Service summary
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| Description |
Available for around 100 UK locations,
this product provides detailed time-step forecasts out to five
days, for a range of weather elements. |
| Format |
Comma delimited |
| File
name |
PLUK65_EGRR.DAT |
| Issue
time |
Once per day, 0600 UTC. |
| Cost |
£550 exc. VAT
per annum. |
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Contents
Service details
Available for around 100 UK locations, this product provides detailed
time-step forecasts out to five days, for a range of weather elements.
Summary of service
details
- Detailed five-day forecasts for around 100
UK locations.
- File is split into two sections - time-step data and daily
data.
- Elements provided in time-step data - temperature (°C),
cloud cover (oktas), wind speed (knots), wind direction (degrees),
sea state code (see format section),
weather type code (see format section)
- Elements provided in daily data - maximum and minimum temperature
(°C), and weather description (e.g. rain, cloudy, etc).
- Forecasts are provided in three-hourly time-steps for the first
two days (starting at 1200), then in six-hourly timesteps for
the following three days for the time-step data
- Forecasts are provided as a daily summary for the daily data.
- CSV format.
- The information is pushed from our server to yours via FTP
push.
- Updated once daily by 06 UTC (forecasts start from previous
midday).
- The complete file of 100 cities is sent to you via FTP but
you then have to programme your site to only display the number
of cities for which you have purchased a licence.
- It is the number of cities information that you are licensed
to display which is important not the actual locations.
This service is one of our top-end datafeeds, as it provides a
great level of forecast detail for locations spread throughout
the UK.
Format
The file consists of a Header Section, followed by a Time-step
Data Section and a Daily Data Section. A blank line separates successive
Sections. If 'Site Details' has been checked for
the customer, then these will be included in each Data Line as
shown below.
Header section
Info Line 0: Your choice of Header Text if required.
Info Line 1: Model_Run_Hour,Model_Run_Day,Model_Run_Month,Model_Run_Year,
Num_Following_Sections
Note: If no Header Text is required, Line 0 will be omitted from
the file.
Time-step Data Section
Info Line 1: [Timestep Data]
Info Line 2: Num_Sites,Num_Timesteps,Num_Parameters,Parameter_1,Parameter_2,…,
Parameter_n
Data Line: SiteID,T+,Day,Month,Year,Hour,Minute,Val_Parameter_1,Val_Parameter_2,…,
Val_Parameter_n
Location details for each of the Site IDs are provided in this
Excel spreadsheet.
If ‘Site Details’ has been checked, then the Data
Line will have the following format:
Data Line: SiteID,Latitude,Longitude,TimeDifference,T+,Day,Month,Year,Hour,Minute,
Val_Parameter_1,Val_Parameter_2,…,Val_Parameter_n
The Data Line is repeated for each required Timestep for the first
site, and then for each required Timestep for each subsequent site.
The number of Data Lines will be equal to Num_Sites * Num_Timesteps
Whereby parameter 1, 2, etc. are (timestep data):
A = 1.5 m Temperature (Celsius)
B = Cloud Cover (Oktas)
C = 10 m Wind Speed (Knots)
D = 10 m Wind Direction (Degrees)
I = Sea State Code (see below)
J = Weather Type Code (see below)
Sea state
Code
number |
Description |
-99
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
Unknown
Calm
Rippled
Smooth
Slight
Moderate
Rough
V Rough
High
V High
Stormy
|
Weather code
-99
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 |
Unknown
Clear sky (Night)
Sunny (Day)
Partly cloudy (Night)
Sunny intervals
Duststorm
Mist
Fog
(White) Medium-level cloud
(Black) Low-level cloud
Light rain shower (Night)
Light rain shower (Day)
Drizzle
Light rain
Heavy rain shower (Night)
Heavy rain shower (Day)
Heavy Rain |
|
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31 |
Sleet shower (Night)
Sleet shower (Day)
Sleet
Hail shower (Night)
Hail shower (Day)
Hail
Light snow shower (Night)
Light snow shower (Day)
Light snow
Heavy snow shower (Night)
Heavy snow shower (Day)
Heavy snow
Thundery shower (Night)
Thundery shower (Day)
Thunderstorm
Tropical storm |
Daily Data Section
Info Line 1: [Daily Data]
Info Line 2: Num_Sites,Num_Days,Num_Parameters,Parameter_1,Parameter_2,…,
Parameter_n
Data Line: SiteID,Day_Num,Day,Month,Year,Val_Parameter_1,Val_Parameter_2,
…,Val_Parameter_n
If ‘Site Details’ has been checked, then the Data
Line will have the following format:
Data Line: SiteID,Latitude,Longitude,TimeDifference,Day_Num,Day,Month,Year,
Val_Parameter_1,Val_Parameter_2,…,Val_Parameter_n
The Data Line is repeated for each required Day_Num for the first
site, and then for each required Day_Num for each subsequent site.
The number of Data Lines will be equal to Num_Sites * Num_Days
Whereby parameter 1, 2 etc are (daily data):
Q = Minimum temperature (°C)
R = Maximum temperature (°C)
Z = Weather type
Weather type codes are given above.
See example file PLUK65_EGRR.DAT for
further format details.
Basic graphics
package
A 'zipped' file containing the standard Met Office weather symbols
and regional maps is available if you purchase this product. To
request this package, please check the 'Symbol set' box on the
order form.
Pricing
The detailed UK cities product is priced by the number of cities used. Please see the price breakdown. The price is purely for the service detailed and does not include technical support.
Standard terms and conditions
All Met Office services are subject to our standard terms and
conditions, which can be faxed to you upon request and will be
automatically dispatched with the contract.
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