<td align="left" valign="middle" width="450">Maximum Temperature at 2 metres above the ground</td>
This map shows the highest temperature between 
6 to 12 and 12 to 18 UTC. Though the modeled 2m-temperature often is not in agreement 
with the actual observation, together with
1. the temperature at 850 hPa,
2. SYNOP reports
3. and a skillful synoptic meteorologist,
excellent Tmax 2m forecasts are possible.
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