Atmospheric Pressure and Density API Parameters

Pressure Adjusted to Sea Level | Surface Pressure | Pressure at Higher Altitudes | Air Density

The computation of pressure parameters is based on data of NASA's SRTM digital elevation model, where it is available (between 60°N and 60°S). Model topography is used elsewhere.

Pressure Adjusted to Sea Level

Gives the pressure adjusted to sea level.

msl_pressure:<unit>

Available units: hPa, Pa, psi

Examples

• Display the predicted evolution of the adjusted pressure for the next three days over Berlin. https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00Z--__replace__3T00:00:00Z:PT6H/msl_pressure:hPa/47.412164,9.340652/html

  

Surface Pressure

Gives the surface pressure.

sfc_pressure:<unit>

Available units: hPa, Pa, psi

Examples

• Show the predicted surface pressure evolution for the next three days over La Paz, the capital of Bolivia (3640 m above sea level). https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00Z--__replace__3T00:00:00Z:PT6H/sfc_pressure:hPa/-16.489689,-68.119293/html

  

• The predicted surface pressure for the next two days in json format.   https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00Z--__replace__3T00:00:00Z:PT6H/sfc_pressure:hPa/-16.489689,-68.119293/json  

  {"version":"3.0","user":"api-test","dateGenerated":"2022-01-06T08:40:01Z","status":"OK","data":[{"parameter":"sfc_pressure:hPa","coordinates":[{"lat":-16.489689,"lon":-68.119293,"dates":[{"date":"2022-01-06T00:00:00Z","value":658},{"date":"2022-01-06T06:00:00Z","value":658},{"date":"2022-01-06T12:00:00Z","value":659},{"date":"2022-01-06T18:00:00Z","value":658},{"date":"2022-01-07T00:00:00Z","value":658},{"date":"2022-01-07T06:00:00Z","value":659},{"date":"2022-01-07T12:00:00Z","value":660},{"date":"2022-01-07T18:00:00Z","value":658},{"date":"2022-01-08T00:00:00Z","value":659},{"date":"2022-01-08T06:00:00Z","value":659},{"date":"2022-01-08T12:00:00Z","value":660},{"date":"2022-01-08T18:00:00Z","value":657},{"date":"2022-01-09T00:00:00Z","value":659}]}]}]}

• The current surface pressure of Switzerland in png format. https://api.meteomatics.com/now/sfc_pressure:hPa/switzerland:0.01,0.01/png

  

Surface Pressure Mean

Gives the surface pressure mean over the given interval.

sfc_pressure_mean_<interval>:<unit>

Available intervals: 1h - 24h (spacing: 1 h)

Available units: hPa, Pa, psi

Examples

• Show the forecast for the surface pressure 24h mean for the next seven days over La Paz (Bolivia). https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00Z--__replace__7T00:00:00Z:PT24H/sfc_pressure_mean_24h:hPa/-16.489689,-68.119293/html

  

Pressure at Higher Altitudes

The atmospheric pressure is available at any height level above ground up to 10 km.

pressure_<level>:<unit>

Available altitude levels: 1m - 20000m (continuously)

The level can be combined with the mean over a time interval.

pressure_mean_<level>_<interval>:<unit>

Available intervals: 1h - 24h (spacing: 1 h)

Available units: hPa, Pa, psi

Atmospheric Density

The density of air at any height level above ground up to 10 km.

air_density_<level>:<unit>

Available altitude levels: 2m - 20000m (continuously)

Available units: kgm3

air_density_mean_<level>_<time>:<unit>

Available intervals: 1h - 24h (spacing: 1 h)

Available units: kgm3