Documentation
Documentation for Weather Data, the Weather API and its uses in code, programming, data science and other applications.
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
Unit groups and units of measurement
The Weather API includes a unitGroup parameter that controls the units of measurement used in the response. This article lists…Visual Crossing / July 9, 2026
Defining the icon set in the Weather API
The Visual Crossing Timeline Weather API can return an icon value for each daily, hourly, and current-conditions weather record. This…Visual Crossing / July 7, 2026
Tutorial: How to Build a Weather Dataset for Download, Bulk Import or Scheduling
If you have ever tried to download weather data for your specific location(s), timeframe and format needs you will know…Visual Crossing / July 6, 2026
How to Add a Weather Forecast to Your Website
Adding a weather forecast to a website can be as simple as retrieving forecast data from a weather API and…Andrew Wigmore / July 4, 2026
How to Find and Manage Your Visual Crossing Weather API Key
The Visual Crossing Weather API is a RESTful API that provides historical and forecast weather data. API queries are secured…Visual Crossing / July 1, 2026
How to look up weather by address
The Weather API and Weather Data Services page allows the user to request weather data by a location value. The…Visual Crossing / June 23, 2026
How to Debug Weather API Requests in Your Code
This article provides suggestions on how to troubleshoot and resolve some of the common problems we see when people attempt…Visual Crossing / June 23, 2026
How to include astronomical data (sun, moon, twilight) in your Weather API requests
In addition to providing historical weather observations and weather forecast data, the Weather API also provides a full set of astronomical information.…Visual Crossing / June 19, 2026
