Sunshine duration, last 24 hours
Base Time: Sun 29 Mar 2026 12 UTC T+24 Valid time: Mon 30 Mar 2026 12 UTC (T+24)
Sunshine for any point is assessed using the model representation of cloud layers to decide how much direct solar (shortwave) radiation reaches the Earth's surface.
Forecast charts and data
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Serving meteorology
International collaboration is fundamental to the work of ECMWF, working with the EU and the meteorological community at large, including the World Meteorological Organization, space agencies, and scientists around the world.
| 31 March | Panel Discussion: The Future of Earth-System Modelling in the Era of Artificial Intelligence |
| March 16 – April 10 | Online course: Machine Learning for Earth Systems Modelling - Foundations and New Frontiers |
| April 13 – 17 | 5th ECMWF-ESA Machine Learning Workshop |
| April 13 – 17 | Training course: Numerical methods for weather prediction |
| 29 April | Webinar: EWC IAM and Intro to OpenStack Horizon |
| May 18 – 21 | Online Training course: Advanced HPC training |
| June 1 – 4 | Using ECMWF's Forecasts (UEF2026) |
| June 3 – 5 | 9th C3S General Assembly |
ECMWF workshops are open to the worldwide meteorological community, though some training is restricted to member states.