How to load weather data using LISP
LISP, which stands for List Processing, is a programming language known for its unique approach to data representation and manipulation through linked lists. Originally developed in the late 1950s, LISP has played a crucial role in the development of artificial intelligence and symbolic reasoning systems. One of its distinctive features is its homoiconic nature, where …
Visual Crossing Weather Extensions
For those who love to see and use their weather data embedded in other applications, Visual Crossing Weather extensions bring that experience directly into some of your favorite environments. Whether you are into content management, ecommerce, or just placing a weather widget on your own website, Visual Crossing’s ever-growing library of weather extensions will help …
How to load weather data using Google’s Go language
Google Go, also referred to as Golang, is an open-source programming language developed by Google. Launched in 2009, Go was designed with a focus on simplicity, efficiency, and readability. It especially excels in building networked and distributed systems and is particularly known for its fast compilation speed. With a growing community and support from major …
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Using the Timeline Weather API with multiple locations in the same request
The Timeline Weather API permits a single location for each API request. In some situations, it is convenient to submit multiple locations in the same request rather than as separate API calls. This article describes how to use the Multiple Timeline Weather API endpoint to request weather data for multiple locations in the same call. …
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What is the difference between rain, sleet, snow and ice precipitation types?
The weather data returned by the Visual Crossing Weather API and Data Query Builder includes both the amount of precipitation and also the type of precipitation that occurred or is forecast to occur. In this article, we discuss the exact difference between the possible precipitation types that you may encounter. Where to find the precipitation …
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How do I get free weather API access?
While weather APIs are very useful for many applications, most of them are not available for free access. Various weather sites provide free access to weather forecasts and some to historical weather reports as well via their webpage, but very few allow access to their API for free. The Visual Crossing Weather API is different …
How your data is used within Visual Crossing
Your private and confidential data is a very important asset, and Visual Crossing takes great care to ensure that any confidential data entrusted to us stays completely confidential. A key tenet of our data protection regimen is that we always work with the minimum amount of confidential data possible and use it only for the …
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Free Weather Tools and Dashboards
One this page you will find a list of our free weather tools and dashboards. These are all accessible without cost and typically without even needing to sign up for a Visual Crossing Weather account. (Of course, we highly recommend that you do sign up as some features are only accessible when logged into our …
Air Quality Elements in the Weather API
The Timeline Weather API offers optional air quality index elements. This article describes how to include them with your API request. Air Quality Elements are currently available globally with limited history and five day forecast (hourly or daily). Please note: The Air Quality Elements are currently in testing and open to all users to provide …
Modifying the weather station search parameters
The Weather Data Downloads and Weather API retrieves historical weather data from ground based weather stations, in addition to remote dat The Weather Data Downloads and Weather API retrieves historical weather data from ground based weather stations, in addition to remote data such as satellite and radar. Where possible, we bias the results towards the …
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