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  Harvey Mushman
  All
  May 28, 2015 @ 04:54am
I'm working on an application for an industry that spends a lot of time out doors and thus it is effected by weather conditions. We want to be able to record local weather conditions at the client device each day. Asking the user to enter this data or copy and paste it won't get the job done. What I found is a SOAP service at the National Weather Service. Now I'm wondering if anyone who uses Web Connection has ever used this service. Here is a link:

National Weather Service, API Overview

I'm thinking I could either send the service the local Zip Code or the Lat/Lng along with the date time to get my desired results.

Or is there an easier way?



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Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar based on your email address. Re: Weather Service
  Rick Strahl
  Harvey Mushman
  May 28, 2015 @ 12:33pm

Not sure how accurate you're going to be with NOAA data and whether they even provide enough detail. Generally NOAA data is regional/city so if that's the case and the weather is unsettled it could be bright and sunny in one place and raining in another.

+++ Rick ---



I'm working on an application for an industry that spends a lot of time out doors and thus it is effected by weather conditions. We want to be able to record local weather conditions at the client device each day. Asking the user to enter this data or copy and paste it won't get the job done. What I found is a SOAP service at the National Weather Service. Now I'm wondering if anyone who uses Web Connection has ever used this service. Here is a link:

National Weather Service, API Overview

I'm thinking I could either send the service the local Zip Code or the Lat/Lng along with the date time to get my desired results.

Or is there an easier way?



Rick Strahl
West Wind Technologies

Making waves on the Web
from Maui

Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar based on your email address. Re: Weather Service
  Harvey Mushman
  Rick Strahl
  May 28, 2015 @ 03:53pm
Not clear, www.weather.gov has a very good public web page that from my observation if every bit as good as any television station. If you enter your zip code they give you a report to the closest weather station. Most of the time the station is located at an nearby airport. And if you drill deeper into the links they provide, you can get all sorts of stuff like wind and surf conditions.

I have messed around with the developers interface. I'm trying to understand their SOAP interface now... but the response from the sample page gives you the ability to enter lat/lng and specify a region along with products (surf report, wind conditions...etc) in a log of hourly resolution.

I would be surprised if any broadcast weather report was not based on their data. After all, these guys are in control of the satellites!

Have a look at this link: Example Request Form In the table of choices try the zip code to get the lat/lng and then fetch a report based on all the parameters in the checkboxes below.

The results are awesome! Here is a partial screen shot of the choices.... and it looks like the wind in Hood River today was 7-10mph with guests to 15. <s>

Want to help with the SOAP interface?

--hm

Not sure how accurate you're going to be with NOAA data and whether they even provide enough detail. Generally NOAA data is regional/city so if that's the case and the weather is unsettled it could be bright and sunny in one place and raining in another.

+++ Rick ---



I'm working on an application for an industry that spends a lot of time out doors and thus it is effected by weather conditions. We want to be able to record local weather conditions at the client device each day. Asking the user to enter this data or copy and paste it won't get the job done. What I found is a SOAP service at the National Weather Service. Now I'm wondering if anyone who uses Web Connection has ever used this service. Here is a link:

National Weather Service, API Overview

I'm thinking I could either send the service the local Zip Code or the Lat/Lng along with the date time to get my desired results.

Or is there an easier way?




--hm--

Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar based on your email address. Re: Weather Service
  Rick Strahl
  Harvey Mushman
  May 28, 2015 @ 09:47pm
Want to help with the SOAP interface?

Sure ping me on skype.

+++ Rick ---



Not clear, www.weather.gov has a very good public web page that from my observation if every bit as good as any television station. If you enter your zip code they give you a report to the closest weather station. Most of the time the station is located at an nearby airport. And if you drill deeper into the links they provide, you can get all sorts of stuff like wind and surf conditions.

I have messed around with the developers interface. I'm trying to understand their SOAP interface now... but the response from the sample page gives you the ability to enter lat/lng and specify a region along with products (surf report, wind conditions...etc) in a log of hourly resolution.

I would be surprised if any broadcast weather report was not based on their data. After all, these guys are in control of the satellites!

Have a look at this link: Example Request Form In the table of choices try the zip code to get the lat/lng and then fetch a report based on all the parameters in the checkboxes below.

