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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 - Sparks Distance
Reno 11.3 km
Carson City Airport 19.6 km
Reno Stead Airport 22.7 km
Lake Tahoe Airport 49.5 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport 51.5 km
Naval Air Station Fallon Airport 109.5 km
Blue Canyon 115.9 km
Columbia Airport 116.8 km
Placerville Airport 127.4 km
Derby Field 127.6 km
Hawthorne Industrial Airport 128.5 km
Mammoth Yosemite Airport 140.1 km
Alturas Airport 145.0 km
Nevada 147.9 km
Madera Airport 150.4 km
Fresno Yosemite Intl. Airport 152.6 km
Castle Airport 155.4 km
Merced Regional Airport 156.1 km
Auburn Airport 159.5 km
Lake County Airport 167.0 km
Modesto 176.8 km
Hanford Airport 177.3 km
Visalia Airport 179.3 km
Naval Air Station Lemoore 179.6 km
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport 187.5 km
Sacramento Mather Airport 188.3 km
Lincoln Airport 189.0 km
Beale Air Force Base 196.1 km
Stockton Metropolitan Airport 197.3 km
Sacramento McClellan Airport 197.3 km
Porterville Airport 203.4 km
Sacramento Executive Airport 209.9 km
Yuba 211.1 km
Oroville Airport 215.8 km
Sacramento Intl. Airport 217.6 km
Winnemucca Airport 222.0 km
Meadows Field Airport 234.6 km
Burns Airport 235.3 km
Paso Robles Airport 240.7 km
Davis Airport 240.9 km
Chico Airport 241.6 km
Hollister Airport 243.4 km
South County Arpt Of Santa Clara County 254.4 km
Livermore Airport 259.4 km
Rome State Airport 260.0 km
Travis Air Force Base 260.7 km
Nut Tree Airport 260.9 km
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport 262.9 km
Salinas Airport 268.2 km
Reid- Hillview Airport 268.4 km
Crater Lake 270.8 km
Tehachapi Airport 275.1 km
Watsonville Airport 276.6 km
Buchanan Field Airport 277.9 km
San Jose Intl. Airport 278.5 km
Red Bluff Airport 287.9 km
Moffett Federal Airfield 289.8 km
Hayward Executive Airport 291.1 km
Monterey Regional Airport 293.9 km
Mojave Air and Space Port Airport 295.1 km
Palo Alto Airport 295.5 km
Redding Airport 296.5 km
Napa Airport 298.8 km
Tonopah Airport 299.9 km
Oakland Intl. Airport 300.2 km
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake 303.0 km
San Carlos Airport 308.2 km
Mount Shasta 310.4 km
San Francisco Intl. Airport 320.0 km
Marin 329.6 km
Petaluma Airport 333.4 km
Eddie Andreini Sr. Airfield 334.3 km
Siskiyou 335.8 km
Trinity Center 345.3 km
Santa Rose Airport 353.7 km
Weaverville 367.3 km
Medford Airport 390.3 km
Ukiah Airport 392.3 km
Caldwell Airport 401.9 km
Bicycle Lake Army Airfield 406.5 km
Nampa Airport 410.7 km
Eureka (Ramos) 413.7 km
Mercury/Desert Rock 435.3 km
Elko Regional Airport 439.3 km
Boise Airport 439.4 km
Roseburg Regional Airport 461.3 km
Mountain Home Air Force Base 462.2 km
Creech Air Force Base Airport 471.6 km
North Las Vegas Airport 527.1 km
Harry Reid Intl. Airport 532.8 km
Henderson Executive Airport 538.0 km
Nellis Air Force Base 544.3 km