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What are the sources for WeatherOnline forecasts?


The WeatherOnline forecasts are created by using a MOS system developed in-house with the most current US weather services model data (GFS). The statistical methods of the Model-Output-Statistic (MOS)-System were developed in cooperation with the Meteorological Department of the University of Bonn.

What is a MOS-System?


A Model-Output-Statistic (MOS)-System combines the data of the weather forecast model and the locally recorded data for any given point by transforming the model data from a coarse grid to detailed small scale areas.
In order to do so, one needs a large volume of past model forecast data as well as the corresponding recorded data for any given location. The MOS-System relates these two sets of data in an optimized fashion allowing development of the local weather forecast by using the most current model forecast.

What are the time intervals used in the temperature and icons of the local forecasts?


The forecasted maximum temperature always refers to a 12hour window from 6am to 6om local time.
The forecasted minimum temperature always refers to the 12hour window from 6pm of the day before the forecast day to 6 am of the forecast day.
The weather icon for the morning refers to the time between 6am and 12pm local time, the icon for the afternoon is valid from 12am to 6pm local time and the evening icon refers to the time from 6pm to 12am local time.

How often are the current weather conditions and forecasts updated?


The current weather information as well as the satellite images are updated every 30 minutes whereas the radar images are being updated every 15 minutes.
The local weather forecasts as well as the weather charts are updated 8 times a day. The updates start at 2 am CEST or 3 am CEST depending on daylight saving time and continue on a three hourly bases.


Nearby Weather Stations - Richmond Distance
Burns Bog 7.3 km
Vancouver Hrbour 9.9 km
Vancouver Airport 11.2 km
West Vancouver 17.1 km
Saturna Island 23.4 km
Saturna/capmon Cs 24.8 km
Sands Head 26.3 km
Orcas Island Airport 32.9 km
White Rock Campbell Scientific 34.6 km
Squamish Airport 39.1 km
Friday Harbor Airport 39.8 km
Pitt Meadows Campbell Scientific 42.7 km
Victoria Uni. Campbell Scientific 50.8 km
Victoria (IAP) 51.6 km
Victoria Gonzales 54.2 km
Callaghan Valley 59.6 km
Blackcombe Mtn Base 59.7 km
Whistler Airport 60.0 km
Malahat 63.0 km
Bellingham Intl. Airport 63.4 km
Naval Air Station Whidbey 66.5 km
Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles 73.6 km
North Cowichan 75.6 km
Pemberton Airport 77.9 km
Abbotsford Airport 78.3 km
William R. Fairchild Intl. Airport 80.3 km
Entrance Isl. 82.6 km
Skagit Regional Airport 83.2 km
Nanaimo Airport 90.2 km
Sheringham 106.2 km
Bremerton Ntnl Arpt 106.8 km
Paine Field 115.6 km
Arlington Airport 117.7 km
Sanderson Field Airport 117.9 km
Ballenas Island 121.1 km
Tacoma Narrows Airport 126.6 km
Boeing Field Airport 130.1 km
Seattle 133.9 km
Olympia Regional Airport 134.6 km
Gray Army Airfield 136.7 km
Renton Airport 137.7 km
McChord Field 137.8 km
Agassiz 144.8 km
Qualicum AP 148.1 km
Puyallup Airport 151.3 km
Chehalis Airport 151.3 km
Sisters Island 153.4 km
Lillooet 155.3 km
Powell River 163.0 km
Bowerman Airport 165.2 km
Hope Aerodrome 174.0 km
Hope 175.5 km
Lytton 176.9 km
Lytton 176.9 km
Quillayute Airport 181.5 km
Southwest Washington Regional Airport 185.7 km
Clinton/Bleibler Ranch Aerodrome 198.3 km
Astoria Regional Airport 206.3 km
Comox 206.9 km
Scappoose Industrial Airpark Airport 207.3 km
Port Alberni 208.1 km
Clinton 209.9 km
Williams Lake Airport 213.2 km
Tatlayoko Lake RCS 214.3 km
Puntzi Mountain 217.1 km
Ashcroft 218.7 km
Pearson Field 219.3 km
Hillsboro Airport 220.7 km
Portland Airport 221.4 km
Stampede 222.9 km
Portland- Troutdale Airport 230.0 km
Aurora State Airport 239.4 km
Quesnal 240.7 km
Quesnel Airport 241.0 km
McMinnville Airport 241.2 km
Tillamook Airport 244.4 km
Campbell River Airport 249.7 km
Merritt 260.8 km
Princeton 286.3 km
Prince George Airport 288.1 km
Columbia Gorge Regional Airport 298.0 km
Tofino 300.6 km
Kamloops Airport 304.8 km
Kamloops 305.0 km
Bowers Airport 308.5 km
Yakima Airport 320.6 km
Fanny Island 334.6 km
Pangborn Memorial Airport 335.3 km
Clearwater 362.4 km
Summerland 381.0 km
Sunnyside Muni 382.2 km
Penticton Airport 386.3 km
Estevan Point lighthouse 388.0 km
Omak Airport 395.7 km
Osoyoos 404.5 km
Ephrata Airport 409.6 km
Kelowna Intl. Airport 412.6 km
Salmon Arm 429.5 km
Grant County Intl. Airport 432.5 km
Vernon 434.7 km