Weather API - OpenWeatherMap (original) (raw)
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Current & Forecast weather data collection
Current Weather Data
- Access current weather data for any location
- We collect and process weather data from different sources such as global and local weather models, satellites, radars and a vast network of weather stations
- JSON, XML, and HTML formats
- Included in both free and paid subscriptions
Hourly Forecast 4 days
- Hourly forecast is available for 4 days
- Forecast weather data for 96 timestamps
- JSON and XML formats
- Included in the Developer, Professional and Expert subscription plans
Daily Forecast 16 days
- 16 days forecast is available for any location on the globe
- 1-day step for 16 days
- JSON and XML formats
- Included in all paid subscription plans
Climatic Forecast 30 days
- Forecast weather data for 30 days
- JSON format
- Included in the Developer, Professional and Expert subscription plans
Bulk Download
- Current weather, a variety of weather forecasts and their 7-day archive via regularly updated files
- Weather bulks are grouped by types of weather data and location lists (global city lists or ZIP code lists of EU, UK, and US)
- Bulk files are available via CSV and JSON formats
- Included in the Professional and Expert subscription plans
Global Weather Alerts
Push notifications
- Get all the warnings from national weather agencies
- Weather alerts are pushed to your endpoint as soon as they occur
- Data feed provides all active weather alerts from the entire world
- Each alert contents date, time, location, and detailed description
- Monthly subscription. Pleasecontact us to get access.
5 Day / 3 Hour Forecast
- 5 day forecast for any location on the globe
- 5 day forecast with a 3-hour step
- JSON and XML formats
- Included in both free and paid subscriptions
Road Risk API
- Specify your route and get weather data and national alerts for the point of destination and along the route
- Current, forecast for 5 days and historical weather data for 1 year for your route
- Weather data are available for any point on the globe
- To receive information on price and get a quote, please contact us
Solar Irradiance & Energy Prediction service
Solar Irradiance API
Get the solar data by particular location and calculate energy generation!
- GHI, DNI, DHI indices for clear sky and cloudy sky models
- Current data and forecast for 15 days ahead solar irradiation data
- 46+ years of historical data (from January 1, 1979)
- Daily aggregation with 1-hour and 15-minutes step detalization for specified day
- Available worldwide
Solar Irradiance History Bulk
- Solar Irradiance History Bulk provides historical weather data for any location for more than 46+ years back (from January 1, 1979)
- GHI, DNI, DHI indices for clear sky and cloudy sky models
- Data is available in 15-minutes and 1-hour steps
- CSV and JSON formats
- Available worldwide
- Available through our Marketplace
Solar Irradiance History Forecast Bulk
- Archive of previously made solar irradiance forecasts 16 days ahead with 1-hour step (a 15-minute step by request)
- Historical forecast is available from April, 2017
- GHI, DNI, DHI indices for clear sky and cloudy sky models
- CSV and JSON formats
- Available worldwide
Solar Panel Energy Prediction
Get the particular solar panel power output, based on the panel’s technical characteristics!
- Create unlimited number of solar panels for particular location with the desired specifications
- Current and forecast for 15 days ahead solar panel power output data
- 46+ years of historical data (from January 1, 1979)
- Daily aggregation with 1-hour and 15-minutes step detalization for specified day
- Available worldwide
Historical weather data collection
History API
- Through our API we provide historical weather data for any location on the globe
- Weather data have 1-hour step
- History API is available in Professional and Expert subscription plans
- JSON format
History Bulk
- History Bulk provides weather data for any location for 46+ years back (from January 01, 1979).
