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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 - South Melbourne Distance
South Melbourne 1.9 km
Melbourne Airport Comparison 10.5 km
Goldstream/Essendon Airp. 10.6 km
Viewbank 16.7 km
Melbourne Airport 20.3 km
Melburne/Moorabbin Airp. 20.9 km
Melbourne Airport 24.5 km
Scoresby Research Institute 31.9 km
Kilmore Gap 39.5 km
Dunns Hill 41.3 km
Cranbourne 44.0 km
Cerberus 53.5 km
Avalon Airport 59.0 km
Rhyll 70.2 km
Geelong Airport 80.0 km
Redesdale 87.3 km
Mangalore AP 88.5 km
She Oaks 94.9 km
Wonthaggi Composite 100.5 km
Castlemaine Prison 106.3 km
Eildon Fire Tower 111.0 km
Aireys Inlet 112.3 km
Lake Eildon 118.5 km
Pound Creek 119.9 km
Bendigo AP 122.1 km
Strathbogie 123.0 km
Tatura/Inst Sustainable AG 130.7 km
Ballarat Airport 134.5 km
Shepparton Airport 135.5 km
Kyabram Inst Sust Agr 135.7 km
Mt Gellibrand/Colac 137.0 km
Mount Baw Baw 144.7 km
Echuca Airport 153.6 km
Maryborough 153.8 km
Benalla 162.2 km
Yanakie 164.0 km
Latrobe Valley Airp. 171.0 km
Mount Buller 174.4 km
Cape Otway Lighthouse 186.5 km
Edi Upper Vineyard 194.4 km
Wangaratta Airport 196.4 km
Wangaratta Airport 197.1 km
Lookout Hill 197.1 km
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 200.9 km
Yarrawonga 201.2 km
Deniliquin Airport 205.1 km
Yarram Airport 209.9 km
Kerang 221.9 km
King 222.6 km
Westmere 226.1 km
Ararat Airport 226.3 km
Corowa Airport 228.3 km
Charlton 228.3 km
Rutherglen 232.5 km
Mt Moornapa 241.3 km
East Sale 242.6 km
Mortlake 245.9 km
Mount Hotham 253.4 km
Stawell Airport 257.6 km
Hogan 259.3 km
Cape Grim 261.2 km
Stawell 267.2 km
Falls Creek Alpine Resort 270.7 km
Swan Hill Airport 271.6 km
Mt Hotham AP 272.8 km
Albury Airport 273.5 km
Strahan 275.6 km
Hume Dam 279.1 km
Warrnambool Airport 283.3 km
Marrawah 283.7 km
Bairnsdale Airport 289.5 km
Hay Airport 298.7 km
Omeo 300.6 km
Wynyard AP 303.7 km
Luncheon Hill Forestry 304.8 km
Dartmouth Reservoir 306.0 km
Waillton P. O. 308.4 km
Longerenong 314.2 km
Warracknabeal 318.4 km
Hunters Hill 321.8 km
Hamilton Airport 323.2 km
Balranald 328.0 km
Horsham Airport 328.3 km
Narrandera Airport 334.2 km
Lakes Entrance 335.8 km
Yanco Agricultural Institute 336.5 km
Hopetoun Airport 346.3 km
Nowa Nowa 347.1 km
Devonport Airport 348.7 km
Griffith Airport 349.6 km
Erriba 355.1 km
Kanagulk 357.7 km
Sheffield School Farm 360.5 km
Low Head 360.7 km
Rosebery 367.9 km
Wagga Wagga 369.5 km
Gelantipy 371.6 km
Mount Read 374.2 km
Portland 376.2 km
Khancoban 381.9 km