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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 - Friday Harbor Distance
Saturna Island 16.6 km
Orcas Island Airport 16.7 km
Saturna/capmon Cs 20.0 km
Victoria Uni. Campbell Scientific 31.8 km
Victoria Gonzales 34.9 km
Burns Bog 37.3 km
Naval Air Station Whidbey 40.2 km
White Rock Campbell Scientific 41.1 km
Vancouver Airport 43.8 km
Victoria (IAP) 47.1 km
Sands Head 47.5 km
Vancouver Hrbour 48.7 km
Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles 49.8 km
West Vancouver 54.0 km
Pitt Meadows Campbell Scientific 55.5 km
Bellingham Intl. Airport 56.4 km
Malahat 57.2 km
William R. Fairchild Intl. Airport 59.1 km
Skagit Regional Airport 66.4 km
Bremerton Ntnl Arpt 68.2 km
Abbotsford Airport 78.7 km
Squamish Airport 78.8 km
Sanderson Field Airport 79.4 km
North Cowichan 80.4 km
Tacoma Narrows Airport 89.5 km
Paine Field 89.6 km
Olympia Regional Airport 94.8 km
Entrance Isl. 97.8 km
Arlington Airport 97.8 km
Blackcombe Mtn Base 98.0 km
Whistler Airport 98.3 km
Gray Army Airfield 99.0 km
Boeing Field Airport 99.3 km
Callaghan Valley 99.4 km
Sheringham 100.5 km
Nanaimo Airport 100.9 km
McChord Field 101.5 km
Seattle 102.3 km
Renton Airport 107.9 km
Chehalis Airport 111.6 km
Pemberton Airport 112.3 km
Puyallup Airport 117.4 km
Ballenas Island 136.2 km
Bowerman Airport 138.8 km
Agassiz 145.9 km
Southwest Washington Regional Airport 145.9 km
Qualicum AP 161.5 km
Scappoose Industrial Airpark Airport 167.4 km
Sisters Island 168.6 km
Quillayute Airport 174.3 km
Astoria Regional Airport 174.3 km
Hope Aerodrome 175.4 km
Lillooet 176.9 km
Hope 177.0 km
Pearson Field 179.7 km
Hillsboro Airport 180.9 km
Portland Airport 181.9 km
Powell River 182.4 km
Lytton 189.3 km
Lytton 189.3 km
Portland- Troutdale Airport 191.2 km
Aurora State Airport 199.5 km
Stampede 201.1 km
McMinnville Airport 201.9 km
Tillamook Airport 209.5 km
McNary Field Airport 218.8 km
Port Alberni 219.3 km
Clinton/Bleibler Ranch Aerodrome 220.9 km
Comox 222.5 km
Clinton 229.6 km
Ashcroft 232.7 km
Williams Lake Airport 244.4 km
Corvallis Airport 246.3 km
Tatlayoko Lake RCS 248.1 km
Puntzi Mountain 254.1 km
Campbell River Airport 266.0 km
Merritt 266.3 km
Newport Airport 267.8 km
Columbia Gorge Regional Airport 267.9 km
Eugene Airport 268.5 km
Princeton 285.6 km
Bowers Airport 289.8 km
Yakima Airport 299.1 km
Tofino 308.2 km
Kamloops Airport 313.0 km
Kamloops 313.2 km
Pangborn Memorial Airport 320.2 km
Roberts Field 325.6 km
Bend Airport 330.6 km
Prineville Airport 342.6 km
Fanny Island 352.0 km
Sunnyside Muni 362.2 km
Clearwater 374.2 km
Summerland 379.7 km
Penticton Airport 384.3 km
Omak Airport 387.8 km
Ephrata Airport 395.9 km
Estevan Point lighthouse 397.2 km
Osoyoos 400.0 km