01/17/2025 Best Weather APIs — A Comparison The Ultimate List of the Top Weather APIs for 2025 Integrating weather APIs has become an essential practice for businesses across industries on a global scale. However, determining the optimal weather API for specific business needs can be a challenge. In this article, we have thoroughly analyzed the distinctive features of multiple weather APIs and compiled a list of the top-performing options currently available in the market. What Is a Weather...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
06/11/2024 What Is Numerical Weather Prediction? Numerical Weather Models Explained Numerical Weather Prediction (commonly known as NWP) is a method used by meteorologists to forecast the weather by solving mathematical equations that describe the behavior of the atmosphere. These equations, known as the fundamental equations of motion, conservation of mass, and thermodynamic principles, are based on physical laws governing the atmosphere's behavior. What Is a Numerical Weather Model? NWP enc...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
05/22/2024 ECMWF’s AIFS Now Available in the Weather API Starting today, our users can access AIFS, ECMWF’s AI-based model, via the Weather API. Access nowECMWF Enters the AI Era ECMWF, short for European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, has been operational since 1975 and possesses the world's largest archive of numerical weather prediction data. It is considered the gold standard for global weather forecasting, and its data serves as the baseline for many other weather models....| Meteomatics Articles - EN
05/02/2024 FourCastNet and GraphCast Now Available in the Weather API We are happy to announce the integration of the FourCastNet and GraphCast AI models into the Meteomatics Weather API, complementing our suite of weather forecasting solutions. A Complete Offer With All Kinds of Weather Data With the inclusion of FourCastNet and GraphCast AI models, our Weather API now provides even more weather forecasting solutions. While our focus remains on numerical weather models, such as our in-house ...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
04/02/2024 What Affects Data Quality? Accuracy, Precision, Spatial and Temporal Resolution Explained There are many weather APIs out there, and knowing which one to choose can be a difficult task. At Meteomatics, we believe that the single most important consideration when choosing a weather API should be data quality. In this article, I will spell out some of the ways in which the quality of weather data can be described, and why we believe that the Meteomatics Weather API performs outstandi...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
12/12/2023 A Guide to Retrieving and Parsing Weather API Data Using JSON JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that has revolutionized the way weather data is consumed and utilized across various sectors. In this article, learn how to output data from the Weather API in JSON format. Why Output Data from a Weather API in JSON? The Meteomatics Weather API provides a gateway to an extensive array of weather data, including forecasts, historical data, and clim...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
11/23/2023 Getting Live Weather Data into ArcGIS Meteomatics and ArcGIS — Part 1 ArcGIS — the seminal GIS software from ESRI — is a powerful way of exploring and analyzing spatial data such as that obtained from the Meteomatics Weather API. In this article we discuss the kinds of problems that ArcGIS can help you with, as well as how to get API data into ArcGIS and schedule regular updates so that your ArcGIS map always shows you an up-to-date forecast without the need for manual interv...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
11/13/2023 What Is a Weather API? Exploring the Versatility of Weather APIs A weather API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of protocols and tools that allow for the retrieval of weather data from various sources. It acts as an intermediary, enabling software applications to access real-time, forecasted, and historical weather information. These APIs pull data from numerous meteorological stations, satellites, radars, and other weather data sources, providing comprehensive weather ...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
09/06/2023 Python Weather API How To Use Weather API in Python Meteomatics offers the best weather API for Python, thanks to its exceptional Python connector, available to all users for free. Keep reading to discover how to use it. Weather API and Python: A Beautiful Friendship A weather API is a tool that provides developers with programmatic access to real-time and historical weather data from various sources. Meanwhile, Python is a high-level, interpreted, and general-purpose programming l...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
