Documentation
Documentation for Weather Data, the Weather API and its uses in code, programming, data science and other applications.
How to Retrieve Weather and Environmental Events in the Weather API
The Visual Crossing Timeline Weather API can return significant historical weather and environmental events that occurred near a location. These…Visual Crossing / August 18, 2026
How to find historical weather and wave data for maritime, sea and ocean locations
Visual Crossing provides historical and forecast weather data for maritime locations, including oceans, seas and other large bodies of water.…Visual Crossing / August 17, 2026
HTTP Error Codes in the Visual Crossing Weather API
The Visual Crossing Weather API uses standard HTTP response status codes to indicate whether a request succeeded or failed. When…Bjoern Schaefer / August 3, 2026
How can I download weather history data as a CSV file?
In this article, we will show you how to easily download historical weather data as a standard CSV file that…Visual Crossing / August 2, 2026
Getting Started With Weather Query Builder
The Visual Crossing Weather Query Builder is a no-code web interface designed for business analysts, researchers, and data teams to…Visual Crossing / August 1, 2026
Daylight and Twilight Explained: Civil, Nautical, and Astronomical Twilight
Sunrise and sunset seem like clear dividing lines between day and night. In reality, the transition is gradual. The sky…Visual Crossing / July 22, 2026
Weather Maps API – Tiles, Images, and Legends
The Weather Maps API is a new set of endpoints that provide ready-to-use weather map tiles, stitched images, and matching…Visual Crossing / July 21, 2026
How to Use a Weather API in Node.js
Adding weather data to a Node.js application requires only a few lines of JavaScript. In this tutorial, we'll use the…Visual Crossing / July 19, 2026
Weather Data for Excel and Google Sheets
How to use the Microsoft Excel WEBSERVICE function to retrieve weather data
The Microsoft Excel WEBSERVICE function retrieves data from a URL into a single cell within an Excel worksheet. In this…Andrew Wigmore / July 15, 2026
How do I get started with the Weather API?
The Visual Crossing Timeline Weather API provides historical weather data, current conditions, and weather forecasts through a single API endpoint.…Visual Crossing / July 15, 2026
Where can I find historical cloud and visibility data?
Historical cloud cover and visibility data are useful for transportation, aviation, solar-energy analysis, construction, insurance, research, outdoor recreation, and astronomy.…Visual Crossing / July 14, 2026
How to look up weather data by latitude and longitude
Visual Crossing Weather lets you retrieve historical weather, current conditions, and forecasts for any location using its latitude and longitude…Visual Crossing / July 10, 2026
