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 - Dana Distance
Ghor el Safi 40.7 km
Ma An 45.4 km
Ovda Airport 99.6 km
Queen Alia Intl. Airport 105.3 km
Beersheba 108.4 km
Jerusalem 112.8 km
Aqaba Airport 113.8 km
Eilat Airport 124.4 km
Amman Civil Airport 127.9 km
Ben Gurion Airport 150.3 km
Beit Dagan 154.7 km
Mafraq 170.6 km
Irbid 174.7 km
Guriat AP 196.1 km
Arish Airport 206.4 km
Har-knaan 211.8 km
Rosh Pinna Airport 212.6 km
Prince Hasan Airport 217.3 km
Nekhel 221.4 km
Tabuk Airport 229.2 km
St. Catherine Intl. Airport 249.5 km
Damaskus AP 269.0 km
Sharm el-Sheikh AP 280.1 km
Houche-Al-Oumara 288.6 km
Beirut Airport 288.8 km
El Tor Airport 313.5 km
Abou Redis 315.8 km
Ras Sedr 338.8 km
Tripoli 345.4 km
Turaif Airport 357.4 km
Ismailia 376.6 km
Safita 381.4 km
Port Said 383.2 km
Hurghada Intl. Airport 383.6 km
Al Wajh Airport 410.0 km
Larnaca 448.4 km
Alula 461.6 km
Akrotiri 467.8 km
Cairo Intl AP 473.5 km
Paphos 514.5 km
Asyut Airport 612.4 km