Altitude of point the forecast was calculated for in meters above mean sea level.
Short description of the package version.
Parameter that describes the air temperature as felt by a human being. For cold temperatures this is equivalent to wind chill temperatures while for warm temperatures the influence of humidity on the felt temperature is incorporated.
Time when the forecast was calculated, related to the local time zone of the point of interest (ISO 8601 date format).
Time when the forecast was calculated in UTC (ISO 8601 date format).
Array of times and dates at which the forecasts in the same object are valid. The time zone is set according to the coordinates of the location and the format is compliant with ISO 8601.
Unit of FreshSnowDensity
Forecast of the density the fresh snow will have at the point of interest.
File name of weather icon that describes the weather conditions at the point of interest for a given time. The file names are descriptive so it’s easy to use your individual icons. Possible values are described here:
MetGIS Point API icons
| Icon | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| cloud_bright_rain_drizzle.png | light showers |  |
| cloud_bright_rain_easy.png | wet |  |
| cloud_bright_rain_hard.png | heavy rain |  |
| cloud_bright_rain_snow_easy.png | changeable, light showers of rain or snow possible |  |
| cloud_bright_rain_snow_hard.png | heavy snowfall and rain |  |
| cloud_bright_snow_drizzle.png | light snow showers |  |
| cloud_bright_snow_easy.png | some snowfall |  |
| cloud_bright_snow_hard.png | heavy snowfall |  |
| cloud_thunder_rain.png | overcast with thunderstorms |  |
| cloud_thunder_rain_snow.png | thunderstorms with rain or snow |  |
| cloud_thunder_snow.png | thunderstorms with snow |  |
| cloudy_bright.png | overcast |  |
| sun_bright_cloud.png | sunny |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_rain_drizzle.png | changeable, light showers possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_rain_easy.png | changeable, showers possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_rain_hard.png | wet, sunny spells possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_rain_snow_easy.png | changeable, light showers of rain or snow possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_rain_snow.png | snowfall or rain, sunny spells possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_rain_snow_thunder.png | thundery showers of rain or snow possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_rain_thunder.png | thundery showers possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_snow_drizzle.png | changeable, light snow showers possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_snow_easy.png | changeable, snow showers possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_snow_hard.png | snowfall, sunny spells possible |  |
| sun_cloud_bright_snow_thunder.png | thundery snow showers possible |  |
| sun_cloudy_bright.png | partly cloudy |  |
| sunny.png | cloudless |  |
Latitude of point the forecast was calculated for (in decimal degrees). Negative values refer to latitudes south of the equator.
Longitude of point the forecast was calculated for (in decimal degrees). Negative values refer to longitudes west of the zero meridian.
Forecast of the cloud base height above sea level.
Unit of LowerCloudLimit
Maximum felt temperature within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MaximumFeltTemperature
Maximum relative humidity within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MaximumRelativeHumidity
Highest altitude above sea level, till which, within a given forcast time interval, precipitation can fall in form of rain. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MaximumSnowfallLine.
Maximum temperature 2 meters above ground within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MaximumTemperature
Maximum wet bulb temperature within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MaximumWetBulbTemperature
Minimum felt temperature within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MinimumFeltTemperature
Minimum relative humidity within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MinimumRelativeHumidity
Lowest altitude above sea level to which, within a given forcast time interval, precipitation is supposed to fall in form of snow. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MinimumSnowfallLine.
Minimum temperature 2 meters above ground within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MinimumTemperature.
Minimum wet bulb temperature within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of MinimumWetBulbTemperature
Time of moonrise at point of interest in local time zone (ISO 8601 date format).
Time of moonset at point of interest in local time zone (ISO 8601 date format).
Moon phase at point of interest. Possible Values are:
| English | German |
|---|---|
| New Moon | Neumond |
| Waxing Crescent | Erstes Viertel |
| Waxing Gibbous | Zweites Viertel |
| Full Moon | Vollmond |
| Waning Gibbous | Drittes Viertel |
| Waning Crescent | Viertes Viertel |
Probability of precipitation greater than 0.2 mm/m² in the interval leading up to the corresponding forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationProbability
Forecast three-hour rain sum at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is 3 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationRain_3hourlySum.
