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/wthr/list/WeatherVariables

GET
weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/list/WeatherVariables
Last modified:2025-06-22 15:40:34
Maintainer:tkws
OperationId:wthr_list_WeatherVariables

Description#

The API endpoint "/wthr/list/WeatherVariables" lists all currently available variables of a specific forecast model. The long name, the unit and the available levels (heights) are also specified for each variable.
Even if all available forecast models are listed and described with the corresponding variables of the weather API at Weather API - Variables. The API also reports the currently available variables for each forecast model itself.
This can be helpful when troubleshooting, for example.
Request Request Example
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curl --location -g --request GET 'weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/list/WeatherVariables?apiKey={{api-key}}&model=&units' \
--header 'Host: {{BASE_URL}}'
Response Response Example
200 - Success
{"metadata":{"serviceProvider":"navapi.com","originatingCenter":"US National Weather Service - NCEP (WMC)","generatingProcess":"Global Forecast System Model","model":"gfs","units":"metric","ny":721,"nx":1440,"latitudeFirstGridpoint":90.0,"latitudeLastGridpoint":-90.0,"longitudeFirstGridpoint":0.0,"longitudeLastGridpoint":359.75,"gridlengthXDirection":0.25,"gridlengthYDirection":-0.25,"refDate":"2025-06-25T12:00:00Z","forecastTime":[0,"2025-06-25T12:00:00Z"],"UsedTokens":1},"data":[[{"variable":"4LFTX"},{"fullname":"Best (4 layer) Lifted Index"},{"unit":"K"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"APTMP"},{"fullname":"Apparent Temperature"},{"unit":"°C"},{"levels":["2 m above ground"]}],[{"variable":"CAPE"},{"fullname":"Convective Available Potential Energy"},{"unit":"J/kg"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"CFRZR"},{"fullname":"Categorical Freezing Rain"},{"unit":"1 = true"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"CICEP"},{"fullname":"Categorical Ice Pellets"},{"unit":"1 = true"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"CRAIN"},{"fullname":"Categorical Rain"},{"unit":"1 = true"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"CSNOW"},{"fullname":"Categorical Snow"},{"unit":"1 = true"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"DLWRF"},{"fullname":"Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux"},{"unit":"W/m²"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"DPT"},{"fullname":"Dew Point Temperature"},{"unit":"°C"},{"levels":["2 m above ground"]}],[{"variable":"DSWRF"},{"fullname":"Downward Short-Wave Radiation Flux"},{"unit":"W/m²"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"GUST"},{"fullname":"Wind Speed (Gust)"},{"unit":"m/s"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"HCDC"},{"fullname":"High Cloud Cover"},{"unit":"%"},{"levels":["high cloud layer"]}],[{"variable":"HINDEX"},{"fullname":"Haines Index"},{"unit":""},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"ICEC"},{"fullname":"Ice Cover"},{"unit":"%"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"ICEG"},{"fullname":"Ice Growth Rate"},{"unit":"mm/h"},{"levels":["10 m above mean sea level"]}],[{"variable":"ICETK"},{"fullname":"Ice Thickness"},{"unit":"m"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"ICETMP"},{"fullname":"Ice Temperature"},{"unit":"°C"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"LAND"},{"fullname":"Land Cover (0=sea, 1=land)"},{"unit":"1 = true"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"LCDC"},{"fullname":"Low Cloud Cover"},{"unit":"%"},{"levels":["low cloud layer"]}],[{"variable":"MCDC"},{"fullname":"Medium Cloud Cover"},{"unit":"%"},{"levels":["middle cloud layer"]}],[{"variable":"PRATE"},{"fullname":"Precipitation Rate"},{"unit":"mm/h"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"PRMSL"},{"fullname":"Pressure Reduced to MSL"},{"unit":"hPa"},{"levels":["mean sea level"]}],[{"variable":"RH"},{"fullname":"Relative Humidity"},{"unit":"%"},{"levels":["2 m above ground"]}],[{"variable":"SNOD"},{"fullname":"Snow Depth"},{"unit":"m"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"SOILW"},{"fullname":"Volumetric Soil Moisture Content"},{"unit":"%"},{"levels":["0-0.1 m underground","0.1-0.4 m underground","0.4-1 m underground","1-2 m underground"]}],[{"variable":"SOTYP"},{"fullname":"Soil Type"},{"unit":""},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"SUNSD"},{"fullname":"Sunshine Duration"},{"unit":"h"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"TCDC"},{"fullname":"Total Cloud Cover"},{"unit":"%"},{"levels":["entire atmosphere"]}],[{"variable":"TMP"},{"fullname":"Temperature"},{"unit":"°C"},{"levels":["2 m above ground","surface"]}],[{"variable":"TSOIL"},{"fullname":"Soil Temperature (Parameter Deprecated, see Note 3)"},{"unit":"°C"},{"levels":["0-0.1 m underground","0.1-0.4 m underground","0.4-1 m underground","1-2 m underground"]}],[{"variable":"UGRD"},{"fullname":"U-Component of Wind"},{"unit":"m/s"},{"levels":["10 m above ground"]}],[{"variable":"ULWRF"},{"fullname":"Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux"},{"unit":"W/m²"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"USWRF"},{"fullname":"Upward Short-Wave Radiation Flux"},{"unit":"W/m²"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"VEG"},{"fullname":"Vegetation"},{"unit":"%"},{"levels":["surface"]}],[{"variable":"VGRD"},{"fullname":"V-Component of Wind"},{"unit":"m/s"},{"levels":["10 m above ground"]}],[{"variable":"VIS"},{"fullname":"Visibility"},{"unit":"m"},{"levels":["surface"]}]]}

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Modified at 2025-06-22 15:40:34
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