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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 - Mashiki Distance
Kumamoto Airport 0.7 km
Kumamoto 14.9 km
Hita 36.4 km
Hitoyoshi 46.2 km
Iizuka 61.7 km
Saga Airport 65.0 km
Unzendake Mount 65.9 km
Saga 68.8 km
Kitakyushu/Kokura 73.7 km
Fukuoka Airport 75.2 km
Shimonoseki 81.9 km
Miyakonojō 84.4 km
Ōita 90.3 km
Ozuki AP 91.5 km
Nobeoka 91.7 km
Miyazaki 92.1 km
Ube Airport 93.3 km
Akune 93.4 km
Miyazaki Airport 97.3 km
Kagoshima Airport 99.0 km
Ushibuka 101.8 km
Nagasaki Airport 104.4 km
Kanoya 106.7 km
Oita Airport 109.3 km
Nagasaki 109.7 km
Aburatsu 112.2 km
Yamaguchi 117.3 km
Hōfu Airport 117.5 km
Sasebo 126.4 km
Makurazaki 128.9 km
Hagi 131.1 km
Hirado 149.4 km
Tanegashima 154.0 km
New Tanegashima Airport 163.2 km
Iwami Airport 171.2 km
Yakushima 179.2 km
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni 182.1 km
Uwajima 191.4 km
Tsushima 198.4 km
Tsushima Airport 198.6 km
Hamada 203.8 km
Sukumo 206.0 km
Hiroshima 214.1 km
Kure 215.8 km
Matsuyama Airport 218.7 km
Fukue 224.7 km
Fukue Airport 224.9 km
Matsuyama 227.7 km
Shimizu 241.3 km
Ulsan 258.9 km
Hiroshima Airport 259.0 km
Busan 259.1 km
Gimhae Airport 271.4 km
Pohang 281.6 km
Fukuyama 293.1 km
Izumo Airport 296.7 km
Kōchi 303.5 km
Masan 304.2 km
Tongyeong 304.7 km
Matsue 314.3 km
Kōchi Airport 318.4 km
Taegu US-AFB 328.0 km
Daegu 330.0 km
Miho-Yonago Airport 332.2 km
Sakaiminato 333.7 km
Uljin 337.8 km
Yonago 339.2 km
Yonago 339.2 km
Tadotsu 340.2 km
Amami Airport 341.2 km
Jinju 347.3 km
Naze 350.9 km
Andong 356.5 km
Okayama Airport 363.5 km
Gumi 365.7 km
Takamatsu Airport 367.3 km
Okayama 367.6 km
Yeosu 371.9 km
Muroto 372.4 km
Takamatsu 373.2 km
Saigo 373.5 km
Chinhae 384.5 km
Tsuyama 390.3 km
Sangju 392.5 km
Chupungnyeong 397.2 km
Tottori Airport 421.3 km
Tokushima 425.9 km
Tottori 426.1 km
Komatsushima Airport 429.6 km
Tokushima Airport 429.8 km
Namwon 430.9 km
Suncheon 431.9 km
Seongsan 443.6 km
Himeji 450.9 km
Daejeon 454.6 km
Cheongju Airport 461.4 km
Jeonju 461.8 km
Cheongju 463.1 km
Sumoto 464.9 km
Gwangju 470.6 km

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