The "European weather model" seen on TV forecasts originates from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) , an independent, intergovernmental organization established in 1975 to create accurate, medium-range weather forecasts by pooling European meteorological resources. The ECMWF's forecast system, known as the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) , uses advanced numerical weather prediction techniques and significant supercomputing power to simulate