Weather API - weatherTiles - weather variables

The weather tiles can be retrieved like normal "tiled web maps" oder "slippy maps".
The schema of the URL is the following:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var="variable"&zoom="zoomValue"&X="x"&Y="y"×tep="timestepValue"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

In the moment the following variables are available:

wind_stream
wind_barb
gust
surface_pressure
air_temperature
precipitation
precipitation_shaded
significant_wave_height
primary_wave_height_direction
primary_wave_period
swell_height_direction
swell_period
sea_surface_current
sea_surface_temperature
sea_ice_coverage
sea_ice_thickness

wind_stream:

Visualization of the average wind intensity in 10m height in Beaufort (Bft).
The direction of the arrow is in downwind direction. The color shows the wind intensity in Bft according to the following legend:

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	160, 0, 200	0-1 BFT
	130, 0, 220	1-2 BFT
	30, 60, 255	2-3 BFT
	0, 160, 255	3-4 BFT
	0, 200, 200	4-5 BFT
	0, 210, 140	5-6 BFT
	0, 220, 0	6-7 BFT
	160, 230, 50	7-8 BFT
	230, 220, 50	8-9 BFT
	230, 175, 45	9-10 BFT
	240, 130, 40	10-11 BFT
	250, 60, 60	11-12 BFT
	240, 0, 130	>12 BFT

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=windStream&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

There is often a question araising about the alining of the stream lines of the wind_stream tiles:
At the border of the tiles the wind direction and speed is matching, but not the line.
That´s because each tile is calculated separatly (the software doesn´t know where the lines are ending at the neighbour tile).
There is nothing wrong, all values are correct for each position.
The only solution would be to generate the whole layer as one picture and then cut it into the small tiles. This would take to much cpu and memory resources (The server generates about 2000000 tiles every 6 hours).

At the other tiles the principle of tile generation is the same, but if you draw a line e.g. at a certain pressure, the lines are matching from tile to tile, as long as all calculations are correct.

wind_barb:

Visualization of the average wind intensity in 10m height in knot (kn).
The direction of the barb is in upwind direction. The color shows the wind intensity in kn according to the following legend:

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	160, 0, 200	0-1 kn
	130, 0, 220	1-2 kn
	30, 60, 255	2-3 kn
	0, 160, 255	3-5 kn
	0, 200, 200	5-7 kn
	0, 210, 140	7-9 kn
	0, 220, 0	9-10 kn
	160, 230, 50	10-15 kn
	230, 220, 50	15-20 kn
	230, 175, 45	20-25 kn
	240, 130, 40	25-35 kn
	250, 60, 60	35-50 kn
	240, 0, 130	>50 kn

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=windBarb&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

gust:

Visualization of the wind gust intensity near ground Beaufort (Bft).
The color indicates the wind gust intensity in Bft according to the following legend:

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	160, 0, 200	0-1 BFT
	130, 0, 220	1-2 BFT
	30, 60, 255	2-3 BFT
	0, 160, 255	3-4 BFT
	0, 200, 200	4-5 BFT
	0, 210, 140	5-6 BFT
	0, 220, 0	6-7 BFT
	160, 230, 50	7-8 BFT
	230, 220, 50	8-9 BFT
	230, 175, 45	9-10 BFT
	240, 130, 40	10-11 BFT
	250, 60, 60	11-12 BFT
	240, 0, 130	12-13 BFT
	241, 48, 151	13-14 BFT
	243, 97, 175	14-15 BFT
	243, 146, 198	15-16 BFT
	243, 195, 221	16-17 BFT
	243, 243, 243	>17 BFT

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=gust&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey", opacity 30%

surface_pressure:

Visualization of the atmospheric pressure by isobars in hecto pascal (hPa).
The isobars are lines with the same atmospheric pressure.
The color indicates the atmospheric pressure in hPa according to the following legend:

