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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 - Taft Distance
Meadows Field Airport 43.3 km
Oxnard Airport 57.9 km
Porterville Airport 61.3 km
Santa Barbara Airport 61.5 km
Visalia Airport 62.9 km
Camarillo Airport 63.3 km
Naval Air Station Point Mugu 66.2 km
Hanford Airport 66.9 km
Sandberg Airport 79.3 km
Santa Ynez Airport 79.6 km
Naval Air Station Lemoore 87.5 km
Fresno Yosemite Intl. Airport 94.0 km
Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas 105.8 km
Tehachapi Airport 108.8 km
Van Nuys Airport 115.8 km
Santa Maria Public Airport 116.0 km
Lompoc Airport 120.2 km
Whiteman Airport 121.4 km
Santa Monica Airport 124.2 km
Madera Airport 126.4 km
Burbank 129.6 km
Vandenberg Space Force Base 132.3 km
Los Angeles Intl. Airport 132.3 km
General William J. Fox Airfield 135.3 km
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport 136.5 km
Hawthorne Airport 137.7 km
Paso Robles Airport 138.3 km
Mojave Air and Space Port Airport 141.1 km
Zamperini Field 141.7 km
Downtown Los Angeles 144.7 km
Catalina Airport 147.8 km
Mammoth Yosemite Airport 147.9 km
San Clemente Island Airport 147.9 km
Palmdale Regional Airport 151.4 km
Long Beach Airport 158.5 km
San Gabriel Valley Airport 164.5 km
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport 166.3 km
Joint Forces Training Base 168.8 km
Merced Regional Airport 169.8 km
Edwards Air Force Base 171.3 km
Edwards 173.2 km
Fullerton Airport 174.0 km
Castle Airport 177.8 km
John Wayne Airport 189.8 km
Brackett Field 190.5 km
Columbia Airport 193.9 km
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake 194.9 km
Grey Butte Field Airport 197.0 km
Hawthorne Industrial Airport 202.1 km
Chino Airport 208.5 km
Ontario Intl. Airport 210.7 km
Corona Airport 212.9 km
Lake Tahoe Airport 215.7 km
Modesto 219.5 km
Carson City Airport 223.9 km
Riverside Airport 228.2 km
Southern California Logistics Airport 228.4 km
Reno 241.7 km
Hollister Airport 242.3 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport 242.8 km
Naval Air Station Fallon Airport 243.2 km
Placerville Airport 248.0 km
San Bernardino Intl. Airport 249.4 km
March Air Reserve Base 250.3 km
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton 250.3 km
Oceanside Airport 252.1 km
Reno Stead Airport 253.0 km
Stockton Metropolitan Airport 255.4 km
Salinas Airport 257.4 km
Fallbrook Airport 259.4 km
McClellan- Palomar Airport 260.6 km
South County Arpt Of Santa Clara County 265.7 km
Murrieta Hot Springs 268.2 km
Blue Canyon 271.3 km
Naval Air Station North Island 277.3 km
San Diego Intl. Airport 281.4 km
Watsonville Airport 281.8 km
Auburn Airport 282.2 km
Monterey Regional Airport 282.5 km
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport 282.7 km
Sacramento Mather Airport 283.1 km
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar 283.6 km
Nevada 287.7 km
Big Bear Airport 288.9 km
Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach 290.4 km
Barstow-Daggett Airport 293.6 km
Reid- Hillview Airport 294.0 km
Sacramento McClellan Airport 296.0 km
Sacramento Executive Airport 298.3 km
Gillespie Field Airport 299.0 km
Ramona Airport 300.0 km
Tonopah Airport 300.8 km
Lincoln Airport 301.2 km
Livermore Airport 303.3 km
Brown Field Airport 303.4 km
Tijuana Airport 305.4 km
San Jose Intl. Airport 305.6 km
Bicycle Lake Army Airfield 310.3 km
Sacramento Intl. Airport 313.5 km
Beale Air Force Base 316.8 km