DWD
German Weather Service
The Deutscher Wetterdienst or DWD for short, is the German Meteorological Service, based in Offenbach am Main, Germany, which monitors weather and meteorological conditions over Germany and provides weather services for the general public and for nautical, aviational, hydrometeorological or agricultural purposes. The DWD was formed in 11 November 1952.It is attached to the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport.
The DWDs principal tasks include warning against weather-related dangers and monitoring and rating climate changes affecting Germany. The organisation runs atmospheric models on their supercomputer for precise weather forecasting. The DWD also manages the national climate archive[2] and one of the largest specialised libraries on weather and climate worldwide.
For more information, visit: http://www.dwd.de
Datasets
DWD_WE_ACT
German Weather Service Daily Updates
DWD_WE_FC
German Weather Service Forecast Updates
Schedule
DWD weather forecast updates are retrieved around 4am,10am,16 and 22 hours GMT daily.
Sample File
Sample file for DWD Weather Forecast Sample file for DWD Weather Forecast Sample file for DWD Weather Forecast Sample file for DWD Weather Forecast
Type
DWD Weather Forecast data is stored under the type: #Weather
| Data Id | Name |
|---|---|
| #DWD.WE.10147:DD | German Weather Service Weather Forecast for 10147,HAMBURG-FU Wind Direction |
| #DWD.WE.10147:DRR1 | German Weather Service Weather Forecast for 10147,HAMBURG-FU Duration of precipitation within the last hour |
| #DWD.WE.10147:FF | German Weather Service Weather Forecast for 10147,HAMBURG-FU Wind speed |
| #DWD.WE.10147:N | German Weather Service Weather Forecast for 10147,HAMBURG-FU Total cloud cover |
Attributes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | DWD |
| Source Name | German Weather Service |
| Dataset | DWD_WE_FC |
| Dataset Name | German Weather Service Weather Forecast |
| Currency | Na |
| Unit | Various |
| Frequency | Hourly |
| Market | Day Ahead |
| Commodity | Weather |
| Location | Germany/Global |
| Quote Calendar | Hourly |
| Expiry Calendar | REOD |
Validation
Data is validated for missing data points.
Licensing
Data is freely available in the vendor website and can be used by clients without permissions.