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Available Nowcast Locations

High frequency forecasts are available for Australia and New Zealand.

  • In Australia, forecasts are available for all locations where the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has a 10-minute observation station.
  • In New Zealand, forecasts are available for all locations where MetService has an Automatic Weather Station (AWS).
this is the current goal for initial availability. It will be a subset of these where sufficient quality & quantity of historical model data and historical obs are available

Currently, all variables are available for all these locations. See the Variables Section for the full list.

Requesting New Locations​

New locations can be added to the Nowcast API. For a new location to be considered, it must meet the following criteria:

  • There must be an existing observation station or weather station at that location.
  • Historical observation data and weather model data for the station and location must be available.

For more detailed information on adding a new location, please see the New Observations page.

Usage​

The S-ID is the key identifier for each location. You will need to use this ID in your API calls to retrieve a forecast for a specific location. The other information provided is for identification & reference. The format adheres to the following pattern: SiiNNNNNN.

Here is a list of currently available nowcast locations:

Current Locations​

New Zealand​

Location: Wellington International Airport A​

  • S-ID: SNZ012345
  • Observation Station IDs: NZWN
  • Name: Wellington International Airport A
  • Description: Main international airport serving Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Coordinates (Lat/Long): -41.32, 174.80

Location: Auckland Airport​

  • S-ID: SNZ012346
  • Observation Station IDs: NZAA
  • Name: Auckland Airport
  • Description: New Zealand's largest and busiest airport.
  • Coordinates (Lat/Long): -37.00, 174.79

(More NZ locations will be added here following the same format)

Australia​

Location: Sydney Airport​

  • S-ID: SAU012345
  • Observation Station IDs: YSSY
  • Name: Sydney Airport
  • Description: Major international airport serving Sydney, Australia.
  • Coordinates (Lat/Long): -33.94, 151.17

Location: Melbourne Airport​

  • S-ID: SAU012346
  • Observation Station IDs: YMML
  • Name: Melbourne Airport
  • Description: The primary airport serving Melbourne, Australia.
  • Coordinates (Lat/Long): -37.67, 144.84

(More AU locations will be added here following the same format)