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Motta Sant'Anastasia: which weather forecast is most accurate

Data come from the province of Catania (reference capital: Catania), combined with nearby provinces weighted by distance. Over the last two weeks, Meteo Aeronautica Militare got it wrong least often in this area (58/100).

No weather alerts today for Motta Sant'Anastasia · 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 61% of actual rainfall
When it forecasts rain, it gets it right 100% of the time
Across 6 rainy days

Rain nearby, right now

The nearest rain core is less than 1 km north of the centre of Motta Sant'Anastasia, with light intensity.

Observed data from the latest radar sweep (09:50) · Radar-DPC, Italian Civil Protection

Yesterday in Catania

Observed data for 11 October
28°
High
15°
Low
No rain
Hottest provincial capital in Italy

The reference provincial capital for Motta Sant'Anastasia is Catania

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. Motta Sant'Anastasia 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:

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Weather service ranking for this area

  1. 1
    Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    58/100
  2. 2
    Meteo.it
    54/100
  3. 3
    Apple Weather
    54/100
    No public website
  4. 4
    iLMeteo.it
    52/100
  5. 5
    3BMeteo
    49/100

Yesterday's report card

11 October

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

3BMeteoWinner of the day
  • 3BMeteo
    Highspot onLowspot onRaincorrect
  • Meteo.it
    Highspot onLowspot onRaincorrect
  • Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    Highspot onLowcloseRaincorrect
  • iLMeteo.it
    HighoffLowoffRaincorrect
  • Apple Weather
    HighcloseLowspot onRainwrong

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

Ongoing streaks

  • Meteo Aeronautica Militare has nailed the high for 30 days in a row
  • Apple Weather has nailed the low for 5 days in a row
  • Meteo Aeronautica Militare has called the rain right for 4 days in a row

The situation around Motta Sant'Anastasia

A rainy week around Catania: rain fell on several of the last seven days. Meteo Aeronautica Militare leads the 14-day ranking for the Motta Sant'Anastasia area. For rain alone, the most accurate service in the provincial capital is iLMeteo.it, while a third service leads on temperatures. A very windy week: sustained gusts on most days. The top-ranked service is the same in nearby municipalities too (Misterbianco, Catania). One more note: yesterday the service ranked last overall was among the two most accurate on the provincial capital's report card. Rain makes up three quarters of the score and temperature one quarter: in a week this wet, rain is what makes the difference.

Updated on 13 October 2026

Sun and moon today

07:05
Sunrise
18:26
Sunset
11h 21m
Daylight

2 fewer minutes of daylight than yesterday

Waxing crescent, 5% illuminated

Map of Motta Sant'Anastasia

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Nearby towns

Localities in Motta Sant'Anastasia

Belvedere
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Get to know Motta Sant'Anastasia

Over the last two months, next-day forecasts for the Catania area had an average accuracy index of 67 out of 100 (average across all services). It is among the hardest areas to forecast in Italy: ranked 73 of 107.

Average accuracy by how far ahead the forecast is made:

  • For tomorrow
    67/100 · fairly reliable
  • 2 days ahead
    67/100 · fairly reliable
  • 5 days ahead
    62/100 · fairly reliable
11,394
Inhabitants
087030
ISTAT code
Catania (CT) • Sicily