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Weatherbit Forecast Hour Structure

ForecastHour schema from Weatherbit API

Type: object Properties: 27

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ForecastHour is a JSON Structure definition published by Weatherbit, describing 27 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

ts timestamp_local timestamp_utc datetime snow precip temp dewpt app_temp rh clouds weather slp pres uv solar_rad ghi dhi dni vis pod pop wind_spd wind_gust_spd wind_dir wind_cdir wind_cdir_full

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/weatherbit/refs/heads/main/json-structure/weatherbit-forecast-hour-structure.json",
  "name": "ForecastHour",
  "description": "ForecastHour schema from Weatherbit API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ts": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Unix Timestamp",
      "example": 1551718800
    },
    "timestamp_local": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timestamp in local time",
      "example": "2019-03-04 12:00:00"
    },
    "timestamp_utc": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timestamp UTC",
      "example": "2019-03-04 17:00:00"
    },
    "datetime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Date in format \"YYYY-MM-DD:HH\". All datetime is in (UTC)",
      "example": "2019-03-04:17"
    },
    "snow": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Accumulated snowfall since last forecast point - Default (mm)",
      "example": 10.45
    },
    "precip": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Accumulated precipitation since last forecast point. Default (mm)",
      "example": 1.1
    },
    "temp": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Temperature - Default (C)",
      "example": -1.5
    },
    "dewpt": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Dewpoint - Default (C)",
      "example": -4.0
    },
    "app_temp": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Apparent Temperature - Default (C)",
      "example": 4.5
    },
    "rh": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Relative Humidity as a percentage (%)",
      "example": 95
    },
    "clouds": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Cloud cover as a percentage (%)",
      "example": 100
    },
    "weather": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "icon": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Icon code for forecast image display",
          "example": "s02d"
        },
        "code": {
          "type": "int32",
          "description": "Weather Condition code",
          "example": 601
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Weather Condition description",
          "example": "Snow"
        }
      }
    },
    "slp": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Mean Sea level pressure (mb)",
      "example": 1012.89
    },
    "pres": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Pressure (mb)",
      "example": 1005.0
    },
    "uv": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "UV Index",
      "example": 6.5
    },
    "solar_rad": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Estimated solar radiation (W/m^2)",
      "example": 300.0
    },
    "ghi": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Global horizontal solar irradiance (W/m^2)",
      "example": 1000.0
    },
    "dhi": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Diffuse normal solar irradiance (W/m^2)",
      "example": 200.0
    },
    "dni": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Direct normal solar irradiance (W/m^2)",
      "example": 400.0
    },
    "vis": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Visibility - Default (KM)",
      "example": 1.0
    },
    "pod": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Part of day (d = day, n = night)",
      "example": "d"
    },
    "pop": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Chance of Precipitation as a percentage (%)",
      "example": 75.0
    },
    "wind_spd": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Wind Speed - Default (m/s)",
      "example": 13.85
    },
    "wind_gust_spd": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Wind Gust Speed - Default (m/s)",
      "example": 16.85
    },
    "wind_dir": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Wind direction",
      "example": 105
    },
    "wind_cdir": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Cardinal wind direction",
      "example": "ENE"
    },
    "wind_cdir_full": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Cardinal wind direction (text)",
      "example": "East-North-East"
    }
  }
}