ESO WEATHER WATCH
For Observatory Staff and Visiting Astronomer
A majordomo subscribe/unsubscribe E-mail service delivers informations on local meteorology, cloudiness and precipitable water vapor (PWV)
Meteorological forecasts are based on ECMWF (European Center for Medium Range Forecasts) dissemination products received twice a day at ESO:
00UT->+36h, received at 05hUT
12UT->+192h, received at 01hUT the next day
Cloudiness and PWV forecasts are based on GOES8 IR satellite images received
every 3 hours with a 2-hour lag