Meteorological, Hydrological and Oceanographic Database

  • ID:
    sensing-meteo-34
  • Source Organisation:
    European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
  • Name:
    Open data
  • Type:
    data (format: GRIB2), service (forecast)
  • Area:
    weather forecast
  • Quality:
    NA
  • Availability:
    Open
  • Update frequency:
    6-12 hours depending on variable
  • Legal restrictions:
    CC-4.0-BY
  • Description:
    A subset of ECMWF real-time forecast data are made available to the public free of charge.
  • Variable(s):
    Atmospheric and land-surface variables (complete list at the resource URL)
  • Spatial coverage:
    Global
  • Spatial resolution:
    0.25°
  • Temporal coverage:
    NA-present
  • Temporal resolution:
    12 hours
  • Resource:
    https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/open-data
  • API Protocol:
    https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/DAC/ECMWF+open+data%3A+real-time+forecasts+from+IFS+and+AIFS