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Future Radar

Guide

The Future Radar API provides weather map forecast overlay tiles extrapolated from radar data, for layering on top of existing maps.

For full request and response field details, see Future Radar Parameters.

Product requests

Endpoint	Description
List available products	List all available future radar products
List active products	List currently active future radar products
Request frames for products	Get time frames for specific products
Request frames for box	Get frames within a bounding box
Request products for tiles	Get products available for specific tiles

Tile requests

Endpoint	Description
ZXY format	Request tiles by coordinates
Quadkey format	Request tiles by unique quadkey code
Blank tiles	Request blank/empty tiles

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Product requests

List available products

Returns a list of available products within Future Radar. This function can be used to move the map to a specific product. The correct URL formatting is shown below.

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/request_products?apikey={your key}&locations={boolean}

Setting locations to true will return an extra object within each product that provides a bounding box for that product.

Example

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/request_products?apikey={your key}&locations=true

Response:

Code
{
  "products": [
    {
      "color": "#9c1a08",
      "location": {
        "east": 149.99978637695,
        "north": 48.000007629395,
        "south": 19.999971389771,
        "west": 118.00008392334
      },
      "major": 53,
      "minor": 1100,
      "name": "asia_pacific_future"
    },
    {
      "color": "#4c7502",
      "location": {
        "east": 37.000007629395,
        "north": 72,
        "south": 33.000022888184,
        "west": -17.000001907349
      },
      "major": 16,
      "minor": 1100,
      "name": "europe_future"
    },
    {
      "color": "#7ccc07",
      "location": {
        "east": -50.000019073486,
        "north": 54.999851226807,
        "south": 19.999971389771,
        "west": -130.00010681152
      },
      "major": 51,
      "minor": 1100,
      "name": "united_states_future"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/"
}

List active products

Returns a list of products within the current map bounding box. The correct URL formatting is shown below.

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/preferred_box_products?apikey={your key}&toplat={north latitude}&bottomlat={southern latitude}&rightlon={eastern longitude}&leftlon={western longitude}&zoom={zoom level}&attribute={boolean}

Example

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/preferred_box_products?apikey={your key}&toplat=66&bottomlat=-22&rightlon=95&leftlon=-55&zoom=3&attribute=true

Response:

Code
{
  "products": [
    {
      "color": "#4c7502",
      "major": 16,
      "minor": 1100,
      "name": "europe_future"
    },
    {
      "color": "#7ccc07",
      "major": 51,
      "minor": 1100,
      "name": "united_states_future"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/"
}

Request frames for products

Returns a list of mutual frames for all listed products. The correct URL formatting is shown below.

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/preferred_product_frames?apikey={your key}&products={major}-{minor},{major}-{minor},...&attribute={boolean}

Example

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/preferred_product_frames?apikey={your key}&products=16-1004,16-1005,16-1001,16-1002,16-1003&attribute=true

Response:

Code
{
  "frames": [
    "2019-10-31T14:00:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:05:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:10:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:15:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:20:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:25:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:30:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:35:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:40:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:45:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:50:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:55:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:00:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:05:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:10:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:15:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:20:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:25:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:30:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:35:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:40:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:45:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:50:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:55:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:00:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:05:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:10:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:15:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:20:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:25:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:30:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:35:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:40:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:45:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:50:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:55:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T17:00:00Z"
  ],
  "url": "https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/"
}

Request frames for box

Returns a list of frames within the current map bounding box. The response includes attributions. The correct URL formatting is shown below.

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/preferred_box_frames?apikey={your key}&toplat={north latitude}&bottomlat={southern latitude}&rightlon={eastern longitude}&leftlon={western longitude}&zoom={zoom level}&attribute={boolean}

Example

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/preferred_product_frames?apikey={your key}&toplat=49&bottomlat=28&rightlon=17&leftlon=-20&zoom=5&attribute=true

Response:

Code
{
  "frames": [
    "2019-10-31T14:05:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:10:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:15:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:20:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:25:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:30:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:35:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:40:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:45:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:50:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T14:55:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:00:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:05:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:10:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:15:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:20:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:25:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:30:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:35:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:40:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:45:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:50:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T15:55:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:00:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:05:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:10:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:15:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:20:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:25:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:30:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:35:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:40:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:45:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:50:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T16:55:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T17:00:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T17:05:00Z",
    "2019-10-31T17:10:00Z"
  ],
  "url": "https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/"
}

Request products for tiles

Returns a list of products within a specified map bounding box. The top left corner of the box is defined by X1, Y1 and the bottom right corner of the box is defined by X2, Y2. The correct URL formatting is shown below.

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/preferred_tile_products?apikey={your key}&x1={top left x coordinate}&y1={top left y coordinate}&x2={bottom right x coordinate}&y2={bottom right y coordinate}&z={zoom level}&attribute={boolean}

Example

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/preferred_tile_products?apikey={your key}&x1=6&y1=5&x2=8&y2=6&z=4&attribute=true

Response:

Code
{
  "products": [
    {
      "color": "#4c7502",
      "major": 16,
      "minor": 1100,
      "name": "europe_future"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/"
}

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Tile requests

There are multiple methods for requesting tiles from Future Radar. ZXY format provides a means of identifying tiles directly by coordinates, while quadkey identifies tiles by a unique code. Tile requests that yield no graphical data will redirect to a blank tile. See Blank Tiles below for details.

ZXY format

The ZXY URL format is a standard Google format. It requires the zoom level (z), the x coordinate (x), the y coordinate (y), and a time and date for the requested weather data. These four variables determine which tile the call returns and what information it contains.

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/zxy/{yyyy-mm-dd}T{hh:mm:ss}Z/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png?apikey={your key}&display_mode={display mode}

Example

A search for a specific tile with a zoom level of 3, at coordinates X=2 and Y=2 at 15:50 on October 17th, 2019 will look like this:

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/zxy/2019-10-17T15:50:00Z/3/2/2.png?apikey={your key}

Quadkey format

This method gets tiles using Microsoft's quadtree key (quadkey) format. Quadkey is an alternative method for identifying individual tiles in a map grid. Instead of separating values, it combines all identifying factors into a solid numerical string. The correct URL formatting is shown below.

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/quadkey/{yyyy-mm-dd}T{hh:mm:ss}Z/{quadkey value}.png?apikey={your key}&display_mode={display mode}

Example

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/quadkey/03133.png?apikey={your key}

Blank tiles

If a tile request yields no graphical data, the API returns a generic blank tile. The URL redirects to a static address that contains the blank tile. The correct URL formatting is shown below.

Code
https://api.accuweather.com/maps/v1/radar/futureSIR/blank.png?apikey={your key}&display_mode={display mode}