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News! Upgrade of API Multilingual feature. US cities search by states.

The #OpenWeather team has made two important updates this month in the Current weather #data product. Hope, you’ll enjoy more user-friendly experience.

Upgrade of API Multilingual feature

It’s been a while since our weather APIs started supporting a multilingual #weather description in the field ‘description’ (for example, ‘description’: ‘clear sky’). The language of #API response can be specified in the ‘lang’ parameter by the language code. The list of language codes is available here https://openweathermap.org/current#multi. The default language of API response is English when lang parameter is not set.

Now, API response contains the location name in addition to weather description in the language which was specified in the ‘lang’ parameter.

Please note, multilanguage coverage is not supported for some locations. Therefore location nameshould be rendered in the user's selected language if available, or in English by default if not.

Also, an API response should be returned in the same language as the language of requested location name if the location is in our predefined list of more than 200k cities.

API calls using Cities within a rectangle zone, Cities in cycle and Call for several city IDs features support only one multilanguage field – field ‘description’.

Example of API call:

http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast/daily…{YOUR API KEY}

where location can be set by:

• {city name}

• {city name}, {country code}

• {city name}, {state}, {country code}

US cities search by states

Previously, the city search was performed in weather APIs by country code and/or city name.

But the fact that some cities may share the same name in the same country could make the search quite confusing.

Following enhancement requests from our US users, the search was updated to recognise cities with the same name in different states. Just make an API call with a state code (in {state} field) in addition to a city name to get the right city back.

Please note, such behaviour is only applied to USA locations.

Example of API call:

http://history.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/history/city?q={city name},{state},{country code}&type=hour&start={start}&end={end}&appid={YOUR API KEY}

The {state} parameter should follow the city name and preceed the country code.

Stay tuned for further updates and announcements!

We would like to thank you for being our customers. Your feedback is very important as we are constantly looking for ways to improve our products.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome at info@openweathermap.org
We are often asked how to import weather data from the OpenWeatherMap API directly into Google Sheets. To help you with this, we would like to refer you to the detailed guide “Import OpenWeatherMap #Data to Google Sheets”, written by Mixed Analytics (https://mixedanalytics.com/knowledge-base/access-open-weather-api-data-in-google-sheets/).
This gives step-by-step instructions for the whole process: how to get an #OpenWeatherMap #API key, how to set up an API request for sending detailed weather data to #Google Sheets, how to start importing weather data using the free API Connector add-on, and so on.
By doing this, you can import current and #forecast #weather data into the spreadsheet. We provide the Current Weather API, along with several types of forecasts with different depths and measurement steps:
Hourly Forecast API
Daily Forecast API
3-hour Forecast API.
You can find the full list of products (https://openweathermap.org/api) and pricing (https://openweathermap.org/price) on our website.
The #OpenWeather team would like to thank the author for this valuable guide.
We will be happy to answer all your questions: please contact us at info@openweathermap.org.
New feature in Bulk Downloading: Now you can get bulk files for the previous seven days.
We have added new functionality to Bulk Downloading. The main idea of this product is to allow you to regularly download batches of current #weather and #forecast data for more than 200,000 locations at once via a #JSON file.
Until now, you could only access regularly updated Current and Forecast bulk files. Each time the weather data is updated, these are replaced by a file with fresh data, removing old #data. This means there is the problem of how to recover the deleted data if your download of the new file has failed.
To help you with this, we have made it possible to download all bulk files with this data for the previous seven days.
If you have not used this product before, please read our detailed documentation (https://openweathermap.org/bulk), which will help you to get started.
We will be happy to answer all your questions, please contact us at info@openweathermap.org.
OPENWEATHER LTD HELPS THE FIGHT TO OVERCOME COVID-19
Dear all,
During these unprecedented times we want to contribute and help companies that analyse data corresponding to research to help find a cure towards the battle of #Covid-19. We want to provide you with free access to #historical #weather #data to help support the fight at completely no cost to yourselves.
If we can be of assistance please contact for full details, info@openweathermap.org and we will support you in every way we can.
#openweather #coronavirus #Covidhelp
NEW! One Call API for essential weather data

#OpenWeather is proud to launch a new product, One Call API (https://openweathermap.org/api/one-call-api). By making a single call to this #API, you can get access to a set of essential #weather parameters for any location on the globe.

One Call API provides the following weather data:

- Current weather
- Hourly #forecast for 48 hours
- Daily forecast for 7 days

Historical weather #data (we are going to add weather archives very soon)

One Call API is available in all subscriptions, including a Free one.

