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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 - Shafter Distance
Meadows Field Airport 26.1 km
Porterville Airport 38.5 km
Visalia Airport 47.3 km
Hanford Airport 58.8 km
Oxnard Airport 70.4 km
Camarillo Airport 72.2 km
Sandberg Airport 72.9 km
Naval Air Station Point Mugu 76.5 km
Santa Barbara Airport 84.1 km
Fresno Yosemite Intl. Airport 85.3 km
Naval Air Station Lemoore 87.7 km
Tehachapi Airport 95.8 km
Santa Ynez Airport 100.6 km
Van Nuys Airport 112.1 km
Whiteman Airport 116.5 km
Santa Monica Airport 121.7 km
Madera Airport 123.7 km
Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas 124.2 km
Burbank 124.6 km
General William J. Fox Airfield 125.0 km
Mammoth Yosemite Airport 125.9 km
Mojave Air and Space Port Airport 128.1 km
Los Angeles Intl. Airport 129.8 km
Santa Maria Public Airport 133.8 km
Hawthorne Airport 134.7 km
Lompoc Airport 139.4 km
Zamperini Field 139.6 km
Downtown Los Angeles 139.8 km
Palmdale Regional Airport 141.4 km
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport 143.6 km
Catalina Airport 148.9 km
Paso Robles Airport 150.6 km
Vandenberg Space Force Base 150.9 km
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport 151.9 km
San Clemente Island Airport 153.4 km
Long Beach Airport 154.5 km
San Gabriel Valley Airport 157.9 km
Edwards Air Force Base 158.9 km
Edwards 160.3 km
Joint Forces Training Base 164.2 km
Fullerton Airport 168.5 km
Merced Regional Airport 169.8 km
Castle Airport 177.6 km
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake 178.4 km
Hawthorne Industrial Airport 180.1 km
Brackett Field 182.5 km
John Wayne Airport 184.5 km
Grey Butte Field Airport 186.0 km
Columbia Airport 189.1 km
Chino Airport 200.5 km
Ontario Intl. Airport 202.2 km
Lake Tahoe Airport 204.0 km
Corona Airport 205.1 km
Carson City Airport 209.4 km
Southern California Logistics Airport 216.8 km
Riverside Airport 219.6 km
Modesto 221.0 km
Naval Air Station Fallon Airport 221.9 km
Reno 227.3 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport 231.6 km
Reno Stead Airport 239.2 km
San Bernardino Intl. Airport 239.5 km
March Air Reserve Base 241.2 km
Placerville Airport 243.6 km
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton 244.1 km
Oceanside Airport 246.2 km
Hollister Airport 249.7 km
Fallbrook Airport 252.5 km
McClellan- Palomar Airport 254.8 km
Stockton Metropolitan Airport 257.5 km
Murrieta Hot Springs 260.0 km
Blue Canyon 264.9 km
Salinas Airport 266.4 km
Naval Air Station North Island 272.8 km
South County Arpt Of Santa Clara County 272.9 km
San Diego Intl. Airport 276.5 km
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport 277.4 km
Big Bear Airport 277.6 km
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar 278.1 km
Auburn Airport 279.3 km
Tonopah Airport 279.6 km
Barstow-Daggett Airport 280.3 km
Sacramento Mather Airport 282.9 km
Nevada 283.4 km
Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach 285.8 km
Watsonville Airport 290.1 km
Monterey Regional Airport 292.4 km
Gillespie Field Airport 292.9 km
Ramona Airport 293.1 km
Bicycle Lake Army Airfield 295.6 km
Sacramento McClellan Airport 295.9 km
Brown Field Airport 298.2 km
Sacramento Executive Airport 299.3 km
Lincoln Airport 300.0 km
Tijuana Airport 300.3 km
Reid- Hillview Airport 300.8 km
Livermore Airport 308.6 km
San Jose Intl. Airport 312.6 km
Sacramento Intl. Airport 314.2 km
Beale Air Force Base 315.3 km