What data and delivery options are available in the Spire Weather API?

A brief description of data formats and content bundles for the Spire Weather APIs.

For information on the data variables included in each bundle, please see here.

Weather Forecast Point API

• Returns JSON text data for a user-specified latitude & longitude coordinate pair
• API endpoint:
  • https://api.wx.spire.com/forecast/point
• Available bundles:
  • basic,  maritime,  maritime-wave,  agricultural,  wind-energy,  solar-energy, precipitation

Weather Forecast File API

• Returns GRIB2 forecast data files for a region
• We generally suggest Global data, but the API can support limiting data to smaller regions
• API endpoint:
  • https://api.wx.spire.com/forecast/file

• Available bundles:
  
  • basic,  maritime,  maritime-waves,  agricultural,  wind-energy,  solar-energy, aviation,  thunderstorm,  upper-air,  precipitation

Weather OWS API

• Returns pre-styled and geo-referenced weather visualization layers in Web Map Service (WMS) format
• API endpoint:
  • https://api.wx.spire.com/ows/wms
• Available bundles:
  • basic,  maritime,  maritime-wave,  precipitation
    • additional bundles under development

Weather Forecast Optimized Point API

• Returns JSON text data for a user-specified WMO or ICAO identifier
• API endpoint:
  • https://api.wx.spire.com/forecast/point/optimized
• Available variables:
  • Air temperature (2m)
  • Dew point temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • 24-hour maximum temperature
  • 24-hour minimum temperature
  • 24-hour probability of precipitation
  • Surface wind speed & direction
  • Surface visibility
  • Cloud cover percentage
  • 1,3, and 6-hour quantitative precipitation
  • 1,3, and 6-hour probability of precipitation
  • Conditional probability of rain/snow
  • Conditional probability of ice/freezing rain
  • Probability of fog
  • Probability of thunderstorms