08/17/2023 Weather Forecast API Discover the Meteomatics Weather API now Ever wondered how your favorite apps provide timely weather updates? Weather forecasts play a crucial role in various applications, from travel planning to outdoor event management. Accurate and up-to-date weather information is not only essential for users' convenience but also for decision-making in industries as diverse as aviation and energy generation. The Role of Weather Forecast APIs Weather forecast APIs provide ...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
07/10/2023 80% of Leading European Electricity Companies Choose Meteomatics As weather conditions have an immense impact on power plants operations, electricity companies partner exclusively with top-tier weather data providers. We’re proud to share that the electricity companies with the highest power capacity in Europe have chosen the Meteomatics Weather API as their trusted source of weather data. Electricity Companies Partner Exclusively with the Finest Weather Data Providers Weather co...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
06/08/2023 Meteomatics Partners With Spottitt To Offer High-Resolution Weather Analytics Meteomatics' weather data is now integrated into Spottitt’s Climate Conditions Monitoring module. This integration provides Spottitt's clients with high-resolution weather information, enabling them to monitor rapidly changing weather and climate conditions around their critical infrastructure. Spottitt Offers Insights for the Energy, Utility and Infrastructure Sectors Spottitt is a cloud-based solution...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
06/02/2023 How to Prepare for El Niño? Important Steps for Business Across Industries Table of Contents What Is El Niño and What Causes It? Why Is El Niño Important?Impacts of El Niño on the Fishing Industry El Niño Can Cause Flooding How Does El Niño Affect Europe and North America? El Niño in 2023: What To Expect?How Strong Will El Niño Be In 2023? Combined Impacts of El Niño and Other Economic Disruptors What Is El Niño and What Causes It? Why Is El Niño Important?Impacts of El ...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
05/10/2023 Weather API Update April 2023 The Meteomatics Weather API contains over 1800 weather and climate variables from over 75 data sources. But excellent is not good enough for our team, who are constantly innovating to bring you yet more data, as well as an ever increasing number of tools and methods you can use to access, utilize and visualize it. In this article, we describe some of the most recent updates to the Weather API. Of course, the foundation of any weather API is the quality...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
04/26/2023 Retail Weather Analytics 4 Ways Retailers Can Use Meteomatics Precision Weather Data and AI to Plan for Cold Weather in Spring Spring is typically very volatile in terms of weather. A prime example is the month of April, when in some years it has already been very hot or in other years there was even snow. The weather and especially the temperature have a strong influence on the buying behaviour of consumers. On hot April days, for example, sales of beer and ice cream increase, whi...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
04/13/2023 How to Use the URL Creator Meteomatics’ mission is to make access to weather data intuitive and straightforward. One of the ways we achieve this is with our URL Creator. Read this article to learn all about it. What Is the URL Creator? The URL Creator is a step-by-step graphic user interface (GUI) to help you create URL queries for the Meteomatics Weather API. Simply click here to see it in action! To do so, you’ll need an API account - see below. Why Did Meteomatics Create the...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
03/30/2023 Weather API Key Learn how to get a free Weather API key from Meteomatics and obtain access to our weather data. Use a username and a password as your Weather API key to gain access to Meteomatics weather data. In this article, we will explain how to get a free Weather API key. Whether you are a seasoned developer or a novice looking to integrate weather data into your application, we have you covered. What Is a Weather API Key A weather API key is a unique identifier used by the ma...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
11/03/2022 How Cold Weather Affects Your Health After a long second summer in Europe, temperatures are starting to drop. Although the weather itself doesn’t make you sick, cold temperatures and reduced exposure to sunlight can make you more vulnerable to viruses. After a long second summer in Europe, temperatures are starting to drop. Although the weather itself doesn’t make you sick, cold temperatures and reduced exposure to sunlight can make you more vulnerable to viruses. This autumn, ...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
10/28/2022 Autumn returns after record October October 2022 was warmer than average in many central European countries. This had a strong impact on energy demand. Next week, a significant change in weather is imminent, which will also increase the demand for energy again. October 2022 was warmer than average in many central European countries (in some countries it was the warmest October on record). The anomaly was so strong that many people noticed it directly. In the context of the energy c...| Meteomatics Articles - EN