HARMONIE Cy43: Hourly Weather Forecast Parameters for the Caribbean Domain

A selection of near-surface meteorological forecast parameters from the HARMONIE-AROME Cy43 numerical weather prediction model for the Caribbean region. The data is produced by the United Weather Centres-West (UWC-West) consortium involving KNMI and meteorological institutes from Iceland, Denmark, and Ireland. Forecasts are generated hourly with a 60-hour horizon and a one-hour temporal resolution.

Use Cases

• Predicting wind gusts and speed for renewable energy planning based on the 10m wind parameters.
• Analyzing precipitation patterns for flood risk assessment based on the three precipitation parameters.
• Modeling temperature and humidity for agricultural planning based on air temperature at 2m and relative humidity.
• Forecasting atmospheric pressure conditions for aviation or maritime navigation based on air pressure at MSL.

Strengths

• Forecasts are updated hourly, providing frequent data refreshes.
• Data includes a 60-hour forecast horizon with a one-hour time resolution.
• Covers nine specific meteorological parameters, including wind, temperature, pressure, humidity, and precipitation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, via the UWC-West consortium (KNMI, Iceland, Denmark, Ireland).

Collection Method

Output from the HARMONIE-AROME Cy43 numerical weather prediction model.

Time Range

Forecast horizon of 60 hours from each model run.

Freshness

Hourly updates.

Geography

Caribbean domain.