How Can I Load Historical Weather Data into Tableau Desktop?

Downloading historical weather data for multiple locations provides a fast and simple way to enrich your business data in Tableau Desktop with relevant weather parameters to analyze their impact. This article shows the necessary steps to quickly and easily generate the weather data for any location of the world and how to load it into …

How cold did it get in the Northeastern US cold snap?

On Saturday, the Northeastern US experienced life-threatening conditions due to a deadly combination of record-low temperatures and strong winds. Currently, the Northeastern United States is dealing with severely chilly weather. Low wind chills and below-freezing temperatures have prompted warnings from the National Weather Service in several regions. To help residents who are affected by the …

Replacing the OpenWeatherMap API with Visual Crossing Weather

Visual Crossing is a superior replacement for the OpenWeatherMap API (also known as the OpenWeather API) in both cost and functionality. By offering up to 1000 free results a day and full access to forecast historical data, Visual Crossing Weather makes it easy for everyone to test the API, compare data, evaluate extended weather functionality, …

How can I load weather forecast data into Google Sheets?

This article shows how to easily load weather forecast data into Google sheets.  It will walk through the process step-by-step showing how to construct the query in Visual Crossing Weather and then use the query URL to import the weather results into Google Sheets. Also see the companion article that discusses importing historical weather data …

Where can I find historical cloud and visibility data?

Historical cloud cover and visibility data are useful weather measures that are needed in various transportation, business, and recreational activities. Whether you are looking for cloud data to analyze solar panel performance, manage air travel, or determine the best places and nights for stargazing, a weather data service such as Visual Crossing Weather can provide …

How can I load weather forecast data into Microsoft Power BI?

In this article, I’m going to show how you can quickly and easily load weather forecast data for any worldwide location into Microsoft Power BI for further analysis.  Visual Crossing Weather enables you to import forecast or historical weather data into Power BI. The data can be imported as CSV or JSON depending on your …