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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 - Big Rapids Distance
Roben- Hood Airport 0.0 km
Gerald R. Ford Intl. Airport 7.5 km
Wexford 10.5 km
Cherry Capital Airport 12.8 km
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Intl. Airport 14.0 km
Sturgis Airport 18.3 km
Three Rivers Muni Dr Haines 18.4 km
Beaver Island Airport 18.6 km
Luce 23.1 km
Huntington Airport 25.6 km
Charlevoix Airport 29.6 km
W. K. Kellogg Airport 31.4 km
Delaware 32.6 km
Anderson Airport 33.6 km
Marion Airport 34.1 km
Antrim 35.3 km
Goshen Airport 36.5 km
Fort Wayne Intl. Airport 41.4 km
Warsaw Airport 43.0 km
Caribou 48.0 km
Shelbyville Airport 48.3 km
Ionia Airport 49.4 km
Tri-State Steuben County Airport 49.9 km
Branch County Memorial Airport 52.4 km
Auburn Airport 53.3 km
Indianapolis Mount Comfort 54.7 km
Fremont Airport 55.1 km
Columbus Airport 58.0 km
Elkhart Airport 58.0 km
Brooks Field 62.7 km
Harbor Springs Airport 67.2 km
West Michigan Regional Airport 67.3 km
Kokomo Airport 68.2 km
Grissom Air Reserve Base 76.5 km
Fitch H. Beach Airport 77.3 km
Manistique 78.2 km
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field 78.4 km
Fulton County Airport 78.8 km
Pellston Regional Airport 81.7 km
Muskegon 83.6 km
Manistee 83.6 km
South Haven Airport 84.9 km
Mount Pleasant Airport 85.3 km
Grayling Airport 86.3 km
Indianapolis Executive Airport 88.7 km
Wawa 89.2 km
Gratiot Community Airport 91.0 km
Cincinnati West Airport 91.0 km
Indianapolis Intl. Airport 91.0 km
Roscommon 91.1 km
Gaylord Airport 91.7 km
South Bend Intl. Airport 92.3 km
Eagle Creek Airpark Airport 94.2 km
Mackinac Island Airport 98.2 km
Logansport Airport 100.0 km
Mason 100.2 km
Capital Region Intl. Airport 100.6 km
Covington Airport 102.3 km
Hillsdale Airport 103.5 km
Southwest Michigan Regional Airport 104.6 km
Cheboygan Airport 110.8 km
Darke County Airport 112.9 km
Sault Ste Marie 114.5 km
Jackson 115.9 km
Butler 117.2 km
Chippewa 117.6 km
Mason Jewett Field Airport 120.4 km
Frankfort Airport 121.1 km
Defiance Memorial Airport 122.8 km
Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport 128.5 km
Monroe County Airport 129.0 km
Sault Ste. Marie Airport 130.8 km
Knox Airport 130.9 km
Jack Barstow Airport 137.9 km
La Porte Airport 138.2 km
Dayton- Wright Brothers Airport 146.8 km
Michigan City Airport 147.8 km
Clermont County Airport 150.7 km
Owosso Community Airport 151.7 km
Fulton County Airport 154.3 km
MBS Intl. Airport 157.7 km
Dayton Intl. Airport 158.7 km
Lenawee County Airport 159.2 km
Crawfordsville Regional Airport 160.4 km
Purdue University Airport 161.3 km
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 166.1 km
Lima Allen 168.5 km
Porter 168.5 km
Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport 169.1 km
Delta County Airport 171.3 km
Saginaw 182.3 km
Ephraim 188.2 km
Rogers City Airport 188.2 km
Jasper County Airport 188.3 km
Springfield- Beckley Airport 189.7 km
Bellefontaine Regional Airport 190.2 km
Toledo Express Airport 190.5 km
Wilmington Airport 194.3 km
Bishop Intl. Airport 195.0 km
Ann Arbor Airport 196.6 km