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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 - Shirley Distance
Sheringham 0.0 km
North Cowichan 35.1 km
Nanaimo Airport 41.8 km
Malahat 44.7 km
William R. Fairchild Intl. Airport 49.2 km
Entrance Isl. 52.6 km
Victoria (IAP) 56.3 km
Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles 57.9 km
Ballenas Island 65.6 km
Victoria Gonzales 65.9 km
Victoria Uni. Campbell Scientific 68.8 km
Quillayute Airport 75.5 km
Qualicum AP 79.9 km
Sands Head 81.6 km
Bowerman Airport 87.0 km
Sisters Island 89.7 km
Saturna/capmon Cs 90.9 km
Vancouver Airport 96.9 km
Saturna Island 99.6 km
Friday Harbor Airport 100.5 km
West Vancouver 101.0 km
Vancouver Hrbour 104.7 km
Powell River 110.5 km
Sanderson Field Airport 110.8 km
Burns Bog 111.5 km
Orcas Island Airport 113.9 km
Squamish Airport 119.9 km
Port Alberni 127.8 km
White Rock Campbell Scientific 133.8 km
Comox 137.9 km
Astoria Regional Airport 138.7 km
Naval Air Station Whidbey 139.2 km
Bremerton Ntnl Arpt 140.7 km
Callaghan Valley 140.7 km
Olympia Regional Airport 142.6 km
Pitt Meadows Campbell Scientific 146.1 km
Chehalis Airport 147.5 km
Blackcombe Mtn Base 151.4 km
Whistler Airport 152.0 km
Bellingham Intl. Airport 156.1 km
Tacoma Narrows Airport 163.3 km
Skagit Regional Airport 166.6 km
Gray Army Airfield 168.3 km
Pemberton Airport 176.3 km
McChord Field 176.4 km
Abbotsford Airport 177.0 km
Southwest Washington Regional Airport 179.2 km
Campbell River Airport 180.0 km
Tillamook Airport 184.1 km
Paine Field 184.3 km
Boeing Field Airport 187.2 km
Seattle 188.7 km
Arlington Airport 196.1 km
Renton Airport 196.7 km
Puyallup Airport 197.4 km
Scappoose Industrial Airpark Airport 199.4 km
Hillsboro Airport 205.2 km
Tofino 210.7 km
Tatlayoko Lake RCS 212.1 km
McMinnville Airport 214.2 km
Pearson Field 220.1 km
Portland Airport 224.4 km
Aurora State Airport 230.4 km
Puntzi Mountain 233.8 km
McNary Field Airport 236.6 km
Newport Airport 236.9 km
Portland- Troutdale Airport 241.3 km
Agassiz 245.0 km
Corvallis Airport 249.4 km
Lillooet 260.9 km
Fanny Island 265.1 km
Eugene Airport 273.9 km
Hope Aerodrome 274.6 km
Hope 276.2 km
Lytton 282.5 km
Lytton 282.5 km
Stampede 295.0 km
Estevan Point lighthouse 300.1 km
Clinton/Bleibler Ranch Aerodrome 303.2 km
Williams Lake Airport 310.1 km
Clinton 315.7 km
Ashcroft 324.8 km
Columbia Gorge Regional Airport 348.0 km
Merritt 364.2 km
Bowers Airport 385.0 km
Princeton 385.7 km
Yakima Airport 391.7 km
Bella Coola Airport 392.5 km
Roberts Field 393.5 km
Bend Airport 396.6 km
Kamloops Airport 409.6 km
Kamloops 409.8 km
Port Hardy Airport 412.0 km
Prineville Airport 414.8 km
Pangborn Memorial Airport 417.8 km
Herbert Isl. 445.7 km
Sunnyside Muni 455.6 km
Solander Island 461.9 km
Cathedral Point 466.2 km
Clearwater 468.3 km