openmeteo {openmeteo}

openmeteo: retrieve weather data from the Open-Meteo API

Description

openmeteo provides functions for accessing the Open-Meteo weather API, enabling the desired weather data or forecasts to be retrieved in a tidy data format. An API key is not required to access the Open-Meteo API.

Open-Meteo provides several API endpoints through the following functions:

Core Weather APIs

• weather_forecast() - retrieve weather forecasts for a location

• weather_history() - retrieve historical weather observations for a location

• weather_now() - simple function to return current weather for a location

• weather_variables() - retrieve a shortlist of valid forecast or historical weather variables provided

Other APIs

• geocode() - return the co-ordinates and other data for a location name

• climate_forecast() - return long-range climate modelling for a location

• river_discharge() - return flow volumes for the nearest river

• marine_forecast() - return ocean conditions data for a location

• air_quality() - return air quality data for a location

Please review the API documentation at https://open-meteo.com/ for details regarding the data available, its types, units, and other caveats and considerations.