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Santa Maria di Licodia: 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 (59/100).

No weather alerts today for Santa Maria di Licodia · 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 Santa Maria di Licodia, with light intensity.

Observed data from the latest radar sweep (10:35) · 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 Santa Maria di Licodia 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. Santa Maria di Licodia 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
    59/100
  2. 2
    Apple Weather
    55/100
    No public website
  3. 3
    Meteo.it
    55/100
  4. 4
    iLMeteo.it
    54/100
  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 Santa Maria di Licodia

A wet week around Catania, with frequent precipitation. Meteo Aeronautica Militare leads the 14-day ranking for the Santa Maria di Licodia area. For rain alone, the most accurate service in the provincial capital is iLMeteo.it, while a third service leads on temperatures. Strong wind for most of the week, with intense gusts. Nearby municipalities (Biancavilla, Ragalna) have the same service in first place. A curious detail: 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

07:06
Sunrise
18:26
Sunset
11h 20m
Daylight

2 fewer minutes of daylight than yesterday

Waxing crescent, 5% illuminated

Map of Santa Maria di Licodia

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Nearby towns

Localities in Santa Maria di Licodia

Santa Maria di Licodia

Get to know Santa Maria di Licodia

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
7,322
Inhabitants
087047
ISTAT code
Catania (CT) • Sicily