Forecast

get https://swd.weatherflow.com/swd/rest/better_forecast

This endpoint returns current conditions, a 10-day summary and hourly data for stations or lat/lon requests.

Current Conditions

Parameter	Station	Point
`time`	✅	✅
`conditions`	✅	✅
`icon`	✅	✅
`air_temperature`	✅	✅
`delta_t`	✅	✅
`sea_level_pressure`	✅	✅
`pressure_trend`	✅	✅
`relative_humidity`	✅	✅
`wind_avg`	✅	✅
`wind_direction`	✅	✅
`wind_direction_cardinal`	✅	✅
`wind_gust`	✅	✅
`uv`	✅	✅
`feels_like`	✅	✅
`dew_point`	✅	✅
`wet_bulb_temperature`	✅	✅
`wet_bulb_globe_temperature`	✅	❌
`air_density`	✅	❌
`station_pressure`	✅	❌
`solar_radiation`	✅	❌
`brightness`	✅	❌
`lightning_strike_count_last_1hr`	✅	❌
`lightning_strike_count_last_3hr`	✅	❌
`lightning_strike_last_distance`	✅	❌
`lightning_strike_last_distance_msg`	✅	❌
`lightning_strike_last_epoch`	✅	❌
`precip_accum_local_day`	✅	❌
`precip_accum_local_yesterday`	✅	❌
`precip_minutes_local_day`	✅	❌
`precip_minutes_local_yesterday`	✅	❌
`is_precip_local_day_rain_check`	✅	❌
`is_precip_local_yesterday_rain_check`	✅	❌

Daily Summary

Parameter	Station	Point
`day_start_local`	✅	✅
`day_num`	✅	✅
`month_num`	✅	✅
`conditions`	✅	✅
`icon`	✅	✅
`sunrise`	✅	✅
`sunset`	✅	✅
`air_temp_high`	✅	✅
`air_temp_low`	✅	✅
`precip_probability`	✅	✅
`precip_icon`	✅	✅
`precip_type`	✅	✅

Hourly

Parameter	Station	Point
`time`	✅	✅
`conditions`	✅	✅
`icon`	✅	✅
`air_temperature`	✅	✅
`sea_level_pressure`	✅	✅
`relative_humidity`	✅	✅
`precip`	✅	✅
`precip_probablity`	✅	✅
`precip_icon`	✅	✅
`precip_type`	✅	✅
`wind_avg`	✅	✅
`wind_direction`	✅	✅
`wind_direction_cardinal`	✅	✅
`wind_gust`	✅	✅
`uv`	✅	✅
`feels_like`	✅	✅
`local_hour`	✅	✅
`local_day`	✅	✅

Responses

Response body

object

latitude

float

longitude

float

timezone

string

timezone_offset_minutes

number

location_name

string

current_conditions

object

conditions

string

Clear Cloudy Partly Cloudy Foggy Windy Rain Likely Rain Possible Very Light Rain Light Rain Moderate Rain Heavy Rain Extreme Rain Thunderstorms Likely Thunderstorms Possible Snow Likely Snow Possible Wintry Mix Likely Wintry Mix Possible

icon

string

clear-day clear-night rainy possible-rainy-day possible-rainy-night snow possible-snow-day possible-snow-night sleet possible-sleet-day possible-sleet-night thunderstorm possibly-thunderstorm-day possibly-thunderstorm-night windy foggy cloudy partly-cloudy-day partly-cloudy-night

air_temperature

number

sea_level_pressure

float

station_pressure

float

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

pressure_trend

string

Pressure trend over the last 3 hours

steady falling rising

relative_humidity

number

wind_avg

number

wind_direction

number

Wind direction in degrees

wind_direction_cardinal

string

wind_gust

number

solar_radiation

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

number

brightness

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

feels_like

number

dew_point

number

wet_bulb_temperature

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

wet_bulb_globe_temperature

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

air_density

float

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

lighting_strike_count_last_1hr

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

lighting_strike_count_last_3hr

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

lighting_strike_last_distance

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

lighting_strike_last_distance_msg

string

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

lighting_strike_last_epoch

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

precip_accum_local_day

float

precip_accum_local_yesterday

float

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

precip_minutes_local_day

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

precip_minutes_local_yesterday

number

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

is_precip_local_day_rain_check

boolean

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

is_precip_local_yesterday_rain_check

boolean

Only returned in requests made with a station_id.

forecast

object

daily

array of objects

daily

object

day_start_local

number

day_num

number

month_num

number

conditions

string

icon

string

sunrise

number

Epoch (seconds, UTC)

sunset

number

Epoch (seconds, UTC)

air_temp_high

number

air_temp_low

number

precip_probability

number

precip_icon

string

chance-rain chance-snow chance-sleet

precip_type

string

rain snow sleet

hourly

array of objects

hourly

object

time

number

conditions

string

icon

string

air_temperature

number

sea_level_pressure

float

relative_humidity

number

precip

float

precip_probability

number

precip_type

string

rain snow sleet

precip_icon

string

chance-rain chance-snow chance-sleet

wind_avg

number

wind_direction

number

Wind direction in degrees

wind_direction_cardinal

string

wind_gust

number

wind_gust_color

string

number

feels_like

number

local_hour

number

local_day

number

status

object

status_code

int32

status_message

string

units

object

units_temp

string

Defaults to c

c f

units_wind

string

units_precip

string

units_pressure

string

units_distance

string

units_brightness

string

units_solar_radiation

string

units_other

string

units_air_density

string

source_id

number

source_id_conditions

number

build_code

string

refresh_interval_seconds

number

200Successful operation

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