France · Numerical weather prediction
Météo-France ARPEGE / AROME model
The French models. AROME at 1.3 km is one of the sharpest operational models for storms and Mediterranean downpours. Also known as French model, ARPEGE, AROME.
Run by
Météo-France
Resolution
~25 km world, 10 km Europe, 1.3 km AROME over France
Updates · range
4 per day · up to 4 days
Where ARPEGE is strong
Convective rain, Mediterranean "épisodes cévenols", wind in complex terrain.
Where to be careful
Short range (about 4 days); global ARPEGE is less skilful than ECMWF.
How to read the ARPEGE forecast on MeteoStack
On every city page, ARPEGE is one row of the stack: each cell is one hour, coloured by rain, temperature, wind or cloud. Compare its row against the consensus line at the top. If ARPEGE is far from the others, treat its outlier signal with caution, or as an early warning if it is a model that is strong in that situation (see above).