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New York, United States
Partly Cloudy
Wind: 6.1 kmph
Precip: 0.00 mm
Pressure: 1025.0 mb
21.0 °c
MON
21.0 °c
TUE
23.3 °c
WED
27.8 °c
THU
31.3 °c
FRI
17.0 °c
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{
"request": {
"type": "City",
"query": "New York, United States of America",
"language": "en",
"unit": "m"
},
"location": {
"name": "New York",
"country": "United States of America",
"region": "New York",
"lat": "40.714",
"lon": "-74.006",
"timezone_id": "America/New_York",
"localtime": "2019-09-08 09:36",
"localtime_epoch": 1567935360,
"utc_offset": "-4.0"
},
"current": {
"observation_time": "01:36 PM",
"temparature": 18,
"weather_code": 113,
"weather_icons": [
"https://assets.weatherstack.com/images/wsymbols01_png_64/wsymbol_0001_sunny.png"
],
"weather_descriptions": [
"Sunny"
],
"wind_speed": 7,
"wind_degree": 270,
"wind_dir": "W",
"pressure": 1018,
"precip": 0,
"humidity": 70,
"cloudcover": 0,
"feelslike": 18,
"uv_index": 5,
"visibility": 16
},
"historical": {
"2013-07-01": {
"date": "2013-07-01",
"date_epoch": 1372636800,
"astro": {
"sunrise": "05:29 AM",
"sunset": "08:31 PM",
"moonrise": "12:59 AM",
"moonset": "02:42 PM",
"moon_phase": "Last Quarter",
"moon_illumination": 40
},
"mintemp": 21,
"maxtemp": 25,
"avgtemp": 22,
"totalsnow": 0,
"sunhour": 12.5,
"uv_index": 5
}
}
}
{
"request": {
"type": "City",
"query": "San Francisco, United States of America",
"language": "en",
"unit": "m"
},
"location": {
"name": "San Francisco",
"country": "United States of America",
"region": "California",
"lat": "37.775",
"lon": "-122.418",
"timezone_id": "America/Los_Angeles",
"localtime": "2019-09-03 05:35",
"localtime_epoch": 1567488900,
"utc_offset": "-7.0"
},
"current": {
"observation_time": "12:35 PM",
"temparature": 16,
"weather_code": 122,
"weather_icons": [
"https://assets.weatherstack.com/images/symbol.png"
],
"weather_descriptions": [
"Overcast"
],
"astro": {
"sunrise": "06:31 AM",
"sunset": "05:47 PM",
"moonrise": "06:56 AM",
"moonset": "06:47 PM",
"moon_phase": "Waxing Crescent",
"moon_illumination": 0
},
"air_quality": {
"co": "468.05",
"no2": "32.005",
"o3": "55",
"so2": "7.4",
"pm2_5": "6.66",
"pm10": "6.66",
"us-epa-index": "1",
"gb-defra-index": "1"
},
"wind_speed": 17,
"wind_degree": 260,
"wind_dir": "W",
"pressure": 1016,
"precip": 0,
"humidity": 87,
"cloudcover": 100,
"feelslike": 16,
"uv_index": 0,
"visibility": 16
}
}
{
"request": {
"type": "City",
"query": "Chicago, United States of America",
"language": "en",
"unit": "m"
},
"location": {
"name": "Chicago",
"country": "United States of America",
"region": "Illinois",
"lat": "41.850",
"lon": "-87.650",
"timezone_id": "America/Chicago",
"localtime": "2019-09-08 08:39",
"localtime_epoch": 1567931940,
"utc_offset": "-5.0"
},
"current": {
"observation_time": "01:39 PM",
"temparature": 19,
"weather_code": 122,
"weather_icons": [
"https://assets.weatherstack.com/images/wsymbols01_png_64/wsymbol_0004_black_low_cloud.png"
],
"weather_descriptions": [
"Overcast"
],
"air_quality": {
"co": "516.15",
"no2": "40.145",
"o3": "49",
"so2": "8.325",
"pm2_5": "7.215",
"pm10": "7.215",
"us-epa-index": "1",
"gb-defra-index": "1"
},
"wind_speed": 17,
"wind_degree": 100,
"wind_dir": "E",
"pressure": 1019,
"precip": 0,
"humidity": 73,
"cloudcover": 100,
"feelslike": 19,
"uv_index": 4,
"visibility": 16
},
"forecast": {
"2019-09-08": {
"date": "2019-09-08",
"date_epoch": 1567900800,
"astro": {
"sunrise": "06:23 AM",
"sunset": "07:13 PM",
"moonrise": "04:25 PM",
"moonset": "12:58 AM",
"moon_phase": "First Quarter",
"moon_illumination": 62
},
"mintemp": 10,
"maxtemp": 18,
"avgtemp": 16,
"totalsnow": 0,
"sunhour": 6.5,
"uv_index": 4,
"air_quality": {
"co": "456.284",
"no2": "41.5436",
"o3": "58.24",
"so2": "8.406400000000001",
"pm2_5": "9.7532",
"pm10": "9.8272",
"us-epa-index": "1",
"gb-defra-index": "1"
},
"hourly": [
{
"time": "0",
"temperature": 8,
"wind_speed": 17,
"wind_degree": 297,
"wind_dir": "WNW",
"weather_code": 122,
"weather_icons": [
"https://cdn.worldweatheronline.com/images/wsymbols01_png_64/wsymbol_0004_black_low_cloud.png"
],
"weather_descriptions": [
"Overcast "
],
"precip": 0,
"humidity": 74,
"visibility": 10,
"pressure": 1003,
"cloudcover": 94,
"heatindex": 8,
"dewpoint": 3,
"windchill": 5,
"windgust": 25,
"feelslike": 5,
"chanceofrain": 0,
"chanceofremdry": 87,
"chanceofwindy": 0,
"chanceofovercast": 87,
"chanceofsunshine": 10,
"chanceoffrost": 0,
"chanceofhightemp": 0,
"chanceoffog": 0,
"chanceofsnow": 0,
"chanceofthunder": 0,
"uv_index": 0,
"air_quality": {
"co": "432.9",
"no2": "26.085",
"o3": "60",
"so2": "6.66",
"pm2_5": "6.105",
"pm10": "6.105",
"us-epa-index": "1",
"gb-defra-index": "1"
}
},
{ "time": "300", ... },
{ "time": "600", ... },
// 6 more items
}
}
}
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Reliable Data Sources
Powered by a strong backbone of data sources, our weather data API comes with the highest level of reliability, consistency and accuracy.
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Scalable Infrastructure
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Millions of locations can be looked up by city or region name, ZIP code, IP address, or even using latitude and longitude coordinates.
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