Pleasant Plains is a small town of about 21,000 people in DC, sitting at 38.9°N in a temperate climate zone. NWS, American, European each forecast Pleasant Plains with their own physics, so we line all three up and flag where they disagree. Nearby towns include Columbia Heights, Park View, Central 14th Street / Spring Road.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United States before you trust any single number.
The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy — each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1999 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in United States, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.