Forecast API Description: WRF Calculation Results for Wind Power Plants in Russia
(plan "Energy VES)")
We are pleased to provide access via RestAPI to download the results of the refined local weather forecast calculations for the domains (grid areas) of wind farms in Russia by Project // Eol 🌬️//.
The list of domains (grid squares) for which forecasts are provided is available here — // Visualization of WRF forecast domains for wind farms in Russia //.
To gain access, you need to register on the website — a personal token/key will be assigned for making requests — // Register //.
To access the WRF forecast results for wind farms in Russia, you also need to obtain the Energy VES package in the menu // Profile // after registration.
The list of domains (grid squares) for which forecasts are provided is available here — // Visualization of WRF forecast domains for wind farms in Russia //.
To gain access, you need to register on the website — a personal token/key will be assigned for making requests — // Register //.
To access the WRF forecast results for wind farms in Russia, you also need to obtain the Energy VES package in the menu // Profile // after registration.
Delivery Method
RestAPI (JSON)
Description of the data returned by the request:
dt: date/hour (MSK (Moscow Time)) of actual forecast generation
dt_forecast: date/time (UTC) weather forecast
agl: height above ground level for forecast data, m
temp: temperature at agl height, K (Kelvin degrees)
wind_speed: wind speed at agl height, m/s
wind_dir: wind direction at agl height, degrees
pres: pressure at agl height, Pa
latitude: latitude of the point for which the forecast is calculated, degrees
longitude: longitude of the point for which the forecast is calculated, degrees
Source/processing of the forecast for wind farms in Russia:
Source — refined local WRF forecast calculations from Project // Eol 🌬️//
Time zone of the data:
UTC
Coordinates available for weather forecast download:
Domains of wind farm locations in Russia. Grid size — 30×30 km
Domain grid resolution:
2×2 km
Heights above ground level (parameter in request — "agl") available for forecast data:
30, 50, 70, 84, 85, 87, 88, 100, 120 meters
Time range of the available weather forecast:
1 day
Forecast time resolution:
1 hour
Examples of available RestAPI requests:
By coordinates for all hours of a day:
https://projecteol.ru/api/wrf_ves/?lat=47.074&lon=42.631&date=2025-02-10&agl=100&token={YOUR_TOKEN}
By coordinates for a specific hour:
https://projecteol.ru/api/wrf_ves/?lat=47.074&lon=42.631&date=2025-02-10T20:00&agl=100&token={YOUR_TOKEN}
By coordinates for a date range:
https://projecteol.ru/api/wrf_ves/?lat=47.074&lon=42.631&date=2025-02-10,2025-02-12&agl=100&token={YOUR_TOKEN}
Approximate forecast update times:
13:30 (MSK (Moscow Time))