Jet Stream

Jet Stream API Endpoint

The Jet Stream endpoint provides access to jet stream data in GeoJSON format. Jet streams are represented as LineStrings with associated metadata including wind speed and flight level (FL).

/get_jet_streams

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Requirement	Description
`datetime=YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ`	Mandatory	The datetime for the request.
`bbox=<min_lon,min_lat,max_lon,max_lat>`	Mandatory	Coordinates bounding box for the requested region.
`source=...`	Optional	Data source selection.

Current global situation:
https://api.meteomatics.com/get_jet_streams?datetime=now&bbox=-180,-90,180,90

Output:

The response is returned in GeoJSON format with LineStrings representing jet stream segments. Each jet stream has associated metadata:

Field	Description
`id`	Index of the jet stream. Multiple LineStrings with the same id belong to the same jet stream.
`wind_speed`	Wind speed along the jet stream.
`wind_speed_unit`	Unit of wind speed (default value: knots (`kn`)).
`height`	Flight level value. e.g., `150` for FL150
`height_unit`	Unit of height (default value: flight Level (`FL`)).

Sample Output:

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "LineString",
        "coordinates": [
          [-60.25, 62.5],
          [-60.25, 63.0],
          [-60.25, 63.5]
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "id": 0,
        "wind_speed": 85,
        "height": 310,
        "wind_speed_unit": "kn",
        "height_unit": "FL"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "LineString",
        "coordinates": [
          [-59.837, 66.5],
          [-59.837, 67.0],
          [-59.913, 67.5]
        ]
      },
      "properties": {
        "id": 0,
        "wind_speed": 90,
        "height": 310,
        "wind_speed_unit": "kn",
        "height_unit": "FL"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example jet stream visualisation using Python: