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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 - Lake Elmo Distance
Dodge Center Airport 6.6 km
Field of Dreams AP 7.9 km
Moose Lake Co Arpt 9.6 km
Rush City Rgnl Arpt 11.8 km
Austin Airport 11.9 km
Range Regional Airport 13.2 km
Orr Regional Airport 16.7 km
Marshall Town Muni 17.9 km
Stanton Airfield 18.5 km
Osceola Airport 18.6 km
Grinnell Airport 22.1 km
Cook Muni Arpt 22.6 km
Pella Airport 22.7 km
St. Paul Downtown Airport 24.1 km
Newton Airport 26.5 km
Northeast Iowa Regional Airport 28.3 km
Dryden Airport 28.7 km
South St. Paul Airport 33.4 km
New Richmond Regional Airport 35.2 km
Knoxville 36.6 km
Rochester Intl. Airport 39.4 km
Cloquet Carlton 39.9 km
Minneapolis 40.8 km
Anoka 40.8 km
Red Wing Regional Airport 40.9 km
Airlake Airport 40.9 km
Eveleth Muni (Awos) 40.9 km
Scotts Seaplane Base 44.2 km
Oskaloosa Airport 44.2 km
Owatonna (Awos) 44.8 km
Cambridge Airport 46.3 km
Mora Airport 47.2 km
Ottumwa Regional Airport 48.8 km
Iowa Falls Airport 49.1 km
Waterloo Regional Airport 51.6 km
McGregor Airport 52.1 km
Burnett County Airport 53.5 km
Mason 54.9 km
Crystal Airport 55.7 km
Albert Lea Airport 58.1 km
Chariton 62.3 km
Falls Intl. Airport 63.1 km
Flying Cloud Airport 66.8 km
Duluth Airport 74.7 km
Grand Rapids 75.5 km
Fillmore County Airport 75.5 km
Waseca Airport 78.5 km
Ankeny Regional Airport 80.6 km
Princeton Airport 84.5 km
Richard I. Bong Airport 84.7 km
Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base 85.8 km
Forest City Airport 86.9 km
Ames Airport 87.4 km
Bigfork 90.7 km
Des Moines Intl. Airport 91.7 km
Vinton Airport 92.7 km
Aitkin Airport 93.3 km
Osceola Muni 96.7 km
Cumberland Airport 96.8 km
Fairfield Airport 98.2 km
Oelwen 98.9 km
Independence Airport 101.1 km
Rawson Lake 102.6 km
Clarion Airport 103.0 km
Menomonie Airport 109.5 km
Buffalo Airport 110.9 km
Boone Airport 112.9 km
Ely Airport 113.9 km
Webster City 114.4 km
Solon Springs Muni 115.2 km
Mankato Regional Airport 118.8 km
Two Harbors 122.8 km
Decorah Airport 124.5 km
Rice Lake Regional Airport 126.2 km
Eastern Iowa Airport 126.9 km
Maple Lake Airport 126.9 km
Winona Airport 128.1 km
Washington 132.7 km
St. Cloud Regional Airport 135.5 km
Atikokan 136.4 km
Glencoe Airport 138.1 km
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport 143.2 km
Iowa City Airport 146.1 km
Perry Airport 147.3 km
Fort Dodge Regional Airport 149.3 km
Longville Airport 150.9 km
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport 152.1 km
Sawyer County Airport 155.9 km
Algona Airport 158.2 km
Silver Bay Airport 161.6 km
Little Falls/Morrison 167.1 km
Hutchinson Airport 170.7 km
Creston 171.0 km
Pine River 171.1 km
Kenora Airport 172.0 km
Fairmont Airport 174.6 km
La Crosse Regional Airport 178.2 km
New Ulm Airport 183.7 km
Litchfield Airport 184.6 km
Waskish Muni Airpt 186.8 km