B<WindForecast> - Wind forecasts in the form of animated maps


NAME

WindForecast - Wind forecasts in the form of animated maps


DESCRIPTION

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.


Available

A list of available data may be retrieved using the 'available' action, using the url 'http://api.yr.no/weatherapi/windforecast/1.0/available'.


Parameters

The parameter for this handler is:

Sample request URL:


METHODS

 B<WindForecast> - Wind forecasts in the form of animated maps