Hourly Forecast XML DescriptionΒΆ
These are the tags that appear in the hourly_summaries section of the product.
Not all tags appear at all times. Changing the default units to ‘us’ or timezone=’local’ will change what is displayed in the response.
Some parameters are not available for the entire forecast period.
| Tag | Definition | Value Range | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
<day_of_week> |
Day of the week | Sunday/Saturday | |
<time_utc> |
Forecast date and time | UTC | |
<temp_C> |
Forecast air temperature. | -50 to +55 | Celsius |
<temp_F> |
Forecast air temperature. | -60 to +130 | Fahrenheit |
<dewp_C> |
Forecast dewpoint temperature. | -25 to +35 | Celsius |
<dewp_F> |
Forecast dewpoint temperature. | -60 to +130 | Fahrenheit |
<app_temp_C> |
Apparent temperature | -100 to +140 | Degrees |
<app_temp_F> |
Apparent temperature | -148 to +284 | Fahrenheit |
<rh_pct> |
Relative humidity | 0 to 100 | Percent (%) |
<pmsl_mb> |
air pressure (sea level adjusted) | 800 to 1100 | |
<wx> |
Possible values for <wx> | NA | |
<wx_code> |
Possible values for <wx_code> | ||
<wx_icon_code> |
Possible values for <wx_icon_text> | ||
<wx_icon_url> |
URL of graphic | NA | NA |
<wx_icon_url_png> |
URL of graphic png format | NA | NA |
<day_night> |
day/night indicator | day/night | NA |
<qpf_01mm_hr> |
precipitation See Notes#2 below | >= 0 | mm |
<snow_01hr_mm> |
Hourly snowfall | >= 0 | mm |
<pop> |
Probability of precipitation | 0 to 100 | Percent (%) |
<wnd_dir_degs> |
wind direction in degrees | 0 to 360 | degrees |
<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_spd_kph> |
Forecast wind speed | 0 to 320 | kph |
<wnd_spd_mph> |
Forecast wind speed | 0 to 200 | mph |
<wnd_spd_80m_ms> |
Forecast wind speed 80m AGL | 0 to 89 | m/s |
<wnd_spd_80m_kph> |
Forecast wind speed 80m AGL | 0 to 320 | kph |
<wnd_spd_80m_mph> |
Forecast wind speed 80m AGL | 0 to 200 | mph |
<wnd_spd_100m_ms> |
Forecast wind speed 100m AGL | 0 to 89 | m/s |
<wnd_spd_100m_kph> |
Forecast wind speed 100m AGL | 0 to 320 | kph |
<wnd_spd_100m_mph> |
Forecast wind speed 100m AGL | 0 to 200 | mph |
<visibility_m> |
Visibility | 0 to 80000 | m |
<visibility_ft> |
Visibility | 0 to 250000 | ft |
<srad_wm2> |
Solar radiation at surface | 0 to 1325 | watts/sq m |
<uv_index> |
UV index | 0 to 40 |
Notes #1: Observed wind direction represented by the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Notes #2: Hourly liquid equivalent precipitation. This includes both actual liquid precipitation as well as the liquid equivalent for frozen precipitation.