European Weather Forecast Short Range Wind
GET
/V1/forecast/short-range/windpack
Forecast Europe
Returns wind forecast (u/v components, wind speed, wind direction only) for a specific location and height up to 72 hours ahead.
Data Specifications:
- Mesh Size: 2km
- Time Interval: 15 minutes / 30 minutes / 1 hour
- Update Frequency: Every 3 hours
- Time Range: Up to 72 hours ahead
Provided Elements:
- u/v wind components, wind speed, wind direction (the user-specified height e.g., hub height)
Data Coverage:
Same as European Weather Forecast Medium Range.
Parameters
Query Parameters
latlon*
List of latitude and longitude pairs separated with a comma (latitude,longitude) of point(s). Only one latlon is allowed if freq is 15min or 30min. Up to 10 max otherwise.
Typestring
RequiredExample
48,-2.3freq*
Forecast time resolution for medium range. If freq is 15min or 30min, only one latlon is allowed.
Typestring
RequiredEnum
1H15min30minExample
1Hhubheight*
The user-specified height in meters. Must be between 10m and 300m
Typestring
RequiredExample
30mResponses
Successful response with windpack json data.
application/json
JSON
{
"48,-2.3": {
"latitude": 48,
"longitude": -2.3,
"basetime": "2025-09-12T03:00:00+00:00",
"updated_time": "2025-09-12T04:21:34+00:00",
"freq": "1H",
"hub_height": "30m",
"unit": {
"datetime": "UTC",
"windspd": "m/s",
"windir": "degree",
"u_windspd": "m/s",
"v_windspd": "m/s"
},
"data": [
{
"datetime": "2025-09-12T03:00:00+00:00",
"windspd": 5.2,
"windir": 235,
"u_windspd": 2.4,
"v_windspd": 1.7
}
]
}
}