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value	Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value	Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	210, 0, 244	851 hPa		210, 0, 244	941 hPa		210, 0, 244	1031 hPa
	180, 0, 200	854 hPa		180, 0, 200	944 hPa		180, 0, 200	1034 hPa
	150, 0, 160	857 hPa		150, 0, 160	947 hPa		150, 0, 160	1037 hPa
	102, 0, 153	860 hPa		102, 0, 153	950 hPa		102, 0, 153	1040 hPa
	75, 0, 120	863 hPa		75, 0, 120	953 hPa		75, 0, 120	1043 hPa
	0, 0, 166	866 hPa		0, 0, 166	956 hPa		0, 0, 166	1046 hPa
	0, 0, 200	869 hPa		0, 0, 200	959 hPa		0, 0, 200	1049 hPa
	0, 0, 255	872 hPa		0, 0, 255	962 hPa		0, 0, 255	1052 hPa
	0, 51, 255	875 hPa		0, 51, 255	965 hPa		0, 51, 255	1055 hPa
	0, 102, 255	878 hPa		0, 102, 255	968 hPa		0, 102, 255	1058 hPa
	0, 153, 255	881 hPa		0, 153, 255	971 hPa		0, 153, 255	1061 hPa
	0, 204, 255	884 hPa		0, 204, 255	974 hPa		0, 204, 255	1064 hPa
	51, 235, 255	887 hPa		51, 235, 255	977 hPa		51, 235, 255	1067 hPa
	153, 255, 255	890 hPa		153, 255, 255	980 hPa		153, 255, 255	1070 hPa
	0, 210, 140	893 hPa		0, 210, 140	983 hPa		0, 210, 140	1073 hPa
	0, 153, 0	896 hPa		0, 153, 0	986 hPa		0, 153, 0	1076 hPa
	0, 204, 0	899 hPa		0, 204, 0	989 hPa		0, 204, 0	1079 hPa
	0, 255, 0	902 hPa		0, 255, 0	992 hPa		0, 255, 0	1082 hPa
	153, 255, 51	905 hPa		153, 255, 51	995 hPa		153, 255, 51	1085 hPa
	255, 255, 0	908 hPa		255, 255, 0	998 hPa		255, 255, 0	1088 hPa
	244, 215, 0	911 hPa		244, 215, 0	1001 hPa		244, 215, 0	1091 hPa
	254, 174, 0	914 hPa		254, 174, 0	1004 hPa		254, 174, 0	1094 hPa
	254, 150, 0	917 hPa		254, 150, 0	1007 hPa		254, 150, 0	1097 hPa
	240, 125, 0	920 hPa		240, 125, 0	1010 hPa		240, 125, 0	1100 hPa
	255, 80, 0	923 hPa		255, 80, 0	1013 hPa
	240, 10, 10	926 hPa		240, 10, 10	1016 hPa
	210, 30, 10	929 hPa		210, 30, 10	1019 hPa
	170, 0, 0	932 hPa		170, 0, 0	1022 hPa
	140, 0, 0	935 hPa		140, 0, 0	1025 hPa
	110, 0, 0	938 hPa		110, 0, 0	1028 hPa

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=surfacePressure&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

air_temperature:

Visualization of the air temperature in 2m height above the ground in degree Celsius (°C).

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	210, 0, 244	-42 °C
	180, 0, 200	-39 °C
	150, 0, 160	-36 °C
	102, 0, 153	-33 °C
	75, 0, 120	-30 °C
	0, 0, 166	-27 °C
	0, 0, 200	-24 °C
	0, 0, 255	-21 °C
	0, 51, 255	-18 °C
	0, 102, 255	-15 °C
	0, 153, 255	-12 °C
	0, 204, 255	-9 °C
	51, 235, 255	-6 °C
	153, 255, 255	-3 °C
	0, 210, 140	0 °C
	0, 153, 0	3 °C
	0, 204, 0	6 °C
	0, 255, 0	9 °C
	153, 255, 51	12 °C
	255, 255, 0	15 °C
	244, 215, 0	18 °C
	254, 174, 0	21 °C
	254, 150, 0	24 °C
	240, 125, 0	27 °C
	255, 80, 0	30 °C
	240, 10, 10	33 °C
	210, 30, 10	36 °C
	170, 0, 0	39 °C
	140, 0, 0	42 °C
	110, 0, 0	45 °C

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=airTemperature&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

precipitation:

Visualization of the amount of precipitation in mm/m²h.

For the timesteps 0h and 6h the average amount of precipitation in liter per hour for the next 6 hours will be displayed.
For the timesteps 12h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 60h and 72h the average amount of precipitation in liter per hour for the next 12 hours will be displayed.
Now it´s easier to compare the precipitation values of the different timesteps as they are all displayed in liter per hour.

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	75, 0, 120	0.1 mm
	102, 0, 153	0.2 mm
	150, 0, 160	0.4 mm
	180, 0, 200	0.7 mm
	210, 0, 244	1 mm
	0, 0, 166	2 mm
	0, 0, 200	4 mm
	0, 0, 255	7 mm
	0, 51, 255	10 mm
	0, 102, 255	20 mm
	0, 153, 255	40 mm
	0, 204, 255	70 mm

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=precipitation&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

precipitation_shaded:

Visualization of the amount of precipitation in mm/m²h.

For the timesteps 0h and 6h the average amount of precipitation in liter per hour for the next 6 hours will be displayed.
For the timesteps 12h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 60h and 72h the average amount of precipitation in liter per hour for the next 12 hours will be displayed.
Now it´s easier to compare the precipitation values of the different timesteps as they are all displayed in liter per hour.

