Weather forecasting has moved from a nightly broadcast to the centre of operational decision-making. The meteoblue Weather & Climate Summit in Basel this October will examine how forecasting reached that position and where the field is heading.
Was last summer unusually dry? Will tomorrow’s winds be strong enough to affect outdoor work? What temperatures should a building be designed to withstand? Each question calls for weather information, but answering them requires different kinds of data.
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Overnight into Friday a few clouds are expected, but becoming overcast in the morning. For the afternoon it is mostly cloudy. The sun will not be visible. Temperature highs are likely to reach 69 °F. Overnight into Friday blows a light breeze (4 to 8 mph). At daytime expect a moderate breeze (12 to 18 mph). Gusts to 28 mph are possible. Winds blowing overnight from South and by day from Southeast. The weather forecast for Bowdon for Friday is expected to be very accurate.
Pressure: 1018 hPa
Timezone: CDT (UTC -05:00h)
The location marker is placed on Bowdon. This animation shows the precipitation radar for the selected time range, as well as a 2h forecast. Orange crosses indicate lightning. Data provided by nowcast.de (available in USA, Europe, Australia). Drizzle or light snow fall might be invisible for the radar. Precipitation intensity is colour coded, ranging from turquoise to red.
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The real-time satellite image combines visible light during daytime with infrared radiation during nighttime. At night, the image is not dark as infrared radiation can detect temperature differences. Unfortunately, low clouds and fog are difficult to distinguish from ground temperatures and thus can be almost invisible during the night. Meteosat satellite images for Europe are updated in real-time every 5 minutes. GOES-16/GOES-17 (North & South America) and Himawari (Asia) images update every 10 minutes.
Precipitation is estimated from radar and satellites. Precipitation estimates from satellites are less accurate at night than during daytime.
© 2026 meteoblue, NOAA Satellites GOES-16 and EUMETSAT. Lightning data provided by nowcast.
Weather forecasting has moved from a nightly broadcast to the centre of operational decision-making. The meteoblue Weather & Climate Summit in Basel this October will examine how forecasting reached that position and where the field is heading.
Was last summer unusually dry? Will tomorrow’s winds be strong enough to affect outdoor work? What temperatures should a building be designed to withstand? Each question calls for weather information, but answering them requires different kinds of data.
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