Feeds & APIs
Weather Feeds
Weather provides a number of RSS feeds. Some require a Location ID. You can find this by searching for the location you require on the website and looking in the page URL. It appears like this: news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/.
+ Three Day forecast
Available for all locations with a daily forecast, a link is provided on every applicable forecast page in the Next Four Days or Five-day Outlook box.
URL format:
newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast//Next 3 Days RSS.xml?
Example:
Colwyn Bay:
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/4197/Next3DaysRSS.xml
Forecast data is fully updated at least twice a day, at approximately 08:00 and 20:00 GMT. Minor updates can be made throughout the day.
+ Latest Observations
Available for all locations with a daily forecast, a link is provided on every applicable forecast page in the Latest Observations box.
URL format:
newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast//Observations RSS.xml?
Example:
Colwyn Bay:
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/4197/ObservationsRSS.xml
UK observations are updated hourly. International locations tend to be updated every three hours.
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