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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 - Sterling Heights Distance
Coleman A. Young Intl. Airport 3.6 km
Windsor Airport 8.6 km
Grosse Ile Airport 14.5 km
Oakland/Troy Airport 16.1 km
Harrow CDA (AUT) 16.6 km
Bad Axe 17.2 km
Selfridge Air National Guard Base 22.3 km
Marion Airport 26.7 km
Lapeer Airport 27.3 km
Delaware Airport 32.2 km
Harbor Beach(Ramos) 32.6 km
Detroit Metropolitan Airport 33.7 km
Ohio State University Airport 33.9 km
Bolton Field 37.7 km
Rickenbacker Intl. Airport 39.2 km
John Glenn Columbus Intl. Airport 39.2 km
Great Duck Island 42.0 km
Ross County Airport 42.5 km
Pontiac Oakland 42.7 km
Custer Airport 45.5 km
Union County Airport 47.2 km
Tuscola Area Airport 47.3 km
Oscoda- Wurtsmith Airport 47.6 km
Toledo Executive Airport 50.1 km
Willow Run Airport 55.8 km
St. Clair 55.9 km
Fairfield County Airport 58.0 km
Point Pelee CS 58.2 km
London Madison County Airport 59.0 km
Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport 62.5 km
Ashland Airport 64.5 km
Knox County Airport 65.3 km
Alpena 67.6 km
Toledo Suburban Airport 70.1 km
Findlay Airport 73.3 km
Newark- Heath Airport 74.3 km
Ann Arbor Airport 78.8 km
Tri-State Airport 79.7 km
Bishop Intl. Airport 79.9 km
Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport 80.9 km
Sarnia Climate 81.8 km
Toledo Express Airport 86.3 km
Drummond Island Airport 90.3 km
Bellefontaine Regional Airport 91.9 km
Saginaw 92.9 km
Rogers City Airport 94.3 km
Wilmington Airport 94.3 km
Fleming-Mason Airport 94.5 km
Springfield- Beckley Airport 95.7 km
Lorain 96.2 km
Gordon K. Bush Airport 101.6 km
Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport 105.8 km
Lima Allen 112.8 km
Point Pleasant Airport 116.6 km
Lenawee County Airport 116.8 km
MBS Intl. Airport 117.5 km
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 118.3 km
Fulton County Airport 122.4 km
Owosso Community Airport 123.2 km
Dayton Intl. Airport 125.2 km
Chatham-Kent 126.3 km
Ridgetown 128.0 km
Wayne County Airport 130.1 km
Cleveland Hopkins Intl. Airport 131.0 km
Zanesville Airport 131.9 km
Zanesville Airport 131.9 km
Jack Barstow Airport 137.3 km
Clermont County Airport 137.9 km
Dayton- Wright Brothers Airport 138.5 km
Goderich 147.6 km
Cove Island 149.9 km
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport 151.1 km
Sault Ste. Marie Airport 154.0 km
Mason Jewett Field Airport 154.7 km
Defiance Memorial Airport 154.7 km
Jackson 159.6 km
Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport 159.8 km
Tobermory 160.7 km
Chippewa 165.6 km
Darke County Airport 169.2 km
Cheboygan Airport 169.4 km
Butler 169.6 km
Sault Ste Marie 169.8 km
Yeager Airport 171.4 km
Hillsdale Airport 172.7 km
Cuyahoga County Airport 173.2 km
Capital Region Intl. Airport 174.4 km
Akron Executive Airport 175.9 km
Killarney 179.8 km
Akron- Canton Airport 179.8 km
Blue Grass Airport 182.6 km
Mackinac Island Airport 182.7 km
Harry Clever Field Airport 182.7 km
Willoughby 183.5 km
Gratiot Community Airport 183.9 km
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport 184.6 km
Roscommon 184.9 km
Gaylord Airport 185.9 km
Covington Airport 187.2 km
Mount Pleasant Airport 189.6 km