openmeteo: openmeteo: retrieve weather data from the Open-Meteo API

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openmeteo: retrieve weather data from the Open-Meteo API

Description

openmeteo provides functions for accessing the Open-Meteo weather API, enabling the desired weather data or forecasts to be retrieved in a tidy data format. An API key is not required to access the Open-Meteo API.

Open-Meteo provides several API endpoints through the following functions:

Core Weather APIs

  • weather_forecast() - retrieve weather forecasts for a location

  • weather_history() - retrieve historical weather observations for a location

  • weather_now() - simple function to return current weather for a location

  • weather_variables() - retrieve a shortlist of valid forecast or historical weather variables provided

Other APIs

  • geocode() - return the co-ordinates and other data for a location name

  • climate_forecast() - return long-range climate modelling for a location

  • river_discharge() - return flow volumes for the nearest river

  • marine_forecast() - return ocean conditions data for a location

  • air_quality() - return air quality data for a location

Please review the API documentation at https://open-meteo.com/ for details regarding the data available, its types, units, and other caveats and considerations.


openmeteo documentation built on Oct. 25, 2023, 5:07 p.m.