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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 - Forest Lake Distance
Rush City Rgnl Arpt 4.4 km
Stanton Airfield 5.8 km
St. Paul Downtown Airport 9.5 km
Field of Dreams AP 10.3 km
Austin Airport 10.7 km
South St. Paul Airport 18.7 km
Range Regional Airport 19.1 km
Marshall Town Muni 19.6 km
Dodge Center Airport 19.8 km
Orr Regional Airport 21.1 km
Newton Airport 21.2 km
Moose Lake Co Arpt 21.4 km
Pella Airport 22.7 km
Anoka 26.0 km
Minneapolis 26.1 km
Airlake Airport 26.3 km
Knoxville 27.8 km
Owatonna (Awos) 30.5 km
Cambridge Airport 31.3 km
Mora Airport 32.3 km
Osceola Airport 33.4 km
Grinnell Airport 34.1 km
Cook Muni Arpt 34.5 km
Iowa Falls Airport 36.1 km
Dryden Airport 36.8 km
McGregor Airport 37.3 km
Crystal Airport 40.8 km
Mason 41.1 km
Northeast Iowa Regional Airport 42.9 km
Albert Lea Airport 43.8 km
Falls Intl. Airport 49.0 km
Chariton 50.0 km
New Richmond Regional Airport 50.1 km
Flying Cloud Airport 52.0 km
Rochester Intl. Airport 54.3 km
Cloquet Carlton 54.3 km
Eveleth Muni (Awos) 55.0 km
Red Wing Regional Airport 55.8 km
Scotts Seaplane Base 57.9 km
Oskaloosa Airport 58.5 km
Grand Rapids 60.6 km
Ottumwa Regional Airport 63.3 km
Waseca Airport 63.9 km
Waterloo Regional Airport 66.5 km
Ankeny Regional Airport 67.0 km
Burnett County Airport 68.3 km
Princeton Airport 69.6 km
Forest City Airport 72.5 km
Ames Airport 73.5 km
Bigfork 75.9 km
Des Moines Intl. Airport 78.0 km
Aitkin Airport 78.4 km
Osceola Muni 83.2 km
Rawson Lake 88.2 km
Clarion Airport 88.7 km
Duluth Airport 89.4 km
Fillmore County Airport 90.4 km
Buffalo Airport 96.0 km
Boone Airport 98.8 km
Richard I. Bong Airport 99.4 km
Webster City 100.1 km
Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base 100.4 km
Mankato Regional Airport 104.1 km
Vinton Airport 107.6 km
Cumberland Airport 111.6 km
Maple Lake Airport 112.0 km
Fairfield Airport 113.1 km
Oelwen 113.8 km
Independence Airport 116.1 km
St. Cloud Regional Airport 120.6 km
Glencoe Airport 123.3 km
Menomonie Airport 124.3 km
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport 128.2 km
Ely Airport 128.5 km
Solon Springs Muni 130.0 km
Perry Airport 133.1 km
Fort Dodge Regional Airport 134.9 km
Longville Airport 136.0 km
Two Harbors 137.5 km
Decorah Airport 139.4 km
Rice Lake Regional Airport 141.0 km
Eastern Iowa Airport 141.8 km
Winona Airport 143.0 km
Algona Airport 143.7 km
Washington 147.6 km
Atikokan 151.0 km
Little Falls/Morrison 152.2 km
Hutchinson Airport 155.9 km
Pine River 156.2 km
Creston 156.8 km
Kenora Airport 157.2 km
Fairmont Airport 160.0 km
Iowa City Airport 161.0 km
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport 167.0 km
New Ulm Airport 169.0 km
Litchfield Airport 169.8 km
Sawyer County Airport 170.7 km
Waskish Muni Airpt 171.9 km
Silver Bay Airport 176.4 km
Baudette Intl. Airport 181.7 km