
Campo Prigionieri
Cannas di Sopra
Cannas di Sotto
Caput Acquas
Carbonia 2

Get to know Carbonia

Over the last two months, next-day forecasts for the Sud Sardegna area had an average accuracy index of 66 out of 100 (average across all services). It is among the hardest areas to forecast in Italy: ranked 80 of 107.

Average accuracy by how far ahead the forecast is made:

  • For tomorrow
    66/100 · fairly reliable
  • 2 days ahead
    67/100 · fairly reliable
  • 5 days ahead
    58/100 · fairly reliable
28,882
Inhabitants
111009
ISTAT code
Sud Sardegna (SU) • Sardinia