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Documentation for Weather Data, the Weather API and its uses in code, programming, data science and other applications.

How to retrieve the Visual Crossing API Query String when using the Web Query Builder interface
For trouble shooting purposes it is often helpful and sometimes needed to have the exact query string at hand, which…Bjoern Schaefer / March 7, 2026
How to use the Multi-Site Weather Risk Monitor
Overview The Multi-Site Weather Risk Monitor lets you track weather risks across thousands of locations simultaneously. Define the weather conditions…Visual Crossing / March 6, 2026
What is a Weather API?
A weather API is an Application Programming Interface that allows software to retrieve weather data automatically. Instead of manually looking…Visual Crossing / March 3, 2026

Weather API Documentation (Legacy endpoints)
Important: The Legacy Weather API is scheduled to be retired on December 31, 2026 The Timeline Weather API is the…Visual Crossing / March 2, 2026
Blog, Documentation, Weather Data for Excel and Google Sheets
4 Ways to Stream Weather Data into Excel
As the global leader in weather data, Visual Crossing provides the most comprehensive and accurate historical and forecast datasets available.…Visual Crossing / February 27, 2026
The Science of Height in Weather
In the world of meteorology, a data point without a height reference is like a map without a scale. When…Visual Crossing / February 26, 2026
How to Schedule Weather Data Queries
In many cases, it is very useful to be able to schedule a weather query to run for you periodically…Visual Crossing / February 24, 2026
What Weather Elements Matter Most for Business Decisions?
(Hint: it’s almost never temperature) When companies first integrate weather into decision-making, they usually start by tracking temperature. It sounds…Visual Crossing / February 24, 2026
How to Load Weather Data into a Jupyter Notebook
Jupyter notebooks are a convenient way to retrieve, analyze, and visualize weather data using Python. In this tutorial, we'll use…Visual Crossing / February 18, 2026
Weather Data and Weather APIs for Nonprofit Organizations
As a part of our commitment to our community, Visual Crossing is pleased to offer free access to our data…Visual Crossing / February 17, 2026

How do I find my nearest weather station?
Background Most weather data today is collected and stored by weather stations all over the globe. Weather stations are all…Sean McCafferty / February 17, 2026
Import Weather API JSON into Excel Using Power Query
Microsoft Excel Power Query can retrieve JSON directly from a REST API, transform the response, and load the results into…Andrew Wigmore / February 17, 2026










