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.
When you open a weather app, the forecast appears simple: a temperature, a weather symbol and perhaps a probability of rain. It is easy to assume these values come directly from one weather model. In reality, model output often goes through comparison, local adjustment, observation-based updates and quality control first.
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Overnight into Thursday there is a chance of thunderstorms and local showers. Not much of a change on Thursday morning but a decreased risk of thunderstorms. For the afternoon a few clouds are expected. The sun will not be visible. There is only a low chance of Precipitation (around 30%). Temperatures as high as 77 °F are foreseen. During the night and in the morning it is calm. Thursday afternoon light air is noticeable (1 to 4 mph). Winds blowing overnight from North, in the morning from Northwest and during the afternoon from South. The weather forecast for Laives for Thursday can be accurate in parts but deviations are expected. Check again for latest updates.
Pressure: 1014 hPa
Timezone: CEST (UTC +02:00h)
The location marker is placed on Laives. 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.
When you open a weather app, the forecast appears simple: a temperature, a weather symbol and perhaps a probability of rain. It is easy to assume these values come directly from one weather model. In reality, model output often goes through comparison, local adjustment, observation-based updates and quality control first.
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