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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 - Turaif Distance
Turaif Airport 0.0 km
Guriat AP 163.3 km
Prince Hasan Airport 181.3 km
Ar-Rutbah 207.9 km
Sakakah Airport 223.2 km
Arar Airport 275.4 km
Mafraq 283.0 km
Damaskus AP 290.2 km
Queen Alia Intl. Airport 306.1 km
Amman Civil Airport 307.3 km
Irbid 330.0 km
Ma An 354.8 km
Ghor el Safi 368.2 km
Rosh Pinna Airport 370.3 km
Houche-Al-Oumara 372.4 km
Hama 374.2 km
Tabuk Airport 375.4 km
Har-knaan 377.5 km
Jerusalem 391.5 km
Nukhayb 396.3 km
Safita 400.5 km
Tripoli 408.2 km
Beirut Airport 408.3 km
Anah 424.3 km
Ben Gurion Airport 429.2 km
Beit Dagan 437.2 km
Beersheba 439.6 km
Ovda Airport 450.3 km
Aqaba Airport 452.2 km
Haditha 452.8 km
Bassel Al-Assad Intl. Airport 453.1 km
Eilat Airport 462.0 km
Latakia Airport 474.7 km
Ḥaʼil Airport 488.1 km
St. Catherine Intl. Airport 585.2 km
Sharm el-Sheikh AP 587.2 km
Rizokarpaso 596.6 km
Gialousa 628.1 km