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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)