The data for these forecasts come from the GFS (Global Forecast System) atmospheric model.
More details about this weather model can be found here.
This weather model is widely used around the world for many different forecasts. It is run four times a day.
Weatherbadger.com interprets the latest model data for your location and presents the forecast weather symbols and values you see here.
This depends on several factors including:
- The type of weather situation in the region. Longer range forecasts of "stable" weather conditions are often more confident than forecasts of volatile conditions.
- The level of accuracy required.
- The location. Areas where the geography changes rapidly (e.g. coastal/mountain regions) are resolved less well by weather forecast models.
As a general guide, confidence falls gradually so a 5 day forecast is less accurate than a 3 day forecast. By 7 days the forecasts are low confidence for detail, offer basic guidance only and are subject to significant swings in the forecast as new computer models runs become available.
Weather forecasts for thousands of European villages/towns.
Just type your location in the box.
As you start to type a drop-down list of choices should appear. Select your location and press enter or click the "Get forecast!" button.
You can also browse a list of locations in each region by clicking on the "quick-search" links at the bottom of this page.
You can enter a UK postcode (the first part will do).
If you're off the map(!) you can input the latitude/longitude numerically (put a 'minus' for West and South).
Once your 7 day forecast is displayed, move the cursor over each day for a detailed 3 hourly breakdown.
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