Where can I get real time data for wind direction and weather forecast?
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Hi, do you need some specific location? Specific format?– TerpoSep 23, 2015 at 21:07
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I don`t have any specific location in mind.. in fact anything will do for now. And format needs to be something major data mining tools can handle.– LesnarSep 25, 2015 at 14:01
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Ok cool, I am working on releasing french (and worldwide after that) weather forecast 0-36h as a JSON API. For the moment most of the data available are in Grib/Grib2 format which is quite unusual to use. The data will be updated 4times per day. I'll post everything below as soon as it's live.– TerpoSep 25, 2015 at 15:12
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You can get wind speed & direction from METAR files, which every open airport should be publishing.
I don't know if forecasts are as standardized. I'm used to looking at NOAA's National Weather Service, but there might be better services for non-U.S. locations.
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I should also mention -- the wind speed/direction info might have some variability information in it -- see moratech.com/aviation/metar-class/metar-pg6.html#Coding– JoeNov 14, 2015 at 21:00