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Laives: which weather forecast is most accurate

Data come from the province of Bolzano (reference capital: Bolzano), combined with nearby provinces weighted by distance. Over the last two weeks, Apple Weather got it wrong least often in this area (62/100).

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Most accurate in this area, last 2 weeks

Apple Weather

Matches the most accurate service in the province
Data updated on 21 October 2026 at 15:11

At the province level

Catches 73% of actual rainfall
When it forecasts rain, it gets it right 65% 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 Laives, with light intensity.

Observed data from the latest radar sweep (14:00) · Radar-DPC, Italian Civil Protection

Yesterday in Bolzano

Observed data for 20 October
17°
High
3°
Low
1.3 mm of rain
Hottest provincial capital in the regionColdest provincial capital in Italy5.6° above the average of its region's capitals

The reference provincial capital for Laives is Bolzano

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. Laives 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:

BZ67%TN17%BL6%VI3%TV2%+3 more

Weather service ranking for this area

  1. 1
    Apple Weather
    62/100
    No public website
  2. 2
    iLMeteo.it
    45/100
    ilmeteo.it(opens in a new tab)
  3. 3
    3BMeteo
    44/100
    3bmeteo.com(opens in a new tab)
  4. 4
    Meteo.it
    38/100
    meteo.it(opens in a new tab)
  5. 5
    Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    34/100
    meteoam.it(opens in a new tab)

Yesterday's report card

20 October

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

3BMeteoWinner of the day
  • 3BMeteo
    Highspot onLowoffRainwrong
  • Meteo Aeronautica Militare
    Highspot onLowoffRainwrong
  • Meteo.it
    Highspot onLowoffRainwrong
  • Apple Weather
    Highspot onLowoffRaincorrect
  • iLMeteo.it
    HighcloseLowoffRaincorrect

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

The situation around Laives

Rain was scarce or absent around Bolzano over the past week. Apple Weather leads the 14-day ranking for the Laives area by a wide margin: 18 points over the runner-up. For temperatures, the most accurate service in the provincial capital is Meteo Aeronautica Militare. Worth noting: the wind, strong on several days. On yesterday's report card for the provincial capital, the service ranked No. 2 over the week finished No. 1. The top-ranked service is the same in nearby municipalities too (Bronzolo, Vadena). A curious detail: yesterday the service ranked last overall was among the two most accurate on the provincial capital's report card.

Updated on 22 October 2026

Sun and moon today

07:41
Sunrise
18:16
Sunset
10h 35m
Daylight

3 fewer minutes of daylight than yesterday

Waxing gibbous, 86% illuminated

Map of Laives

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Nearby towns

Bronzolo
4.6 km
Vadena
4.8 km
Bolzano
6.5 km
Ora
7.4 km

Localities in Laives

La Costa - Seit
Mitteregger
Pineta - Steinmannwald
San Giacomo - St. Jakob

Get to know Laives

Over the last two months, next-day forecasts for the Bolzano area had an average accuracy index of 64 out of 100 (average across all services). It is among the hardest areas to forecast in Italy: ranked 96 of 107.

Average accuracy by how far ahead the forecast is made:

  • For tomorrow
    64/100 · fairly reliable
  • 2 days ahead
    64/100 · fairly reliable
  • 5 days ahead
    59/100 · fairly reliable
16,909
Inhabitants
021040
ISTAT code
Bolzano (BZ) • Trentino-Alto Adige