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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 - Dodge Center Distance
Austin Airport 13.1 km
Moose Lake Co Arpt 13.2 km
Field of Dreams AP 14.4 km
Marshall Town Muni 15.4 km
Grinnell Airport 15.5 km
Osceola Airport 16.4 km
Rush City Rgnl Arpt 17.5 km
Range Regional Airport 18.9 km
Pella Airport 20.3 km
Centerville Airport 20.6 km
Stanton Airfield 22.2 km
Orr Regional Airport 22.5 km
Northeast Iowa Regional Airport 23.2 km
Cook Muni Arpt 24.1 km
Newton Airport 25.9 km
St. Paul Downtown Airport 28.3 km
New Richmond Regional Airport 32.1 km
Rochester Intl. Airport 35.3 km
Kirksville Regional Airport 36.0 km
Knoxville 36.9 km
Red Wing Regional Airport 37.2 km
South St. Paul Airport 37.4 km
Cloquet Carlton 37.9 km
Oskaloosa Airport 38.7 km
Eveleth Muni (Awos) 39.3 km
Scotts Seaplane Base 43.0 km
Ottumwa Regional Airport 43.4 km
Airlake Airport 44.7 km
Minneapolis 44.8 km
Anoka 45.0 km
Waterloo Regional Airport 47.0 km
Owatonna (Awos) 48.2 km
Burnett County Airport 50.5 km
Cambridge Airport 50.7 km
Iowa Falls Airport 51.3 km
Mora Airport 51.8 km
McGregor Airport 57.0 km
Mason 57.7 km
Crystal Airport 59.7 km
Albert Lea Airport 61.3 km
Chariton 63.8 km
Falls Intl. Airport 68.7 km
Flying Cloud Airport 70.7 km
Fillmore County Airport 71.5 km
Duluth Airport 71.8 km
Grand Rapids 80.3 km
Richard I. Bong Airport 81.6 km
Waseca Airport 82.0 km
Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base 82.7 km
Ankeny Regional Airport 82.9 km
Vinton Airport 88.4 km
Princeton Airport 88.6 km
Ames Airport 89.9 km
Forest City Airport 90.0 km
Cumberland Airport 93.3 km
Fairfield Airport 93.8 km
Des Moines Intl. Airport 94.0 km
Oelwen 94.8 km
Bigfork 95.7 km
Independence Airport 97.0 km
Aitkin Airport 97.8 km
Osceola Muni 98.9 km
Menomonie Airport 105.9 km
Clarion Airport 106.1 km
Ely Airport 110.7 km
Solon Springs Muni 111.8 km
Buffalo Airport 114.8 km
Boone Airport 115.7 km
Webster City 117.3 km
Two Harbors 119.5 km
Decorah Airport 120.6 km
Mankato Regional Airport 122.5 km
Rice Lake Regional Airport 122.6 km
Eastern Iowa Airport 122.8 km
Winona Airport 124.3 km
Lamoni 128.1 km
Washington 128.5 km
Maple Lake Airport 130.8 km
Atikokan 133.2 km
St. Cloud Regional Airport 139.5 km
Glencoe Airport 141.9 km
Iowa City Airport 142.1 km
Mount Pleasant Airport 145.9 km
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport 147.4 km
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport 148.5 km
Perry Airport 150.2 km
Sawyer County Airport 152.3 km
Fort Dodge Regional Airport 152.5 km
Keokuk Airport 154.6 km
Longville Airport 155.3 km
Silver Bay Airport 158.2 km
Algona Airport 161.5 km
Fort Madison 165.6 km
Little Falls/Morrison 171.2 km
Creston 173.8 km
La Crosse Regional Airport 174.4 km
Hutchinson Airport 174.5 km
Pine River 175.4 km
Fairmont Airport 178.1 km