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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 - Aflou Distance
Laghouat 99.9 km
Ksar Chellala 121.1 km
El Bayadh 131.6 km
Djelfa/Tletsi AP 142.7 km
Abdelhafid Boussouf Bou Chekif Airport 155.9 km
Hassi R'Mel 184.9 km
Hassi R'Mel Airport 187.4 km
El-kheiter 226.4 km
Saïda 233.2 km
Miliana 245.2 km
Mascara-Ghriss 250.1 km
Chlef 250.2 km
Relizane 250.6 km
Médéa 252.9 km
Ghardaia/Noumerate AP 267.4 km
Bou-Saada AP 271.0 km
Mécheria Airport 271.5 km
Naâma 282.8 km
Mostaganem 296.9 km
Algiers/Dar-el-Beida AP 313.0 km
Alger-port 316.7 km
M'Sila 318.9 km
Arzew 325.4 km
Sidi Bel Abbès 326.3 km
Oran Tafraoui Airport 334.1 km
Aïn Séfra 335.2 km
Ahmed Ben Bella Airport 345.6 km
Oran 354.2 km
Tizi Ouzou 367.1 km
Bordj Bou Arréridj 368.6 km
El Menia Airport 401.4 km
Béni Saf 406.6 km
Tlemcen/Zenata AP 409.9 km
Biskra Airport 411.9 km
Setif/Ain-Arnat AP 420.1 km
Ain Beida Airport 439.2 km
Maghnia 439.6 km
Bejaia/Soummam AP 440.0 km
Ghazaouet 455.4 km
Oujda/Angads AP 455.4 km
Touggourt/Sidi Mahd AP 462.1 km
Batna Airport 503.9 km
Jijel-Achouat 517.0 km
Jijel-port 517.8 km
San Javier 521.8 km
Hassi Messaoud Airport 525.6 km
El Oued/Guemer AP 525.6 km
Ibiza/Es Codola 536.3 km
Alicante- Elche Miguel Hernández Airport 551.2 km
Alicante 556.3 km
Mohamed Boudiaf Intl. Airport 558.1 km
Murcia 566.3 km
Base Aérea de Alcantarilla 567.2 km
Oliva 590.4 km
Skikda 617.1 km
Caravaca de la Cruz 628.1 km
Albacete 696.2 km