Hint: It looks great if the layer "precipitation_shaded" is displayed with an opacity of 30% and the layer "precipitation" on top with an opacity of 100%.

 

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	0, 255, 255	>=0.1 mm
	0, 204, 255	>=0.2 mm
	0, 153, 255	>=0.4 mm
	0, 102, 255	>=0.7 mm
	0, 51, 255	>=1 mm
	0, 0, 215	>=2 mm
	0, 0, 139	>=4 mm
	128, 0, 128	>=7 mm
	173, 0, 173	>=10 mm
	219, 0, 219	>=20 mm
	252, 88, 252	>=40 mm
	252, 151, 252	>=70 mm

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=precipitationShaded&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

significant_wave_height:

Visualization of the average wave height in m.

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	75, 0, 120	0.5 m
	102, 0, 153	1 m
	150, 0, 160	1.5 m
	180, 0, 200	2 m
	210, 0, 244	3 m
	0, 0, 166	4 m
	0, 0, 200	5 m
	0, 0, 255	6 m
	0, 51, 255	7 m
	0, 102, 255	8 m
	0, 153, 255	9 m
	0, 204, 255	10 m
	51, 235, 255	11 m
	153, 255, 255	12 m
	0, 210, 140	13 m
	0, 153, 0	14 m
	0, 204, 0	15 m
	0, 255, 0	16 m
	153, 255, 51	17 m
	255, 255, 0	18 m
	244, 215, 0	19 m
	254, 174, 0	20 m

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=significantWaveHeight&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

primary_wave_height_direction:

Visualization of the average significant wave height in m and direction.

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	0, 42, 255	0-0.5 m
	12, 71, 255	0.5-1 m
	24, 99, 255	1-1.5 m
	36, 125, 255	1.5-2 m
	48, 150, 255	2-3 m
	71, 174, 255	3-4 m
	96, 199, 255	4-5 m
	121, 217, 255	5-6 m
	146, 233, 255	6-7 m
	171, 243, 255	7-8 m
	196,252,255	8-9 m
	221, 255, 237	9-10 m
	245, 255, 213	10-11 m
	255, 249, 188	11-12 m
	255, 241, 163	12-13 m
	255, 228, 138	13-14 m
	255, 212, 113	14-15 m
	255, 191, 88	15-16 m
	255, 167, 64	16-17 m
	255, 142, 44	17-18 m
	255, 117, 32	18-19 m
	255, 91, 20	19-20 m
	255, 62, 8	>20m

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=primaryWaveHeight&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

primary_wave_period:

Visualization of the average wave period in s.

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	0, 0, 255	0-2 s
	0, 51, 255	2-4 s
	0, 102, 255	4-6 s
	0, 153, 255	6-8 s
	0, 204, 255	8-10 s
	51, 235, 255	10-12 s
	153, 255, 255	12-14 s
	0, 210, 140	14-16 s
	0, 153, 0	16-18 s
	0, 204, 0	18-20 s
	0, 255, 0	20-22 s
	153, 255, 51	22-24 s
	255, 255, 0	24-26 s
	244, 215, 0	26-28 s
	254, 174, 0	28-30 s
	255, 110, 0	>30 s

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=primaryWavePeriod&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

swell_height_direction:

Visualization of the average swell height in m and direction.

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	0, 42, 255	0-0.5 m
	12, 71, 255	0.5-1 m
	24, 99, 255	1-1.5 m
	36, 125, 255	1.5-2 m
	48, 150, 255	2-3 m
	71, 174, 255	3-4 m
	96, 199, 255	4-5 m
	121, 217, 255	5-6 m
	146, 233, 255	6-7 m
	171, 243, 255	7-8 m
	196,252,255	8-9 m
	221, 255, 237	9-10 m
	245, 255, 213	10-11 m
	255, 249, 188	11-12 m
	255, 241, 163	12-13 m
	255, 228, 138	13-14 m
	255, 212, 113	14-15 m
	255, 191, 88	15-16 m
	255, 167, 64	16-17 m
	255, 142, 44	17-18 m
	255, 117, 32	18-19 m
	255, 91, 20	19-20 m
	255, 62, 8	>20m

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=swellHeightDirection&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

swell_period:

Visualization of the average swell period in s.

