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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 - Festus Distance
St. Charles 1.9 km
St. Louis Lambert Intl. Airport 3.7 km
Farmington Airport 3.7 km
Galesburg Airport 4.1 km
Platteville Airport 5.9 km
Tunica Airport 6.5 km
Poplar Bluff(Amos) 7.5 km
Clinton Airport 7.9 km
Fletcher Field 13.0 km
Quad Cities Intl. Airport 13.3 km
Jacksonville Airport 17.6 km
Mineral Point 18.8 km
Davenport Airport 20.7 km
Corning Airport 27.7 km
St. Louis Downtown Airport 27.8 km
Jonesboro Airport 27.9 km
Macomb Airport 28.2 km
Spirit of St. Louis Airport 28.5 km
Savanna Airport 32.3 km
Dubuque Regional Airport 33.7 km
St. Louis Regional Airport 41.0 km
Pittsfield 42.7 km
Memphis Airport 44.5 km
Arkansas Intl. Airport 50.1 km
Walnut Ridge Regional Airport 57.6 km
Millington-Memphis Airport 59.4 km
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport 61.2 km
Blytheville Airport 64.9 km
Washington Airport 66.1 km
Olive Branch Airport 68.2 km
Sparta 77.9 km
Peoria Airport 79.8 km
Southeast Iowa Regional Airport 79.8 km
Rock Falls Airport 80.5 km
Litchfield Airport 80.8 km
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport 81.6 km
Muscatine Airport 82.5 km
Newport 86.2 km
Quincy Regional Airport 89.1 km
Monroe Airport 90.8 km
Freeport Airport 91.1 km
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport 92.8 km
W Memphis Municipal 92.9 km
Sikeston Airport 93.7 km
University-Oxford Airport 96.0 km
Fort Madison 104.0 km
Dyersburg Regional Airport 111.3 km
Lacon Airport 112.6 km
Keokuk Airport 115.1 km
Hannibal Regional Airport 116.2 km
Logan County Airport 118.1 km
Taylorville Airport 119.2 km
Mount Pleasant Airport 123.8 km
Iowa City Airport 127.4 km
Southern Illinois Airport 128.0 km
Stuttgart Airport 130.0 km
Cairo Airport 131.4 km
Illinois Valley Regional Airport 139.1 km
Batesville Airport 139.2 km
Washington 141.1 km
Rockford Airport 144.6 km
Centralia 144.7 km
Eastern Iowa Airport 146.7 km
Rochelle Airport 146.7 km
Searcy Airport 149.0 km
Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport 152.0 km
Rolla National Airport 152.1 km
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois 154.0 km
Everett- Stewart Regional Airport 157.4 km
Salem-Leckrone 159.6 km
McKellar- Sipes Regional Airport 165.1 km
Central Illinois Regional Airport 165.1 km
West Plains Regional Airport 167.0 km
Decatur Airport 170.7 km
Mount Vernon Airport 170.7 km
Grider Field 170.8 km
Independence Airport 172.4 km
Oelwen 174.6 km
Fairfield Airport 176.3 km
Vinton Airport 181.1 km
Tupelo Regional Airport 181.7 km
Barkley Regional Airport 181.8 km
Metropolis Airport 183.8 km
DeKalb Airport 188.4 km
Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport 193.0 km
Jefferson 194.8 km
Little Rock Air Force Base 194.9 km
Pontiac Airport 198.0 km
Roscoe Turner Airport 199.9 km
Mayfld Grav Cnty AP 202.1 km
Columbia Regional Airport 202.2 km
Clinton National Airport 204.5 km
Harrisburg 205.9 km
Effingham 207.8 km
Aurora Airport 215.1 km
Flora 217.1 km
Morris Airport 220.9 km
Fairfield Airport 221.1 km
Waterloo Regional Airport 222.8 km
Henry County Airport 224.5 km