The results are awesome! Here is a partial screen shot of the choices.... and it looks like the wind in Hood River today was 7-10mph with guests to 15. <s>

Want to help with the SOAP interface?

--hm

Not sure how accurate you're going to be with NOAA data and whether they even provide enough detail. Generally NOAA data is regional/city so if that's the case and the weather is unsettled it could be bright and sunny in one place and raining in another.

+++ Rick ---



I'm working on an application for an industry that spends a lot of time out doors and thus it is effected by weather conditions. We want to be able to record local weather conditions at the client device each day. Asking the user to enter this data or copy and paste it won't get the job done. What I found is a SOAP service at the National Weather Service. Now I'm wondering if anyone who uses Web Connection has ever used this service. Here is a link:

National Weather Service, API Overview

I'm thinking I could either send the service the local Zip Code or the Lat/Lng along with the date time to get my desired results.

Or is there an easier way?






Rick Strahl
West Wind Technologies

Making waves on the Web
from Maui

Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar based on your email address. Re: Weather Service
  Bob Roenigk
  Harvey Mushman
  May 30, 2015 @ 01:46pm
Hey Harvey,

I've been providing weather forecasts to my clients for almost 10 years now. My clients have offshore assets around the world. Thus, I need an international service. I switched to WeatherUnderground's API several years back.

http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/

Very professional. Good documentation. Excellent support. And an active user forum. All their imagery is also available. Satellite images are pretty much a must have now. Domestically, they provide animated radar.

Geolocate by zip, city name, lat / lon. Forecasts hourly up to 10 days. And they are just as bad as any other weather forecaster in the world. :)

~bob



Not clear, www.weather.gov has a very good public web page that from my observation if every bit as good as any television station. If you enter your zip code they give you a report to the closest weather station. Most of the time the station is located at an nearby airport. And if you drill deeper into the links they provide, you can get all sorts of stuff like wind and surf conditions.

I have messed around with the developers interface. I'm trying to understand their SOAP interface now... but the response from the sample page gives you the ability to enter lat/lng and specify a region along with products (surf report, wind conditions...etc) in a log of hourly resolution.

I would be surprised if any broadcast weather report was not based on their data. After all, these guys are in control of the satellites!

Have a look at this link: Example Request Form In the table of choices try the zip code to get the lat/lng and then fetch a report based on all the parameters in the checkboxes below.

The results are awesome! Here is a partial screen shot of the choices.... and it looks like the wind in Hood River today was 7-10mph with guests to 15. <s>

Want to help with the SOAP interface?

--hm

Not sure how accurate you're going to be with NOAA data and whether they even provide enough detail. Generally NOAA data is regional/city so if that's the case and the weather is unsettled it could be bright and sunny in one place and raining in another.

+++ Rick ---



I'm working on an application for an industry that spends a lot of time out doors and thus it is effected by weather conditions. We want to be able to record local weather conditions at the client device each day. Asking the user to enter this data or copy and paste it won't get the job done. What I found is a SOAP service at the National Weather Service. Now I'm wondering if anyone who uses Web Connection has ever used this service. Here is a link:

National Weather Service, API Overview

I'm thinking I could either send the service the local Zip Code or the Lat/Lng along with the date time to get my desired results.

Or is there an easier way?




Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar based on your email address. Re: Weather Service
  Rick Strahl
  Bob Roenigk
  May 30, 2015 @ 04:28pm

Yeah no kidding.

NOAA use a SOAP Web Service and returns XML Strings. WTF? Talk about missing the point. The data looks pretty good though.

I've used WeatherUnderground for demos before I seem to recall and the API is definitely much nicer to use but it's been a while.

+++ Rick ---



Hey Harvey,

I've been providing weather forecasts to my clients for almost 10 years now. My clients have offshore assets around the world. Thus, I need an international service. I switched to WeatherUnderground's API several years back.

http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/

Very professional. Good documentation. Excellent support. And an active user forum. All their imagery is also available. Satellite images are pretty much a must have now. Domestically, they provide animated radar.

Geolocate by zip, city name, lat / lon. Forecasts hourly up to 10 days. And they are just as bad as any other weather forecaster in the world. :)

~bob



Not clear, www.weather.gov has a very good public web page that from my observation if every bit as good as any television station. If you enter your zip code they give you a report to the closest weather station. Most of the time the station is located at an nearby airport. And if you drill deeper into the links they provide, you can get all sorts of stuff like wind and surf conditions.

