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- Numerical Weather Prediction
- Global vs Regional Models
- Why Are There So Many Models and How Are They Different?
Weather models, known formally as "Numerical Weather Prediction" are at the core of modern weather forecasts. All the forecast information you see at weather.us is powered by weather models, do what are they and how do they work? Weather models are simulations of the future state of the atmosphere out through time. Millions of observations are used...
There are two general types of weather models, global models and regional models. Global models produce forecast output for the whole globe, generally extending a week or two into the future. Because these models cover a wider area, and a longer timespan, they’re generally run at a lower resolution, both spatially (fewer forecast points per given a...
Many different national weather centers have supercomputers that run weather models. Each of these is slightly different, using different equations to solve for various physical processes that shape our weather patterns. Many of them also have slightly different resolutions, and use slightly different combinations of initial data sources. These sli...
View GFS weather model forecast map image for Precipitation Type, Rate in Continental US on pivotalweather.com.
- Temperature. I think the model temperature is pretty self-explanatory. This is the temperature at the time of the observation or at the last update.
- Wind Speed and Direction. I think this is the most fun symbol on a station plot. Wind is indicated with a flag-shaped pattern. The direction the flag comes into the center circle is the direction the wind is going.
- Pressure. The sea-level pressure show is in tenths of millibars (mb), however the first digit or two is always left off. It will always be a 9 or 10 in front of the 3 digits, whichever gets the number closer to 1000.
- Sky/Cloud Cover. The center circle is the location of the observation, but the symbol itself also indicates what kind of sky cover was present during the observation.
Forecast charts and data. We provide global forecasts, climate reanalyses and specific datasets, designed to meet different user requirements. These are available via the web, point-to-point dissemination, data servers and broadcasting. ECMWF’s operational forecasts aim to show how the weather is most likely to evolve.
Weather Charts & Data. Forecast Model Comparison. With the various weather forecasting centres across the world producing their own weather models, comparing them is a key tool for a forecaster looking to create an accurate forecast.
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GFS (15 days) - Current model charts of parameter "Temperature" for map "Europe".
