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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 0.4 km
Tepic Airport 2.3 km
Puerto Vallarta Airport 45.1 km
Durango 85.8 km
Manzanillo Airport 93.9 km
Colima 144.8 km
Tepehuanes 146.0 km
Sombrerete 151.3 km
Colima 159.0 km
Mazatlán Intl. Airport 160.3 km
Ciudad Guzmán 166.5 km
Guadalajara Airport 170.2 km
Mazatlán Airport 176.7 km
Colotlán 182.5 km
Torreón Airport 197.2 km
Zacatecas Airport 249.2 km
Zacatecas 262.1 km
Zamora 290.2 km
Zamora 290.2 km
Aguascalientes 290.6 km
Culiacán 296.7 km
Uruapan Airport 322.9 km
Lagos de Moreno 330.3 km
Bajío Intl. Airport 380.8 km
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Intl. Airport 395.0 km
Guanajuato 402.8 km
Morelia 416.1 km
San Luis Potosí Airport 436.4 km
Saltillo Airport 442.9 km
Los Mochis Airport 475.6 km
Querétaro Airport 504.8 km
Monterrey 522.1 km
Del Norte Intl 529.5 km
Monterrey/Gen Maria AP 529.9 km