Catalog
ECMWF / Copernicus C3S
ECMWF AIFS Ensemble Forecasts
OpenL4Data productForecast (NWP)
Data-driven ensemble forecast output for uncertainty-aware weather prediction. Check current stream inventories, member definitions and lead-time availability.
ECMWF forecast systems
Category
Models and forecasts
Update cadence
—
Latency
—
Archive
2026 – present
Instruments
Forecast model
Sources
ECMWF forecast systems
Formats
GRIB2
Pricing
Free
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
IRI
terrafabric.world/id/collection/ecmwf-aifs-ensemble
Access
Open data, retrieved directly from the source under its licence.
- Catalog entry reviewed 2026-09-29; start denotes catalog inclusion, not archive inception. Nominal scope is not observed coverage. Consult source quality flags, effective periods and access requirements. No live footprint adapter is supplied for this discovery record.
- Official free rolling forecast subset; select current model, stream and cycle. CC BY 4.0 attribution and ECMWF terms apply.
Access endpoints
- httpshttps://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/set-xCatalog entry reviewed 2026-09-29; start denotes catalog inclusion, not archive inception. Nominal scope is not observed coverage. Consult source quality flags, effective periods and access requirements. No live footprint adapter is supplied for this discovery record.
- httpshttps://data.ecmwf.int/forecasts/Official free rolling forecast subset; select current model, stream and cycle. CC BY 4.0 attribution and ECMWF terms apply.
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Share and adapt for any purpose with attribution.
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