GEFS Archive#

Archived forecasts from NOAA’s Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) are available via this AWS bucket.

Currently, only a limited amount of data are available from the following grib typeOfLevel filters are available:

  • isobaricInhPa see available pressure levels below

  • surface

  • heightAboveGround

Available Pressure Levels#

Available Pressure Levels (hPa)#

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Available Variables#

Variables from GEFS available in ufs2arco#

Variable

Long Name

d2m

2 metre dewpoint temperature

gh

Geopotential height

lsm

Land-sea mask

orog

Orography

q

Specific humidity

sh2

2 metre specific humidity

sp

Surface pressure

t

Temperature

t2m

2 metre temperature

u

U component of wind

u10

10 metre U wind component

v

V component of wind

v10

10 metre V wind component

w

Vertical velocity