- Available through our Marketplace
- CSV and JSON formats
History Forecast Bulk
- Historical archive of 16-days forecast weather data
- Historical forecast data is available from October 7, 2017
- CSV and JSON formats
- You can purchase the product from our Marketplace
Statistical Weather Data API
- Statistical data on main weather parameters for any day and month of the year
- The statistics are calculated based on our Historical weather data
- JSON format
- The weather data updated every hour
- Statistical Weather Data API is available in Expert subscription plan
Accumulated Parameters
- Accumulated temperature and precipitation data
- Accumulated Parameters are available in Professional and Expert subscription plans
- JSON format
- More opportunities for agriculture in our Agricultural API
Maps collection
Weather Maps 2.0
3-hour step
- Forecast, Historical, Current weather maps with 3-hour step
- 15 weather map layers
- The maps can be used as layers in Direct Tiles, OpenLayers, Leaflet, and Google Maps
- Included in Developer, Professional and Expert subscription plans
Weather Maps 2.0 NEW
1-hour step
- Forecast, Historical, Current weather maps with 1-hour step
- 14 weather map layers
- The maps can be used as layers in Direct Tiles, OpenLayers, Leaflet, and Google Maps
- Please contact us to get a quote
Weather Maps 1.0
- Weather maps include precipitation, clouds, pressure, temperature, wind, and more
- Integrate our weather maps to your mobile applications and websites
- Use as layers in Direct Tiles, OpenLayers, Leaflet, and Google Maps
- Included in both free and paid subscriptions
Global Precipitation Maps Historical data
- Current and historical weather maps for the previous 2 days
- Historical precipitation data with 10-minutes step
- Resolution higher than 1 km
- Use as layers in Direct Tiles, OpenLayers, Leaflet, and Google Maps
- Included in Professional and Expert subscription plans
Global Precipitation Maps Historical & Forecast data
- Current, forecast and historical precipitation maps
- Forecast is available for the next 6 hours for the US territory and for the next 2 hours for other global areas
- The historical weather map for the previous 2 days
- Data update period is every 10 minutes
- Resolution higher than 1 km
- Use as layers in Direct Tiles, OpenLayers, Leaflet, and Google Maps
- Please contact us to get a quote
Relief Maps
- The combination of a layer tint (colored raster) and a hillshade
- Customizable color palette
- Use as layers in Direct Tiles, OpenLayers, Leaflet, and Google Maps
- Included in Developer, Professional and Expert subscription plans
Fire Weather Index Maps
- Current and 5 days daily forecast fire weather index maps
- Use as layers in Direct Tiles, OpenLayers, Leaflet, and Google Maps
- Please contact us to get a quote
Other weather API's collection
Air Pollution API
- Current, forecast and historical air pollution data
- Forecast for 4 days ahead with 1-hour step
- Air Pollution API includes both Air Quality Index and indices for CO, NO, NO2, O3, SO2, NH3, PM2.5, PM10
- Included in both free and paid subscriptions
Fire Weather Index API
- Current fire index and daily forecast for 5 days are available for any geo location (lat/lon)
- JSON format
- Please contact us to get a quote
Geocoding API
- Geocoding API supports both the direct and reverse methods, working at the level of city names, areas and districts, countries and states
- You can cap how many locations with the same name or the nearby geographic coordinates will be seen in the API response
- Included in both free and paid subscriptions
Weather Stations
- API for managing your personal weather stations
- Connect your stations and transfer the measurements
- Receive the aggregated measurements from the station
- Included in both free and paid subscriptions
UV Index Deprecated
- The product retired on 1st April 2021, please find UVI data in One Call API 3.0
- Current UV index (Clear Sky), forecast and historical data are available for any geo location (lat/lon)
- Interpretation of the UV Index and recommended protection are provided
- JSON format
API documentation
How to start
FAQ
Support
Current weather data
5 day / 3 hour weather forecast
16 day / daily weather forecast
One Call API 3.0
Hourly forecast for 4 days
History API
History Bulk
- Features of History Bulk
- How to get historical weather data
- Sample data
- Weather fields in History Bulk
Geocoding API
Bulk downloading
Weather maps 1.0
- URL format
- Examples of weather map layers
- Map styles legend
- Google Maps JavaScript API based on OpenWeatherMap API
- Libraries to connect weather layers
Weather Maps 2.0 1-hour step
- URL format and Parameters to get Weather maps
- How to get current, forecast and historical weather maps using only 'Date' parameter?
- What layers are there in the new weather maps?
- How to pass my palette in the map?
- Default palettes
- Examples of Weather maps
- Libraries to connect weather layers