what do you guys use to predict the wind?

i have been using weather.com for the near future (hour-by-hour up to 48 hours ahead of time)

and accuweather for a 10 day prediction (leave room for error but a lot more accurate then i expected. usually the error margin is 5 mph and within 24 hours)

anyone have any better suggestions?

i live in des moines, ia and we have a super doppler radar.... don't know if that helps anything.

the most common one for kitesurf spots is windguru.com but you also have windmapper.com for NA

There's already a thread for this, here. :wee:

intellicast

3-day forecast, is the best you can do.

anymore is dreaming

airports / air stations by far have the best records

usairnet.com has been most predictable for my area

seasonal tendencies should be known

Ive got tonnes better at this recently, i got a 20 pound ane... wind meter and have used it alot, now i can tell you the wind speed from just feeling it lol

Usually i go on the met office website and check the winds in advance to see if it will be worth flying or not.

I still like my site. 6 day wind/temp snow forecast for 1,500 kiting spots world wide, many contributed by members on powerkiteforum.com (thanks guys!)

www.localkitespots.com

Here's my home spots from the site.
Keswick - Kitebeach Map


Cherry Beach Map

Since I'm a pilot, I just use aviation weather reports...usually METARs, TAFs, and FAs. They tend to be a little more detailed and accurate than other stuff. If I just want a quick overview, I use weather underground (wunderground.com).