How are weather metrics calculated over various time periods in different weather queries?

While it may seem like an easily-answered question, sometimes it is not completely obvious what exact time periods are covered by a given weather query and how the weather metrics are calculated. The fact is that the traditional standards and customs of weather reporting make up a standard that although logical may not always appear …

How to I properly cite or attribute the weather data in my project to Visual Crossing Weather?

First things first, thank you for choosing Visual Crossing Weather as the weather data provider for your project. We’re glad that you found the weather data that you need with us. Now that your project is ready for a big reveal, you need to know how to properly attribute Visual Crossing Weather as the source …

Weather Alerts

In addition to basic weather forecast information, we also support retrieving weather alerts for many locations. Weather alerts are alerts, warnings and other high priority information issued by local weather organizations that indicate severe weather or other weather conditions of note that the population should take action on or be aware of. Weather alerts are …

Weather data sources and attribution

This document describes the sources of the data used within Visual Crossing Weather Data Weather Forecast Information We combine multiple weather forecast models to create our 16 day weather forecast. When combining the models and forecast. Weather Forecast Sources National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) : The National Digital Forecast Database provided by NOAA Global Forecast …

Setting the Location Source for the Visual Crossing Weather Add-in

There are two types of Location sources that can be provided to the Weather Excel Add-in: Latitude/Longitude and Address. This article describes how to use both forms. Latitude/Longitude Location Source Latitude and longitude are used to locate points on the globe as a pair of coordinates represented by numbers. Latitude represents how far north/south the …

Available Data for Visual Crossing Weather – Updated December 2020

Overview The Visual Crossing Weather platform is able to join and analyze both historical weather and weather forecast data from many sources. The  product includes both historical and forecast weather data loaded periodically from various data providers. This document describes the data that is currently available.  (Please note that additional data options are available for …

How to sign up for a Weather Data & Weather API Account

Overview This article describes the steps to sign up for Visual Crossing Weather Data Services and the Visual Crossing Weather API. In addition, the article describes the steps to view your account information and modify your subscription or payment information. Accessing the Weather Data Services Page Sign up for weather data viewing, data download and …