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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 - Elbow Lake Distance
Elbow Lake 1.1 km
Morris Airport 5.2 km
Appleton Airport 9.1 km
Detroit Lakes Airport 14.8 km
Mahnomen Airport 16.0 km
Fergus Falls Airport 18.9 km
Madison 25.2 km
Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport 25.5 km
Fosston 30.2 km
Montevideo (Awos) 31.8 km
Slayton Airport 32.0 km
Thief River Falls Regional Airport 33.2 km
Canby Airport 34.4 km
Sheldon 35.8 km
Orange 36.3 km
Benson Airport 37.9 km
Luverne Airport 37.9 km
Pipestone Airport 44.1 km
Le Mars Airport 44.5 km
Roseau Muni (Awos) 45.3 km
Tracy Airport 45.7 km
Ortonville 48.9 km
Granite Falls Airport 49.2 km
Worthington 51.6 km
Tekamah (Asos) 53.7 km
Sprague 54.6 km
Omaha/Eppley Field AP 54.7 km
Blair Airport 55.3 km
Offutt Air Force Base 56.6 km
Wheaton Airport 57.6 km
Millard Airport 57.9 km
Council Bluffs Airport 58.9 km
Cherokee Airport 59.9 km
Sioux Gateway Airport 61.9 km
Alexandria Airport 64.9 km
Harry Stern Airport 69.6 km
Crookston Airport 74.1 km
Glenwood (Asos) 74.3 km
Moorhead Airport 76.4 km
Center for Earth Resources Observations 76.8 km
Warroad International Memorial Airport 77.8 km
Denison 80.0 km
Fremont Airport 81.1 km
Wadena Airport 86.1 km
Harlan Airport 86.4 km
Sioux Falls Regional Airport 88.6 km
Wahoo Airport 89.2 km
Storm Lake Airport 91.2 km
Hector Intl. Airport 91.6 km
Spencer Airport 92.1 km
Brookings Regional Airport 95.1 km
Willmar Airport 95.5 km
Red Oak Airport 96.4 km
Windom 99.0 km
Redwood Falls Muni 101.4 km
Park Rapids Municip 102.5 km
Olivia Airport 106.9 km
Sisseton Airport 111.4 km
Hallock 113.2 km
Jackson Airport 114.0 km
Atlantic Airport 115.1 km
Sauk Centre Muni 117.2 km
Bemidji Regional Airport 118.0 km
Wayne Airport 120.6 km
Long Prairie Airport 124.5 km
Madison Airport 124.8 km
Flag Island 125.6 km
Audubon County Airport 126.6 km
Watertown Regional Airport 130.6 km
Staples 131.8 km
Grand Forks Intl. Airport 135.9 km
The Forks, Winnipeg 137.2 km
Paynesville Airport 138.7 km
Arthur N. Neu Airport 139.1 km
Estherville Muni 139.9 km
Emerson 144.4 km
Winnipeg Airport 147.8 km
Walker Airport 149.4 km
Winnipeg A Cs 149.6 km
Baudette Intl. Airport 156.5 km
Grafton Airport 157.6 km
Grand Forks Air Force Base 159.8 km
Chan Gurney Airport 161.0 km
Chan Gurney Airport 161.0 km
Columbus Airport 161.2 km
Litchfield Airport 164.4 km
Waskish Muni Airpt 164.7 km
New Ulm Airport 166.0 km
Norfolk Regional Airport 169.5 km
Fairmont Airport 175.9 km
Pine River 178.3 km
Hutchinson Airport 178.5 km
Gretna 180.7 km
Little Falls/Morrison 181.8 km
Kenora Airport 183.9 km
Gwinner Airport 184.8 km
Creston 186.6 km
Cavalier Airport 186.9 km
Algona Airport 193.2 km
Longville Airport 198.8 km