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		abrudz on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pirate Weather > Weather forecasts are primarily found using models run by government agencies, but the outputs aren't easy to use or in formats built for the web. Maybe, but the Norwegian government does provide worldwide data via API: https://developer.yr.no/

samschooler on March 28, 2023 | [–]

I love this resource but, I will say it is 1km step for Nordic countries and 2.5km step for the rest of the world [0].

[0]: https://api.met.no/doc/locationforecast/FAQ

atticoos on March 28, 2023 | [–]

I got a kick out of the fact their base data structure is GeoJSON. I just.. wasn't expecting that

https://api.met.no/weatherapi/locationforecast/2.0/compact?l...

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