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Disclaimer: These model results provide a scientific prediction of existing and future conditions. As with any forecast, however, accuracy cannot be guaranteed and caution is advised. While considerable effort has been made to implement all data components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. The data are provided free of charge without warranty of any kind.

Disclaimer: These data were generated as part of an academic research project. Accuracy cannot be guaranteed and caution is advised. While considerable effort has been made to implement all data components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. The data are provided free of charge without warranty of any kind.

PacIOOS’ Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model provides a 6-day, hourly forecast for the region surrounding the islands of Samoa at approximately 3-km (1.9-mile) resolution. The forecast is run daily and gets updated on this website between 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM Samoa Standard Time (UTC-11) every afternoon. WRF is an open source numerical weather prediction system widely adopted by the scientific community for atmospheric research and operational forecasting. Shown here is the Advanced Research WRF (ARW) dynamical solver developed and maintained by the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology (MMM) Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Model runs are configured and produced for the Samoa region by Dr. Yi-Leng Chen and lab within the Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

The WRF model also provides a Wind Forecast and Rain Forecast for Samoa.