I have messed around with the developers interface. I'm trying to understand their SOAP interface now... but the response from the sample page gives you the ability to enter lat/lng and specify a region along with products (surf report, wind conditions...etc) in a log of hourly resolution.

I would be surprised if any broadcast weather report was not based on their data. After all, these guys are in control of the satellites!

Have a look at this link: Example Request Form In the table of choices try the zip code to get the lat/lng and then fetch a report based on all the parameters in the checkboxes below.

The results are awesome! Here is a partial screen shot of the choices.... and it looks like the wind in Hood River today was 7-10mph with guests to 15. <s>

Want to help with the SOAP interface?

--hm

Not sure how accurate you're going to be with NOAA data and whether they even provide enough detail. Generally NOAA data is regional/city so if that's the case and the weather is unsettled it could be bright and sunny in one place and raining in another.

+++ Rick ---



I'm working on an application for an industry that spends a lot of time out doors and thus it is effected by weather conditions. We want to be able to record local weather conditions at the client device each day. Asking the user to enter this data or copy and paste it won't get the job done. What I found is a SOAP service at the National Weather Service. Now I'm wondering if anyone who uses Web Connection has ever used this service. Here is a link:

National Weather Service, API Overview

I'm thinking I could either send the service the local Zip Code or the Lat/Lng along with the date time to get my desired results.

Or is there an easier way?







Rick Strahl
West Wind Technologies

Making waves on the Web
from Maui

Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar based on your email address. Re: Weather Service
  Harvey Mushman
  Bob Roenigk
  May 31, 2015 @ 05:39am
Thanks for the tip. The application I'm writing has zero budget for add-ons at this time. The industry is California farmers markets and they don't like to spend anything. I'm adding weather because I think it effects sales so the idea of grabbing current conditions and recording them for later graphing is a hard sale to a bunch of tomato and peach growers.

I really like that their service offers JSON requests so if I can get the governments system working for free, I might have to come back here and see how I can assure I will stay in the free pricing.

--hm


Hey Harvey,

I've been providing weather forecasts to my clients for almost 10 years now. My clients have offshore assets around the world. Thus, I need an international service. I switched to WeatherUnderground's API several years back.

http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/

Very professional. Good documentation. Excellent support. And an active user forum. All their imagery is also available. Satellite images are pretty much a must have now. Domestically, they provide animated radar.

Geolocate by zip, city name, lat / lon. Forecasts hourly up to 10 days. And they are just as bad as any other weather forecaster in the world. :)

~bob



Not clear, www.weather.gov has a very good public web page that from my observation if every bit as good as any television station. If you enter your zip code they give you a report to the closest weather station. Most of the time the station is located at an nearby airport. And if you drill deeper into the links they provide, you can get all sorts of stuff like wind and surf conditions.

I have messed around with the developers interface. I'm trying to understand their SOAP interface now... but the response from the sample page gives you the ability to enter lat/lng and specify a region along with products (surf report, wind conditions...etc) in a log of hourly resolution.

I would be surprised if any broadcast weather report was not based on their data. After all, these guys are in control of the satellites!

Have a look at this link: Example Request Form In the table of choices try the zip code to get the lat/lng and then fetch a report based on all the parameters in the checkboxes below.

The results are awesome! Here is a partial screen shot of the choices.... and it looks like the wind in Hood River today was 7-10mph with guests to 15. <s>

Want to help with the SOAP interface?

--hm

Not sure how accurate you're going to be with NOAA data and whether they even provide enough detail. Generally NOAA data is regional/city so if that's the case and the weather is unsettled it could be bright and sunny in one place and raining in another.

+++ Rick ---



I'm working on an application for an industry that spends a lot of time out doors and thus it is effected by weather conditions. We want to be able to record local weather conditions at the client device each day. Asking the user to enter this data or copy and paste it won't get the job done. What I found is a SOAP service at the National Weather Service. Now I'm wondering if anyone who uses Web Connection has ever used this service. Here is a link:

National Weather Service, API Overview

I'm thinking I could either send the service the local Zip Code or the Lat/Lng along with the date time to get my desired results.

Or is there an easier way?






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