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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 - Somerton Distance
Yuma Intl. Airport 9.3 km
Yuma Intl. Airport 9.3 km
Blythe Airport 48.2 km
Nuevo León 57.2 km
Mexicali (IAP) 61.2 km
San Felipe 74.6 km
Lake Havasu City Airport 98.7 km
Imperial County AP 100.9 km
Needles Airport 101.6 km
Naval Air Facility El Centro 111.9 km
Laughlin/Bullhead Intl. Airport 120.2 km
Puerto Peñasco 139.0 km
Kingman Airport 147.6 km
Boulder City Airport 158.1 km
Henderson Executive Airport 166.6 km
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport 172.6 km
Harry Reid Intl. Airport 172.8 km
Nellis Air Force Base 175.2 km
North Las Vegas Airport 180.0 km
Twentynine Palms Airport 183.8 km
Campo 198.5 km
Palm Springs Intl. Airport 211.0 km
Gila Bend Airport 219.0 km
Creech Air Force Base Airport 219.2 km
Buckeye Airport 225.5 km
Mercury/Desert Rock 242.8 km
Ramona Airport 249.6 km
Bicycle Lake Army Airfield 252.7 km
Tijuana Airport 254.2 km
Gillespie Field Airport 254.5 km
Big Bear Airport 255.2 km
Brown Field Airport 256.0 km
Barstow-Daggett Airport 258.1 km
Phoenix Goodyear Airport 258.6 km
Luke Air Force Base 261.3 km
Ernest A. Love Field Airport 268.5 km
Glendale Airport 268.6 km
Colorado City 270.7 km
Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach 270.9 km
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar 271.2 km
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport 273.0 km
Murrieta Hot Springs 276.4 km
San Diego Intl. Airport 276.5 km
Naval Air Station North Island 282.1 km
Fallbrook Airport 288.3 km
McClellan- Palomar Airport 290.7 km
March Air Reserve Base 292.8 km
San Bernardino Intl. Airport 293.4 km
Phoenix Deer Valley Airport 293.5 km
Oceanside Airport 298.5 km
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton 298.9 km
Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl. Airport 299.2 km
H.A. Clark Memorial Field 302.1 km
Scottsdale Airport 311.3 km
Riverside Airport 315.1 km
Southern California Logistics Airport 316.0 km
Grand Canyon National Park Airport 318.8 km
Chandler Airport 320.5 km
Casa Grande Airport 325.1 km
Altar 327.7 km
Falcon Field 330.7 km
Corona Airport 331.3 km
Ontario Intl. Airport 332.5 km
Chino Airport 335.3 km
Sedona Airport 337.2 km
Flagstaff/Belemont 339.1 km
Phoenix 339.2 km
Grey Butte Field Airport 346.4 km
Brackett Field 353.0 km
Flagstaff Airport 353.8 km
John Wayne Airport 358.5 km
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake 366.9 km
Fullerton Airport 372.8 km
Edwards 373.2 km
Edwards Air Force Base 374.0 km
Payson Airport 379.3 km
Joint Forces Training Base 379.7 km
San Gabriel Valley Airport 380.2 km
Marana Regional Airport 385.8 km
Long Beach Airport 390.7 km
Ryan Airfield 391.1 km
Palmdale Regional Airport 391.5 km
Downtown Los Angeles 401.8 km
Mojave Air and Space Port Airport 404.9 km
Page Airport 406.7 km
General William J. Fox Airfield 407.8 km
Zamperini Field 410.6 km
Hawthorne Airport 411.9 km
Tucson Intl. Airport 415.3 km
Catalina Airport 415.7 km
Burbank 416.0 km
Los Angeles Intl. Airport 417.7 km
Davis 423.4 km
Whiteman Airport 423.9 km
Santa Monica Airport 425.3 km
Nogales Airport 429.7 km
Van Nuys Airport 430.7 km
Hermosillo Airport 431.5 km
San Clemente Island Airport 435.3 km
Tehachapi Airport 436.9 km