Practical guides for working with Spire Weather APIs, based on common questions and use cases.
Forecast Schedule and Data¶
Forecast Resolution, Range, and Refresh Rate — Resolution, issuance times, lead times, and dissemination schedule
What Happens Before a Forecast Is Available — How forecasts are produced and when they appear in the API
Handling Actively Updating Forecasts — Working with forecasts that are still populating
Working with API Data¶
Server-Side Filtering (X-Fields Header) — Limit fields returned by the API
Retrieving Min/Max Temperature — Using 6-hour min/max temperature fields
Working with Accumulated Data Values — Total precipitation and other accumulated variables
Downloading Multiple Forecast Files — Bulk file downloads with curl
Product-Specific Guides¶
Optimized Point Forecast — Airports, ports, and weather stations
WMS Integration — Web Map Service for map layers
Getting Started¶
Developer Resources — Documentation, code samples, and support
API Trial — How to configure and evaluate a Spire Weather API trial