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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 - Tepic Distance
Tepic Airport 0.0 km
Tepic 2.1 km
Puerto Vallarta Airport 47.4 km
Durango 83.6 km
Manzanillo Airport 93.6 km
Colima 143.7 km
Tepehuanes 146.0 km
Sombrerete 149.0 km
Colima 157.8 km
Mazatlán Intl. Airport 161.6 km
Ciudad Guzmán 165.1 km
Guadalajara Airport 168.6 km
Mazatlán Airport 178.0 km
Colotlán 180.6 km
Torreón Airport 194.9 km
Zacatecas Airport 247.2 km
Zacatecas 260.0 km
Zamora 288.5 km
Zamora 288.5 km
Aguascalientes 288.7 km
Culiacán 297.9 km
Uruapan Airport 321.3 km
Lagos de Moreno 328.4 km
Bajío Intl. Airport 379.0 km
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Intl. Airport 393.5 km
Guanajuato 401.0 km
Morelia 414.3 km
San Luis Potosí Airport 434.5 km
Saltillo Airport 440.8 km
Los Mochis Airport 476.9 km
Querétaro Airport 503.0 km
Monterrey 520.0 km
Del Norte Intl 527.5 km
Monterrey/Gen Maria AP 527.9 km