Meteotest's weather forecast team constantly checks and enhances the automated forecasts.
Apart from interpreted data such as weather symbols, we also offer regional text forecasts.
Forecasts of multiple parameters for about any point in the world, referenced by coordinates, name or zip code.
The most important parameters are listed below (more available on request):
| tt | Temperature 2 m above ground | °C |
| tx | Maximum temperature 2 m above ground | °C |
| tn | Minimum temperature 2 m above ground | °C |
| td | Dew point 2 m above ground | °C |
| tt5 | Ground temperature 5 cm above ground | °C |
| rh | Relative humidity 2 m above ground | % |
| rr | Rain rate, total precipitation | mm |
| rrp | Probability of rain | % |
| th | Probability of thunder | % |
| sl | Snowfall line | m a.s.l./m ü.M. |
| ff | Wind speed | km/h |
| fx | Maximum wind gust | km/h |
| dd | Wind direction | ° |
| ddd | Wind direction | N/S/W/E |
| n | Total cloud coverage | octa |
| clvl/cll/clm | Cloud coverage very low/low/medium altitude | octa |
| ss | Sunshine duration | min |
| rad | Global radiation | W/m2 |
| sy | Weather symbol; see https://meteotest.ch/en/weather-api/wetter-api-dokumentation/weather-symbols | #1-15 |
| synop | Synop code | #1-99 |
| zerodeg | Height of zero degree level | m a.s.l./m ü.M. |
| qff | Air pressure | hPa |
| et0 | Evapotranspiration in hourly & daily resolutions | mm/h | mm/d |
Measurements of the SwissMetNet in Switzerland.
The following list contains a selection of available parameters, mostly hourly values:
| tt | Temperature 2 m above ground | °C |
| tb | Temperature on ground | °C |
| tx | Maximum temperature 2 m above ground | °C |
| tn | Minimum temperature 2 m above ground | °C |
| td | Dew point 2m above ground | °C |
| rr | Rain rate, total precipitation | mm |
| snow | Total snow height (Daily measurements) | cm |
| newsnow | Increase of snow (Daily measurements) | cm |
| gn | Lightning strokes nearby | # |
| gf | Lightning strokes far | # |
| ss | Sunshine duration | min |
| fx | Maximum wind gust | km/h |
| dd | Wind direction | ° |
| rad | Global radiation | W/m2 |
| ss | Sunshine duration | min |
| etp | Evapotranspiration | mm |
| qff | Pressure | hPa |
| dp | Pressure change | hPa/h |
| h850 | Geopontential on 850 hPa | gpm |
| h700 | Geopontential on 700 hPa | gpm |
Current and past precipitation from the Swiss rain radar.
High resolution rain forecasts from Meteoswiss' COSMO model.
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Additionally, we offer measurements from all over the world by satellite and ground stations, calculated by our famous Meteonorm 7 software.
Forecasts from our own models operated by Meteotest's solar energy group.
Air pollution data for any location in Switzerland by Meteotest's air quality group.
Be it short range forecasts for teleskiing, solar efficiency models for PV systems and other energy forecasts, be it webcam images of road conditions, be it the river temperatures for your bathing pleasures...
Meteotest has a vast knowledge in multiple domains and an international network of experts. Don't hesitate to contact us with your data requirements. We're confident that we'll be able to find what you need.