Meteoserver

A Python module to obtain and read Dutch weather data from Meteoserver.nl. The code is being developped by Marc van der Sluys of the department of Sustainable energy of the HAN University of Applied Sciences in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Installation

This package can be installed using pip install meteoserver. This should automatically install the dependency packages pandas and requests, if they haven't been installed already. If you are installing by hand, ensure that these packages are installed as well.

You will need to obtain a (free) account and API key at Meteoserver.nl to download data from the Meteoserver API.

Example use

"""Example Python script using the Meteoserver module."""

import meteoserver as meteo

myKey = 'a123456789'    # My Meteoserver API key - put your OWN key here!
myLocation = 'De Bilt'  # My location

# Weather forecast #################################################################################

# Print some help:
meteo.print_help_uurverwachting()


# Read weather-forecast data from file:
# data = meteo.read_json_file_uurverwachting('UurVerwachting1.json')  # Option 1: HARMONIE/HiRLAM (48 (42?) hours)
# data = meteo.read_json_file_uurverwachting('UurVerwachting2.json')  # Option 2: GFS (4/10 days)

# Get weather-forecast data from server:
# data = meteo.read_json_url_uurverwachting(myKey, myLocation, model='HARMONIE')  # Option 1: HARMONIE/HiRLAM
data = meteo.read_json_url_uurverwachting(myKey, myLocation)  # Option 2 (default): GFS

# pd.set_option('display.max_rows', None)  # Print all rows of a Pandas dataframe
print(data)


# Sun forecast #####################################################################################

# Print some help:
meteo.print_help_zonactueel()

# Read a Meteoserver Sun-data JSON file from disc:
# current, forecast = meteo.read_json_file_zon('ZonActueel.json')

# Get Meteoserver Sun data from the server for the given location (and key):
current, forecast = meteo.read_json_url_zon(myKey, myLocation)

# Print the current-weather and forecast dataframes:
print("\nCurrent Sun/weather observation from a nearby station:")
print(current)

print("\nSun/weather forecast for the selected location/region:")
print(forecast)

Meteoserver pages

• Pypi: Meteoserver Python package
• GitHub: Meteoserver source code

Author and licence

• Author: Marc van der Sluys
• Contact: http://han.vandersluys.nl/en/
• Licence: GPLv3+

References

• Data, API key and API documentation can be obtained from Meteoserver.nl