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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 - Sakaiminato Distance
Miho-Yonago Airport 5.4 km
Yonago 15.7 km
Yonago 15.7 km
Matsue 20.1 km
Izumo Airport 40.3 km
Saigo 50.8 km
Fukuyama 83.9 km
Hiroshima Airport 91.9 km
Okayama Airport 92.1 km
Tsuyama 94.8 km
Okayama 102.7 km
Tottori Airport 103.9 km
Tottori 111.4 km
Tadotsu 113.9 km
Hiroshima 121.9 km
Kure 125.4 km
Takamatsu 131.3 km
Takamatsu Airport 134.6 km
Hamada 138.8 km
Matsuyama 139.6 km
Matsuyama Airport 143.6 km
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni 153.7 km
Kōchi 156.5 km
Kōchi Airport 160.9 km
Himeji 168.9 km
Tajima Airport 173.0 km
Iwami Airport 173.6 km
Toyooka 176.3 km
Tokushima Airport 188.3 km
Tokushima 188.9 km
Uwajima 192.4 km
Komatsushima Airport 195.6 km
Muroto 206.1 km
Sumoto 208.1 km
Sukumo 208.4 km
Shimizu 216.9 km
Hōfu Airport 219.2 km
Hagi 221.0 km
Yamaguchi 224.6 km
Oita Airport 228.1 km
Kobe 230.4 km
Maizuru 232.0 km
Kobe Airport 232.7 km
Wakayama 238.2 km
Kansai Intl. Airport 241.1 km
Ube Airport 249.1 km
Ōita 250.3 km
Itami Airport 253.9 km
Osaka 263.0 km
Ozuki AP 267.6 km
Yao Airport 273.8 km
Nanki 278.9 km
Kyoto 281.4 km
Shimonoseki 282.5 km
Nobeoka 283.8 km
Kitakyushu/Kokura 284.6 km
Ulleungdo 297.1 km
Nara 297.2 km
Hita 305.4 km
Iizuka 315.5 km
Tsuruga 315.5 km
Shionomisaki Lighthouse 326.1 km
Ueno 330.4 km
Kumamoto Airport 333.1 km
Fukui 336.2 km
Hikone 336.5 km
Miyazaki 339.1 km
Miyazaki Airport 340.1 km
Kumamoto 346.2 km
Fukuoka Airport 349.2 km
Owase 350.1 km
Komatsu Airport 359.5 km
Aburatsu 360.5 km
Saga 367.8 km
Tsu 371.1 km
Hitoyoshi 371.5 km
Miyakonojō 372.2 km
Saga Airport 372.4 km
Yokkaichi 376.1 km
Kanazawa 387.1 km
Unzendake Mount 391.0 km
Akeno Air Field 391.1 km
Gifu 393.5 km
Chubu Centrair Intl. Airport 401.3 km
Gifu Air Field 405.0 km
Kanoya 410.1 km
Nagoya 416.7 km
Nagasaki Airport 417.5 km
Kagoshima Airport 421.3 km
Akune 427.1 km
Sasebo 427.9 km
Nagasaki 428.5 km
Pohang 430.0 km
Wajima 433.0 km
Ushibuka 433.8 km
Irako 435.8 km
Ulsan 436.0 km
Fushiki 436.7 km
Noto Airport 437.2 km

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