Current Conditions XML DescriptionΒΆ
These are tags that appear in the <sfc_ob> section of the product.
Some areas of Earth have few observation stations and the best match can be to a station far away. This circumstance may limit the representativeness for those remote locations.
Not all tags appear at all times. Changing the default units to ‘us’ or timezone=’local’ will change what is displayed in the response.
| Tag | Definition | Value Range | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
<stn> |
station identifier | Variable | NA |
<stn_lat> |
Latitude coordinate | -90 to +90 | Degrees |
<stn_lon> |
Longitude coordinate | -180 to + 180 | Degrees |
<ob_time> |
Date and time | UTC or local | |
<day_of_week_local> |
Day of the week | Sunday/Saturday | |
<temp_C> |
air temperature | -95 to +60 | Celsius |
<temp_F> |
air temperature | -140 to +140 | Fahrenheit |
<dewp_C> |
dewpoint temp | -25 to +35 | Celsius |
<dewp_F> |
dewpoint temperature | -10 to +90 | Fahrenheit |
<rh_pct> |
Relative humidity | 0 to 100 | Percent (%) |
<apparent_temp_C> |
See Apparent temperature | -100 to +140 | Degrees |
<apparent_temp_F> |
See Apparent temperature | -148 to +284 | Fahrenheit |
<wnd_dir> |
Wind direction. See Notes#1 below. |
N, NNE, NE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW |
N/A |
<wnd_dir_degs> |
wind direction | 0 to 360 | degrees |
<wnd_spd_kph> |
wind speed | 0 to 402 | kph |
<wnd_spd_mph> |
wind speed | 0 to 250 | mph |
<press_mb> |
air pressure | 850 to 1100 | mb |
<press_in> |
air pressure | 27 to 31 | In Hg |
<wx> |
Possible values for <wx> | NA | |
<wx_code> |
Possible values for <wx_code> | NA | |
<cld_cover> |
cloud cover | Clear Mostly clear Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Cloudy |
NA |
<cld_cover_pct> |
cloud cover percentage | 0-100 | Percent (%) |
<wx_icon_code> |
Possible values for <wx_icon_text> | ||
<wx_icon_url> |
URL of weather icon graphic | NA | NA |
<wx_icon_url_png> |
URL of png wx icon graphic | NA | NA |
<day_night> |
day/night indicator at time of observation |
day or night | NA |
<visibility_m> |
Optical visibility | NA | Meters (m) |
<visibility_ft> |
Optical visibility | NA | Feet (ft) |
<moon_phase> |
Moon phase | See Notes#2 below. | NA |
<sunrise_utc> |
Sunrise date and time | NA | UTC |
<sunset_utc> |
Sunset date and time | NA | UTC |
Notes #1: Observed wind direction represented by the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Notes #2: Moon phase possible values:
New Moon (not visible)
Waxing Crescent Moon (Right 1-49% visible )
Quarter Moon (Right 50% visible)
Waxing Gibbous Moon (Right 51-99% visible)
Full Moon(Fully Visible)
Waning Gibbous Moon (Left 51-99% Visible)
Last Quarter Moon (Left 50% Visible)
Waning Crescent Moon (Left 1-49% Visible)