Current Wind and Gust

Current sustained wind, gust and direction at any point in the world, updated every 15 minutes.

The estimate starts from a high-resolution surface analysis where one is available and a blend of global models interpolated to the current time elsewhere, then corrects it toward nearby quality-controlled station observations, accounting for distance, elevation difference and observation age. Gusts are kept consistent with the corrected speed. As in station reports, a gust is given only when it is at least 10 knots above the sustained wind; otherwise wind_gust is null.

Query by coordinate (lat and lon) or by one of your saved locations (location_id).

Fields:

• wind_speed, wind_gust: mph (units=english, default) or km/h (units=metric); wind_gust null when not significant
• wind_direction: degrees true the wind blows from; null when calm
• Calm (below 0.5 m/s, about 1 mph) reports wind_speed 0 and no direction
• uncertainty: estimated one standard deviation error of wind_speed, smaller near stations
• source: regional_analysis, global_model or station_corrected
• nearest_station: nearest quality-controlled station within 150 km, or null
• data_age_seconds: seconds since valid_time, returned on every response

Response time: typically under 10 ms.

curl -X GET "https://example.com/observations/wind/?lat=39.7392&location_id=1234&lon=-104.9903&units=metric"

{  "location": {    "lat": 39.7392,    "lon": -104.9903  },  "wind_speed": 12.3,  "wind_gust": 25.1,  "wind_direction": 250,  "wind_direction_cardinal": "WSW",  "uncertainty": 2.9,  "valid_time": "2026-10-05T03:25:00Z",  "data_age_seconds": 412,  "source": "station_corrected",  "nearest_station": {    "station_id": "KDEN",    "distance_km": 30.6  },  "units": "english",  "unit_labels": {    "wind_speed": "mph",    "wind_gust": "mph",    "uncertainty": "mph",    "wind_direction": "deg"  }}