Documentation
Documentation for Weather Data, the Weather API and its uses in code, programming, data science and other applications.
How to Build a WordPress Weather Forecast Plugin Using Shortcodes
WordPress shortcodes provide an easy way to add dynamic content to posts and pages. In this tutorial, we'll build a…Sam Helwig / May 26, 2026
How to Create Annual or Monthly Climate Summaries and Normals for a Location
Climate summaries help answer questions such as: Visual Crossing Weather Data can create historical weather statistics for any supported location…Visual Crossing / May 25, 2026
How to Get Current Weather Conditions from the Weather API
The Visual Crossing Timeline Weather API provides current conditions, historical weather, and forecasts through a single API endpoint. Current conditions…Visual Crossing / May 22, 2026
How to create or modify language files
The Visual Crossing Weather Data platform is designed to provide global weather data coverage for both historical weather data and…Visual Crossing / May 21, 2026
How to obtain solar radiation data?
How to Obtain Solar Radiation Data Visual Crossing provides historical, current, and forecast solar radiation data through the Weather Data…Visual Crossing / May 18, 2026
How Historical Weather Data Records are Created from Local Weather Station Observations
Visual Crossing Weather Data offers historical weather data coverage for most locations in the world. To provide as accurate a historical…Visual Crossing / May 15, 2026
Date and Times in the Weather API
The Weather API uses a set of standards to include date time information. This article describes the standards used. Date formats in…Visual Crossing / May 13, 2026
How to Handle Daylight Saving in the Visual Crossing Weather API
Working with weather data often means working with dates and times. One area that causes confusion is time handling during…Visual Crossing / May 13, 2026
Adding and Removing Elements from your Weather Query
The ability to add or remove elements from weather data or columns is incredibly useful in various scenarios. By using…Visual Crossing / May 12, 2026
How to bulk download weather data for all US ZIP Codes
US ZIP Codes act like postal codes in other countries - they provide an easy and structured way to locate…Visual Crossing / May 12, 2026
Where can I find historical humidity data?
Historical humidity data is useful for applications including product storage, agriculture, building operations, human comfort, manufacturing, and weather analysis. Visual…Visual Crossing / May 11, 2026
Automate recent weather history data retrieval using Microsoft Power Query
Microsoft Power Query makes it easy to automatically import recent historical weather data into Microsoft Excel or Power BI. Using…Visual Crossing / May 7, 2026









