| B<WindForecast> - Wind forecasts in the form of animated maps |
WindForecast - Wind forecasts in the form of animated maps
Forecast for wind at 10 m altitude, from model data with a distance of 10 km between each calculation point. The wind direction is given by the direction of the arrows, and the wind strength is given as markings on the arrows. A short mark denotes 5 knots, (about 2.5 m/s), and a tall mark denotes 10 knots. A flag denotes 50 knots.
The wind forecasts are updated at approximately 07:00 and 19:00 UTC every day.
The wind forecasts are returned as animated gifs.
A list of available data may be retrieved using the 'available' action, using the url 'http://api.yr.no/weatherapi/windforecast/1.0/available'.
The parameter for this handler is:
Area to return wind map for. Current available areas are:
Sample request URL:
| B<WindForecast> - Wind forecasts in the form of animated maps |