Within the Free subscription, the limit is equal to 1,000 API calls per day; within Startup subscription, 2000 API calls per day are allowed. In our premium plans (such as Developer, Professional and Enterprise), One Call API can be used with the same amount of calls that are allowed for other individual APIs. You can find more information about call limits (and other details about our services) by visiting our Pricing page (https://openweathermap.org/price).

Along with One Call API, a plethora of various products are available under the same conditions (such as Weather #Maps, Weather Alerts as well as all individual weather APIs for current weather, forecast and others). Here is a full list of these: https://openweathermap.org/api.
OpenWeather offers a great solution to users who have been affected by the closure of the Dark Sky API.
With our One Call API, you can easily migrate from the Dark Sky API and get free access to the main weather parameters such as current weather, forecast and historical weather* with only one call to the API.
To save time for you, we have prepared a step-by-step “How to start using One Call API” guide and a table of matching weather parameters (https://openweathermap.org/darksky-openweather).
We also recommend that you read the One Call API documentation (https://openweathermap.org/api/one-call-api).
If we can help you, please contact us for full details at info@openweathermap.org, and we will support you in any way we can.
* We will launch historical weather data in One Call API shortly.
#openwether #api #weather #forcast #data
Today we have added historical weather data to our One Call API (https://openweathermap.org/api/one-call-api). Apart from current and forecasted data, now you can also request historical weather data for 5 previous days. This feature is available in all our plans including Free subscription.

Below is a final list of all types of data that are available in One Call API:

Current weather

Hourly forecast for 48 hours

Daily forecast for 7 days

Historical weather data for 5 days

You can find a detailed guide on how to make an API call, an example of API response and other useful information here.

Within the Free subscription, the limit is equal to 1,000 API calls per day; within Startup subscription, 2000 API calls per day are allowed. In our premium plans (such as Developer, Professional and Enterprise), You can find more information about call limits (and other details about our services) by visiting our Pricing page (https://openweathermap.org/price).

If we can be of assistance, please contact us at info@openweathermap.org and we be glad to assist!

#weather #api #forecast #data
Today we have added historical weather data to our One Call API (https://openweathermap.org/api/one-call-api). Apart from current and forecasted data, now you can also request historical weather data for 5 previous days. This feature is available in all our plans including Free subscription.

Below is a final list of all types of data that are available in One Call API:

Current weather

Hourly forecast for 48 hours

Daily forecast for 7 days

Historical weather data for 5 days

You can find a detailed guide on how to make an API call, an example of API response and other useful information here.

Within the Free subscription, the limit is equal to 1,000 API calls per day; within Startup subscription, 2000 API calls per day are allowed. In our premium plans (such as Developer, Professional and Enterprise), You can find more information about call limits (and other details about our services) by visiting our Pricing page (https://openweathermap.org/price).

If we can be of assistance, please contact us at info@openweathermap.org and we be glad to assist!

#weather #api #forecast #data
Loading locations as a CSV file via refined Marketplace. Getting historical weather data for a large number of locations at once.🌐

We at #OpenWeatherMap strive to improve our #historical products, making it simpler to get them and work with them. And with that in mind, we’re excited to share some news.

In the new version of Marketplace, we have added the option of uploading your list of locations as a #CSV file, so that you can get historical #weather #data for all of them at once, in one request.

https://openweather.co.uk/blog/post/loading-locations-csv-file-refined-marketplace
Nowadays everyone is constantly checking #weather forecasts on their smartphones. Some of us might wonder how accurate the forecast is, and why it is constantly changing. We at #OpenWeather use our own tools to monitor accuracy and quality #metrics, to make sure we provide better #data to our customers through our #API. In this article, we describe our methods, and present the values of metrics that show how accurate our #forecasts are.
https://openweather.co.uk/blog/post/accuracy-and-quality-weather-data
We at #OpenWeather are glad to introduce the first release of Weather Alerts based on government warnings. Our Weather #Alerts product collects #weather warnings from many national weather warning systems and presents them in a uniform and convenient #data format. https://openweather.co.uk/blog/post/new-weather-alerts-push-notifications
Today we are going to tell you about our #Climatic #Forecast 30 Days #API in more detail: how to start using it, what #weather #data is included, etc. https://openweather.co.uk/blog/post/climate-forecast-30-days
We are happy to introduce the OpenWeather History API Full Archive - up to 40 years of detailed weather data for any specified global location.

Direct API access to the OpenWeather long-term climate data would enable organisations that supply agricultural data and applications to target any global location, without the need to know the location in advance.
Read more about it here - https://openweather.co.uk/blog/post/introducing-openweather-history-api-full-archive
#weatherdata #openweather #weatherapi #data