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    • Gkikas LGPZG
      Gkikas LGPZ Moderator
      last edited by Gkikas LGPZ

      As we read here
      https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2018/ecmwf-widens-weather-forecast-product-availability

      "ECMWF is pleased to announce that the hourly data and 06/18 UTC forecast runs
      from its Boundary Conditions Optional Programme
      are now available to all users holding a real-time licence, upon request."

      I want to ask: Is windy a user holding a real-time licence?
      We may expect ECMWF hourly forecast data at your site?

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      • G
        Gazul
        last edited by

        Others websites from a few days ago have forecast hourly by ECMWF

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        • Gkikas LGPZG
          Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @Gazul
          last edited by

          @gazul
          May we have more info,?
          Where can I find hourly data from 06 and/or 18 UTC runs ?

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          • idefix37I
            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Gkikas LGPZ
            last edited by idefix37

            @gkikas-lgpz
            https://weather.us/model-charts/euro/europe/windspeed-barbs.html
            These forecasts are probably just interpolated as they are issued from 00h and 12h UTC runs.

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            • TheRadarGuyT
              TheRadarGuy Moderator
              last edited by

              @Gkikas-LGPZ From what I've heard is that in order to get hourly data, the ECMWF integrates data from the Global ICON model. So my thinking is that it would be cheaper and better to use Global ICON directly.

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              • Gkikas LGPZG
                Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @TheRadarGuy
                last edited by Gkikas LGPZ

                @theradarguy
                According to:
                https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2018/ecmwf-widens-weather-forecast-product-availability

                hourly data come from ECMWF's
                Boundary Conditions Optional Programme.

                "Established in 1991, the primary purpose of the Boundary Conditions Optional Programme
                is to make the data available to ECMWF’s Member and Co-operating States
                to use as boundary conditions for their limited-area models....

                .... same output, now called High Frequency Products,
                was added to the ECMWF Product catalogue.

                Since 1 October 2018, the High Frequency Products
                have been available to all users holding a real-time licence,
                upon request and subject to a fee. ."

                So, hourly data were available for "internal use" since 1991.
                Now those data are available to all users ... but "not for free".

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                • TheRadarGuyT
                  TheRadarGuy Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @Gkikas-LGPZ Oh ok, my mistake. Guess the person who told me that was wrong. In that case, it would be a nice feature to add. As long as it's not too pricey.

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