# ECMWF's 9km data is free and open from Tuesday 20th October

**URL:** <https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ecmwfs-9km-data-is-free-and-open-from-tuesday-20th-october/15459>\
**Category:** Open data\
**Tags:** ecmwf\_open-data\
**Created:** [20 October 2026 16:03 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ecmwfs-9km-data-is-free-and-open-from-tuesday-20th-october/15459 "2026-10-20T16:03:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michela](https://forum.ecmwf.int/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Michela](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Michela)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2026 17:16 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ecmwfs-9km-data-is-free-and-open-from-tuesday-20th-october/15459/3 "2026-10-23T17:16:51Z")

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Hi,  
please see the following announcement: [Free and Open data issue: IFS 22 October 2026 00 UTC forecast, steps 288 to 360](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/free-and-open-data-issue-ifs-22-october-2026-00-utc-forecast-steps-288-to-360/15493)

Thanks

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