Weather data
Open weather data provides data on both current weather and forecast based on location. This is used in the app for
- WBGT calculations
- Solar Irradiation
Regarding solar irradiation it is needed to know whether it is raining or not. The documentation on weather conditions provides a full overview on weather conditions specifying whether it is raining, which can be inferred using the weather ID.
At the moment, the following weather ID's have been chosen as indicators of rain:
- 200, 201, 202, 230, 231, 232
- 3xx
- 5xx
- 615 616
For the full overview, follow the link to the documentation of all Open Weather Map weather conditions below.
| Webpage title and link | Description | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| API doc - current weather | Current weather information at user's location | |
| API doc - 3 hour forecast | Full 5-day forecast every 3 hour at users location | |
| Doc - weather conditions | All weather conditions provided by Open Weather Map |
