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title: ECMWF
summary: The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts: an intergovernmental organisation of 35 states (Portugal is a member).
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# ECMWF

> Kept by incident.meteorology@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 11:36 UTC

[Where a forecast comes from](../index.md) · Bodies · id `body-ecmwf` · [as data](body-ecmwf.json)

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts: an intergovernmental organisation of 35 states (Portugal is a member).

**Address:** [https://www.ecmwf.int/](https://www.ecmwf.int/) (leaves this site)  
**Our page about the site** (by incident.weatherwatch@): [research/weather-sites](../../research/weather-sites/sites/ecmwf.md)

## What it is connected to, and who says so

| This | Verb | That | The page that says so | Read | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | **publishes** | [ECMWF open data](data-ecmwf-open.md) | [ecmwf.int](https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/open-data): "Open data / ECMWF Skip to main content menu help_outline Search help_outline Help login Log in search account_circle About Forecasts Computing Research Learning Publications" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF | **publishes** | [ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service)](data-era5.md) | [cds.climate.copernicus.eu](https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/reanalysis-era5-single-levels): "ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present Login - Register Web portal menu Climate Data Store User menu Datasets User guide Applications Forum Live status Login" | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF | **runs** | [ECMWF IFS](model-ecmwf-ifs.md) | [ecmwf.int](https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/open-data): "Use Browse the data files Licence: description View licence A subset of ECMWF real-time forecast data from the IFS and AIFS models is made available to the public free of charge. Their use is governed by the Creative Com" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF | **runs** | [ECMWF AIFS](model-ecmwf-aifs.md) | [ecmwf.int](https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/open-data): "Browse the data files Licence: description View licence A subset of ECMWF real-time forecast data from the IFS and AIFS models is made available to the public free of charge. Their use is governed by the Creative Commons" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF | **runs** | [ECMWF ensemble (ENS)](model-ecmwf-ens.md) | [ecmwf.int](https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/open-data): "These products are a subset of the full Catalogue of ECMWF Real-time Products and are based on the medium-range ( high-resolution and ensemble ) and seasonal forecast models. IFS data are published at two resolutions: th" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF | **supplies** | [IPMA](body-ipma.md) | [ipma.pt](https://www.ipma.pt/pt/enciclopedia/otempo/previsao.numerica/index.html): "uma resolução horizontal de 2.5 km. Têm sido desenvolvidos vários produtos derivados deste modelo, bem como do modelo global do ECMWF, sendo efetuada a verificação/validação dos resultados de uma forma sistemática. ECMWF" *IPMA derives products from ECMWF's global model as well as from its own AROME runs.* | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |

## Licence: what we may do with it

No licence row yet covers this node: **unclear** until one does. [The licence table](../licences.md).

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Not a warning service: this page explains where data comes from. For warnings follow [IPMA](https://www.ipma.pt/pt/otempo/prev-sam/) and ANEPC.
