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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 - Ratingen Distance
Düsseldorf Airport 9.1 km
Essen 17.4 km
Baerl 28.6 km
Mönchengladbach Airport 39.2 km
Mönchengladbach Airport 39.2 km
Nörvenich 56.2 km
K�ln-Stammheim 58.0 km
Cologne Bonn Airport 59.0 km
Lommersum 65.6 km
Bocholt 68.7 km
Waltrop-Abdinghof 69.6 km
Holzlar 73.2 km
Arcen 75.7 km
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid /Krawinkel 76.5 km
Kalkar 80.7 km
Nideggen-Schmidt 84.5 km
Weeze Airport 84.7 km
Ahaus 86.9 km
Eibergen 87.6 km
Dortmund/Wickede 88.2 km
Lüdenscheid 88.4 km
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 89.2 km
Lüdinghausen 91.4 km
Kall 95.4 km
Geilenkirchen 97.8 km
Eckenhagen 100.8 km
Barweiler 103.9 km
Hümmerich 106.7 km
Twente 107.0 km
Orsbach 107.4 km
Hilgenroth 108.4 km
Andernach 115.8 km
Elsenborn 118.3 km
Werl 119.5 km
Schneifelforsthaus 119.9 km
Ell 121.1 km
Mont Rigi 122.9 km
Maastricht-Beek 126.1 km
Büchel Airport 126.5 km
Neheim ded 127.0 km
Koblenz Falkenstein-Kaserne 130.8 km
Münster Osnabrück Intl. Airport 131.8 km
Manderscheid 132.5 km
Lennestadt-Theten 132.7 km
Volkel Air Base 133.3 km
Deelen 137.0 km
Spa 137.7 km
Heino 141.7 km
Bad Marienberg 142.2 km
Montabaur 142.9 km
Lingen 143.9 km
Eslohe 146.0 km
Spangdahlem 147.8 km
Siegerland Airport 152.0 km
Kleine-Brogel 154.7 km
Frankfurt- Hahn Airport 156.5 km
Eindhoven 160.4 km
Diepenbeek 161.5 km
Hoogeveen 163.4 km
Meppen 164.8 km
Nastätten 165.9 km
Fliegerhorst Meppen 165.9 km
Wahlbach 166.1 km
Dillenburg 169.5 km
Deuselbach 171.5 km
Liege / Bierset 171.6 km
Stünzel 172.8 km
Trier/Petrisberg 172.9 km
L�hnberg-Obershausen 174.9 km
Runkel - Ennerich 175.3 km
Alfhausen 177.0 km
Kahler Asten 182.9 km
Belm 184.8 km
Idar-Oberstein 185.3 km
Marknesse 188.6 km
Geisenheim 190.2 km
Weiskirchen 193.5 km
Lelystad Airport 195.5 km
Luxembourg 199.1 km
Herwijnen 199.4 km
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport 199.7 km
Thülen 200.7 km
Schaffen 201.3 km
Nennig 201.6 km
Retie 202.4 km
Tholey 202.9 km
Waldems 203.9 km
Groningen-Eelde 204.8 km
De Bilt 205.6 km
Nieuw-Beerta 212.6 km
St. Hubert/Ardennen 213.8 km
Kleiner Feldberg 213.9 km
Giessen 214.0 km
Wiesbaden 214.5 km
Ruppertsecken 215.2 km
Gilze en Rijen 215.4 km
Humain 215.8 km
Diepholz Airport 218.6 km
Marburg 219.9 km
Burgwald-Bottendorf 220.2 km