Forecast six-hour rain sum at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is 6 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationRain_6hourlySum.
Forecast daily rain sum at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is 24 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationRain_dailySum.
Forecast hourly rain sum at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is one hour and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationRain_hourlySum.
Intensity of rainfall at point of interest for a given time.
Unit of PrecipitationRain_Intensity.
Forecast three-hour fresh snow amount at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is 3 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationSnow_3hourlySum
Forecast six-hour snow sum at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is 6 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationSnow_6hourlySum.
Forecast daily fresh snow amount at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is 24 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationSnow_dailySum
Forecast hourly fresh snow sum at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is one hour and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationSnow_hourlySum.
Intensity of snowfall at point of interest for a given time.
Unit of PrecipitationSnow_intensity.
Forecast three-hour sum of total precipitation (rain and/or water equivalent of snow). The interval length of the summation is 3 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationTotal_3hourlySum.
Forecast six-hour total precipitation (rain and/or water equivalent of snow) sum at the point of interest. The interval length of the summaation is 6 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationTotal_6hourlySum.
Forecast daily total precipitation amount (rain and/or water equivalent of snow) at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is 24 hours and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationTotal_dailySum
Forecast hourly total precipitation (rain and/or water equivalent of snow) sum at the point of interest. The interval length of the summation is one hour and ends with the correspondent forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of PrecipitationTotal_hourlySum.
Intensity of total precipitation (rain and/or water equivalent of snow) at the point of interest for a given time.
Unit of PrecipitationTotal_Intensity.
String expressing the kind of precipitation that is forecast. Possible values are rain, snow and sleet.
Relative humidity at point of interest, 2 meters above ground.
Unit of RelativeHumidity
Altitude above mean sea level to which precipitation falls in form of snow.
Unit of SnowfallLine
Duration of sunshine occurring at the point of interest during a given forecast time interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of SunshineDuration.
Time of sunrise at point of interest in local time zone (ISO 8601 date format).
Time of sunset at point of interest in local time zone (ISO 8601 date format).
Air temperature at point of interest for a given time, 2 meters above ground.
Unit of Temperature
Maximum air temperature within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of TemperatureMaximum.
Minimum air temperature within a forecast interval. The forecast interval length is determined by the time resolution of the forecast, and the interval ends with the respective forecast time. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
Unit of TemperatureMinimum.
Verbal description of the weather for one day, includes minimum and maximum temperatures.
General description of thunderstorm risk for the interval leading up to the corresponding forecast time at the point of interest. Possible values are low, moderate, high and extreme. Go here for an explicit example of forecast times and parameters for intervals.
This Variable contains the values that ThunderstormProbability can possibly be.
Forecast of the total cloud cover at the point of interest.
Unit of TotalCloudCover
Mean Value of total cloud cover over associated time span.
Forecast of the maximum height of the clouds at the point of interest.
Unit of UpperCloudLimit
Short verbal description of forecasted weather.
Wet bulb temperature at point of interest for a given time, 2 meters above ground. The wet bulb temperature is the temperature of adiabatic saturation. This is the temperature indicated by a moistened thermometer bulb exposed to the air flow.
Unit of WetBulbTemperature.
Main direction the wind blows from, e.g. north wind blows from the north. The wind direction is taken from an eight part compass rose. Possible values are N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW. In the occurrence of calm conditions and/or circulating wind, the value XX is used.
This Variable contains the values that WindDirection can possibly be.
Ten-minute average of wind speed 10 meters above ground. Attention: gusts may reach more than twice that speed.
Maximum value of 10 minute averaged wind speed over the respective period.
Unit of WindSpeed.
Verbal description of occurring wind speed, based on the internationally renowned Beaufort scale. Values: low, moderate, high and extreme.
This variable contains the values that WindStrength can possibly bear.
Forecast of the height above sea level at which the 0°C isotherm will be at the point of interest.
Unit of ZeroDegreeIsothermHeight