Simple Request Example
This first example shows how simple it is to get a forecast for a specified location. Simply plug your authentification token, along with the longitude and latitude of the point you wish to get a forecast for in the query string and you are good to go !
https://front-remora.greatcircle.be/forecast?token=YOUR_TOKEN_GOES_HERE&longitude=4.533706&latitude=50.711665
Reponse
Here is a simplified response containing only the first and last <ForecastPoint> objects :
{
"timezone": "Europe/Brussels",
"longitude": 4.533706,
"latitude": 50.711665,
"forecast": [
{
"windGust": 11.188710728486365,
"windSpeed_10m": 6.648026571906427,
"windDirection_10m": 223.7130356011458,
"windSpeed_200hPa": 38.714589973771766,
"windDirection_200hPa": 268.94112110718373,
"windSpeed_300hPa": 49.143999862388306,
"windDirection_300hPa": 269.5239010338712,
"windSpeed_925hPa": 13.229382637796522,
"windDirection_925hPa": 241.35620952948895,
"pressure": 100971.52564836372,
"totalCloudCover": 100.00000000000003,
"temperature_2m": 278.5846638286559,
"temperature_500hPa": 248.43983941355245,
"temperature_850hPa": 269.7784652643025,
"precipitationRate": 0.0065043100789379405,
"accumulatedPrecipitation": 0.1400884873425459,
"relativeHumidity_2m": 86.31220006838855,
"relativeHumidity_700hPa": 97.48290918025468,
"relativeHumidity_850hPa": 94.53632440971175,
"snowCoverage": 0,
"convectiveAvailablePotentialEnergy": 4.806760049351422,
"liftedIndex": 9.849041217206812,
"combinedWaveSignificantHeight": "N/A",
"primaryWaveDirection": "N/A",
"primaryWaveMeanPeriod": "N/A",
"windWaveSignificantHeight": "N/A",
"windWaveDirection": "N/A",
"windWaveMeanPeriod": "N/A",
"firstSwellWaveSignificantHeight": "N/A",
"firstSwellWaveDirection": "N/A",
"firstSwellWaveMeanPeriod": "N/A",
"secondSwellWaveSignificantHeight": "N/A",
"secondSwellWaveDirection": "N/A",
"secondSwellWaveMeanPeriod": "N/A",
"waterTemperature": "N/A",
"seaCurrentSpeed": "N/A",
"seaCurrentDirection": "N/A",
"geopotentialHeight_500hPa": 5425.794259444258,
"geopotentialHeight_850hPa": 1386.180669292068,
"planetBoundaryLayerHeight": 705.714477396481,
"timestamp": {
"unix": 1484219387,
"localTimestamp": "2017-01-12T12:09:47+01:00"
}
},
{
"windGust": 9.541088695953723,
"windSpeed_10m": 6.4144126306255425,
"windDirection_10m": 54.04963323014965,
"windSpeed_200hPa": 18.852546037287006,
"windDirection_200hPa": 66.17088208809298,
"windSpeed_300hPa": 16.81291670434953,
"windDirection_300hPa": 70.34328302963985,
"windSpeed_925hPa": 11.394033489436017,
"windDirection_925hPa": 70.77827854163922,
"pressure": 103231.69838326648,
"totalCloudCover": 98.36255943591084,
"temperature_2m": 269.99963911498924,
"temperature_500hPa": 242.2194810971898,
"temperature_850hPa": 268.79144120978236,
"precipitationRate": "MISSING",
"accumulatedPrecipitation": 0.1454664227114068,
"relativeHumidity_2m": 83.74460344923848,
"relativeHumidity_700hPa": 58.9935158696298,
"relativeHumidity_850hPa": 57.917019532935306,
"snowCoverage": "MISSING",
"convectiveAvailablePotentialEnergy": 1.9759280166666633,
"liftedIndex": 17.079206196683675,
"combinedWaveSignificantHeight": "N/A",
"primaryWaveDirection": "N/A",
"primaryWaveMeanPeriod": "N/A",
"windWaveSignificantHeight": "N/A",
"windWaveDirection": "N/A",
"windWaveMeanPeriod": "N/A",
"firstSwellWaveSignificantHeight": "N/A",
"firstSwellWaveDirection": "N/A",
"firstSwellWaveMeanPeriod": "N/A",
"secondSwellWaveSignificantHeight": "N/A",
"secondSwellWaveDirection": "N/A",
"secondSwellWaveMeanPeriod": "N/A",
"waterTemperature": "N/A",
"seaCurrentSpeed": "N/A",
"seaCurrentDirection": "N/A",
"geopotentialHeight_500hPa": 5508.155933118843,
"geopotentialHeight_850hPa": 1516.3620707197688,
"planetBoundaryLayerHeight": 769.5781276355272,
"timestamp": {
"unix": 1484824187,
"localTimestamp": "2017-01-19T12:09:47+01:00"
}
}
],
"metadata": {
"windGust": {
"unit": "m s-1",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"windSpeed_10m": {
"unit": "m s-1",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"windDirection_10m": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"windSpeed_200hPa": {
"unit": "m s-1",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"windDirection_200hPa": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"windSpeed_300hPa": {
"unit": "m s-1",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"windDirection_300hPa": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"windSpeed_925hPa": {
"unit": "m s-1",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"windDirection_925hPa": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"pressure": {
"unit": "Pa",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"totalCloudCover": {
"unit": "%",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"temperature_2m": {
"unit": "K",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"temperature_500hPa": {
"unit": "K",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"temperature_850hPa": {
"unit": "K",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"precipitationRate": {
"unit": "kg m-2 s-1",
"model": "gem_det",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"accumulatedPrecipitation": {
"unit": "mm",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"relativeHumidity_2m": {
"unit": "%",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"relativeHumidity_700hPa": {
"unit": "%",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"relativeHumidity_850hPa": {
"unit": "%",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"snowCoverage": {
"unit": "mm",
"model": "gcwf_europe",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"convectiveAvailablePotentialEnergy": {
"unit": "J kg-1",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"liftedIndex": {
"unit": "K",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"combinedWaveSignificantHeight": {
"unit": "m",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"primaryWaveDirection": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"primaryWaveMeanPeriod": {
"unit": "s",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"windWaveSignificantHeight": {
"unit": "m",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"windWaveDirection": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"windWaveMeanPeriod": {
"unit": "s",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"firstSwellWaveSignificantHeight": {
"unit": "m",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"firstSwellWaveDirection": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"firstSwellWaveMeanPeriod": {
"unit": "s",
"model": "wam_0_125",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T00:00:00Z"
},
"secondSwellWaveSignificantHeight": {
"unit": "m",
"model": "ww3_glo",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"secondSwellWaveDirection": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "ww3_glo",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"secondSwellWaveMeanPeriod": {
"unit": "s",
"model": "ww3_glo",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"waterTemperature": {
"unit": "K",
"model": "myocean_global",
"runtime": "2017-01-11T00:00:00Z"
},
"seaCurrentSpeed": {
"unit": "m s-1",
"model": "myocean_global",
"runtime": "2017-01-11T00:00:00Z"
},
"seaCurrentDirection": {
"unit": "degrees",
"model": "myocean_global",
"runtime": "2017-01-11T00:00:00Z"
},
"geopotentialHeight_500hPa": {
"unit": "gpm",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"geopotentialHeight_850hPa": {
"unit": "gpm",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
},
"planetBoundaryLayerHeight": {
"unit": "m",
"model": "gfs_0_5",
"runtime": "2017-01-12T06:00:00Z"
}
}
}