All times on this page are UTC. Delivery windows show when the first and last step of each forecast are pushed to your server — individual steps arrive progressively within the window.

This schedule applies where Pre-Schedule Delivery has not been configured. See Pre-Schedule Delivery for earlier delivery options.

Set I - Control forecast (formerly HRES) and Analysis Data (15-days)

Subscription identifiers: class=od, stream=oper

I-i: Atmospheric fields

Forecast run Steps Delivery window
00 UTC
  • 0 to 90 by 1
  • 93 to 144 by 3
  • 150 to 360 by 6
  • 05:45 → 06:12
  • 06:12 → 06:27
  • 06:27 → 07:34
06 UTC
  • 0 to 90 by 1
  • 93 to 144 by 3
  • 11:45 → 12:12
  • 12:12 → 12:27
12 UTC
  • 0 to 90 by 1
  • 93 to 144 by 3
  • 150 to 360 by 6
  • 17:45 → 18:12
  • 18:12 → 18:27
  • 18:27 → 19:34
18 UTC
  • 0 to 90 by 1
  • 93 to 144 by 3
  • 23:45 → 00:12
  • 00:12 → 00:27


Analysis runDelivery
00 UTC05:40
06 UTC11:40
12 UTC17:40
18 UTC23:40


Thermofeel runDelivery
00 UTC08:30
12 UTC20:30


I-ii: Time series of weather parameters (Post-processed Products)

Run Delivery
00 UTC based06:55
12 UTC based18:55

I-iii: Tropical cyclones (Post-processed Products)

Run Delivery
00 UTC based06:55
06 UTC based12:12
12 UTC based18:55
18 UTC based00:12

Set II - Control forecast wave (formerly HRES-WAM) and Analysis Data (15-days)

Subscription identifiers: class=od, stream=wave

Forecast run Steps Delivery window
00 UTC
  • 0 to 90 by 1
  • 93 to 144 by 3
  • 150 to 360 by 6
  • 05:45 → 06:13
  • 06:13 → 06:27
  • 06:27 → 07:34
06 UTC
  • 0 to 90 by 1
  • 93 to 144 by 3
  • 11:45 → 12:13
  • 12:13 → 12:27
12 UTC
  • 0 to 90 by 1
  • 93 to 144 by 3
  • 150 to 360 by 6
  • 17:45 → 18:13
  • 18:13 → 18:27
  • 18:27 → 19:34
18 UTC
  • 0 to 90 by 1
  • 93 to 144 by 3
  • 23:45 → 00:13
  • 00:13 → 00:27

Set III - Atmospheric model Ensemble 15-day forecast (ENS)

Subscription identifiers: class=od, stream=enfo

The 06 UTC and 18 UTC runs are capped at step 144 (Day 6). Rows highlighted below are produced by the 00 UTC and 12 UTC runs only.


00 UTC06 UTC12 UTC18 UTC
Forecast Day 006:4012:4018:4000:40
Forecast Day 106:4412:4418:4400:44
Forecast Day 206:4812:4818:4800:48
Forecast Day 306:5212:5218:5200:52
Forecast Day 1007:20
19:20
Forecast Day 1507:40
19:40
Derived products Step 0 to 24007:41
19:41
Derived products Step 246 to 36008:01
20:01
Re-forecasts21:00


Thermofeel runDelivery
00 UTC09:30
12 UTC21:30

Set IV - Ocean Wave Model Ensemble 15-day forecast (ENS-WAM)

Subscription identifiers: class=od, stream=waef

IV-i: Wave fields


00 UTC run12 UTC run
Forecast Day 007:0019:00
Forecast Day 1007:4019:40
Forecast Day 1508:0020:00
Derived products Step 0 to 24007:4119:41
Derived products Step 246 to 36008:0120:01

00 UTC run12 UTC run
Forecast Day 007:0019:00
Forecast Day 1007:4019:40
Forecast Day 1508:0020:00
Derived products Step 0 to 24007:4119:41
Derived products Step 246 to 36008:0120:01

00 UTC run12 UTC run
Forecast Day 007:0019:00
Forecast Day 1007:4019:40
Forecast Day 1508:0020:00
Derived products Step 0 to 24007:4119:41
Derived products Step 246 to 36008:0120:01

Set V - Seasonal forecast (SEAS5)

Subscription identifiers: class=od, stream=mmsf, method=1

File naming is supported in LEGACY format only for this set.

V-i: 7-month forecast

BatchDelivery
Forecast months 1–75th of each month, 12:00 UTC

V-ii: 13-month forecast

Subscription identifiers: class=od, stream=mmsf, method=3

File naming is supported in ECMWF and WMO formats only for this dataset.


BatchDelivery
Forecast months 8–135th of each quarter, 12:00 UTC (February, May, August, November)

Set VI - Sub-seasonal forecast products (ENS extended)

Subscription identifiers: class=od, stream=eefo (wave: stream=weef)

ProductDelivery
Real-time forecast20:00
Re-forecast21:00

Set IX - AIFS deterministic forecast

Subscription identifiers: class=ai, stream=oper

AIFS deterministic products are disseminated in line with the existing IFS schedule (Set I-i).

RunStepsDelivery window
00 UTC0 to 360 by 605:45 → 07:34
06 UTC0 to 360 by 611:45 → 13:34
12 UTC0 to 360 by 617:45 → 19:34
18 UTC0 to 360 by 623:45 → 01:34


Set X - AIFS ensemble forecast

Subscription identifiers: class=ai, stream=enfo

AIFS ensemble products are disseminated in line with the existing IFS schedule (Set III).

The 06 UTC and 18 UTC runs are capped at step 144 (Day 6). Rows highlighted below are produced by the 00 UTC and 12 UTC runs only.

Batch00 UTC06 UTC12 UTC18 UTC
Forecast Day 006:4012:4018:4000:40
Forecast Day 106:4412:4418:4400:44
Forecast Day 206:4812:4818:4800:48
Forecast Day 306:5212:5218:5200:52
Forecast Day 1007:20
19:20
Forecast Day 1507:40
19:40
Derived products Step 0 to 24007:41
19:41
Derived products Step 246 to 36008:01
20:01


Set XII - AIFS Single wave forecast (deterministic)

Subscription identifiers: class=ai, stream=wave

AIFS Single wave products follow the same schedule as the AIFS deterministic forecast (Set IX).

RunStepsDelivery window
00 UTC0 to 360 by 605:45 → 07:34
06 UTC0 to 360 by 611:45 → 13:34
12 UTC0 to 360 by 617:45 → 19:34
18 UTC0 to 360 by 623:45 → 01:34


Set XIII - AIFS Ensemble wave forecast

Subscription identifiers: class=ai, stream=waef

AIFS Ensemble wave products follow the same schedule as the AIFS ensemble forecast (Set X). Timings are provisional — please verify before publishing.

The 06 UTC and 18 UTC runs are capped at step 144 (Day 6). Rows highlighted below are produced by the 00 UTC and 12 UTC runs only.

Batch00 UTC06 UTC12 UTC18 UTC
Forecast Day 006:4012:4018:4000:40
Forecast Day 106:4412:4418:4400:44
Forecast Day 206:4812:4818:4800:48
Forecast Day 306:5212:5218:5200:52
Forecast Day 1007:20
19:20
Forecast Day 1507:40
19:40
Derived products Step 0 to 24007:41
19:41
Derived products Step 246 to 36008:01
20:01


Set XI - CAMS Global Atmospheric Composition Forecast

RunStepsDelivery
00 UTC0 to 90 by 1, 93 to 120 by 310:00
12 UTC0 to 90 by 1, 93 to 120 by 322:00


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