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	0, 0, 255	0-2 s
	0, 51, 255	2-4 s
	0, 102, 255	4-6 s
	0, 153, 255	6-8 s
	0, 204, 255	8-10 s
	51, 235, 255	10-12 s
	153, 255, 255	12-14 s
	0, 210, 140	14-16 s
	0, 153, 0	16-18 s
	0, 204, 0	18-20 s
	0, 255, 0	20-22 s
	153, 255, 51	22-24 s
	255, 255, 0	24-26 s
	244, 215, 0	26-28 s
	254, 174, 0	28-30 s
	255, 110, 0	>30 s

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=swellPeriod&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

sea_surface_current:

Visualization of the average sea surface current in knot (kn).
The direction of the arrow is in the current direction. The color shows the speed of the current in kn according to the following legend:

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	160, 0, 200	0-0,2 kn
	130, 0, 220	0,2-0,5 kn
	30, 60, 255	0,5-1 kn
	0, 160, 255	1-1,5 kn
	0, 200, 200	1,5-2 kn
	0, 210, 140	2-2,5 kn
	0, 220, 0	2,5-3 kn
	160, 230, 50	3-4 kn
	230, 220, 50	4-5 kn
	230, 175, 45	5-6 kn
	240, 130, 40	6-7 kn
	250, 60, 60	7-8 kn
	240, 0, 130	>8 kn

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=seaSurfaceCurrent&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

There is often a question araising about the alining of the stream lines of the sea_surface_current tiles:
At the border of the tiles the current direction and speed is matching, but not the line.
That´s because each tile is calculated separatly (the software doesn´t know where the lines are ending at the neighbour tile).
There is nothing wrong, all values are correct for each position.
The only solution would be to generate the whole layer as one picture and then cut it into the small tiles. This would take to much cpu and memory resources (The server generates about 2000000 tiles every 6 hours).

At the other tiles the principle of tile generation is the same, but if you draw a line e.g. at a certain pressure, the lines are matching from tile to tile, as long as all calculations are correct.

sea_surface_temperature:

Visualization of the sea surface temperature in degree Celsius (°C). The color of the lines indicates the temperature of the sea surface in °C according to the following legend:

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	0, 153, 255	-12 °C
	0, 204, 255	-9 °C
	51, 235, 255	-6 °C
	153, 255, 255	-3 °C
	0, 210, 140	0 °C
	0, 153, 0	3 °C
	0, 204, 0	6 °C
	0, 255, 0	9 °C
	153, 255, 51	12 °C
	255, 255, 0	15 °C
	244, 215, 0	18 °C
	254, 174, 0	21 °C
	254, 150, 0	24 °C
	240, 125, 0	27 °C
	255, 80, 0	30 °C
	240, 10, 10	33 °C
	210, 30, 10	36 °C
	170, 0, 0	39 °C
	140, 0, 0	42 °C
	110, 0, 0	45 °C

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/5/15/10.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=seaSurfaceTemperature&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

sea_ice_coverage:

Visualization of the ice covered sea area in %. The color of the shading indicates the coverage of the ice in % according to the following legend:

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	4, 4, 132	1-10%
	36,36,164	10-20%
	68, 68, 195	20-30 %
	100, 100, 227	30-40 %
	130, 130, 255	40-50 %
	146, 146, 255	50-60 %
	162, 162, 255	60-70 %
	178, 178, 255	70-80 %
	193, 193, 255	80-90 %
	209, 209, 255	>90 %

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/4/7/1.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=seaIceCoverage&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"

sea_ice_thickness:

Visualization of the thickness of the ice in m. The color of the lines indicates the thickness of the ice in m according to the following legend:

Colour Sample	RGB Colour Code	Value
	0, 42, 255	0,01-0,05 m
	12, 71, 255	0,05-0,1 m
	24, 99, 255	0,1-0,15 m
	36, 125, 255	0,15-0,2 m
	48, 150, 255	0,2-0,3 m
	71, 174, 255	0,3-0,4 m
	96, 199, 255	0,4-0,5 m
	121, 217, 255	0,5-0,6 m
	146, 233, 255	0,6-0,7 m
	171, 243, 255	0,7-0,8 m
	196, 252, 255	0,8-0,9 m
	221, 255, 237	0,9-1 m
	245, 255, 213	1-1,1 m
	255, 249, 188	1,1-1,2 m
	255, 241, 163	1,2-1,3 m
	255, 228, 138	1,3-1,4 m
	255, 212, 113	1,4-1,5 m
	255, 191, 88	1,5-1,6 m
	255, 167, 64	1,6-1,7 m
	255, 142, 44	1,7-1,8 m
	255, 117, 32	1,8-1,9 m
	255, 91, 20	1,9-2 m
	255, 62, 8	>2 m

Example:

Picture top left, background: https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/4/7/1.png
API request for the picture top left, foreground:
https://weather.openportguide.org/api/wthr/graphic/tile/?var=seaIceThickness&zoom=5&X=15&Y10×tep="0h"&apiKey="yourApiKey"