CORe grid output is on a grib2 512x256 Gaussian grid. You can use wgrib2 to interpolate to many grids. By saving the data on the Gaussian grid, one can reduce the interpolation error when converting to the user grid. home page: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/wgrib2/ introduction to interpolation: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/wgrib2/new_grid_intro.html interpolation: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/wgrib2/new_grid.html The wgrib2 -new_grid option is the main way to interpolate see https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/wgrib2/new_grid_intro.html - supports vector and scalar interpolations vectors like U and V have problems interpolating new the poles - supports bilinear (default), bicubic, nearest neighbor, budget, neighbor-budget and spectral spectral interpolation - supports grid-relative and earth-relative winds Different fields require different types of interpolation. Wgrib2 supports different interpolations on a field type basis.