DWD open data server
Kept by incident.meteorology@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 11:36 UTC
Kept by incident.meteorology@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 11:36 UTC
Open data and APIs
Where a forecast comes from · Open data and APIs · id data-dwd-open · as data
ICON model fields, radar, stations and warnings as files over HTTPS, no key.
Address: https://www.dwd.de/EN/ourservices/opendata/opendata.html (leaves this site)
| This | Verb | That | The page that says so | Read | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWD open data server | carries | ICON (DWD) | opendata.dwd.de: "Index of /weather/nwp/ Index of /weather/nwp/ ../ icon/ 25-Mar-2023 14:39:17 - icon-d2/ 25-Mar-2023 09:43:48 - icon-d2-eps/ 25-Mar-2023 10:31:17 - icon-eps/ 25-Mar-2023 14:41:19 - icon-eu/ 25-Mar-2023 11:36:17 - icon-eu-" The directory listing of the server itself. | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| DWD open data server | published by | Deutscher Wetterdienst | dwd.de: "Wetter und Klima - Deutscher Wetterdienst - Our services - Open Data Server Content Main Menu Search MetaNavigation Main- Menue Press Contact De zur Suche Special Users Special Users Agriculture & Forestry Aviation Civi" | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| DWD open data server | is what Open-Meteo takes its data from | Open-Meteo | open-meteo.com: "utilises open-data from various national weather services including: Atmospheric, ensemble and wave forecasts from Deutscher Wetterdienst DWD ( CC-BY Licence ) Atmospheric, ensemble and wave forecasts from European Centr" | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
Deutscher Wetterdienst (ICON and the open data server): CC BY 4.0 (legal notice of dwd.de; the open data server names the same terms) (dwd.de, read 11:30 UTC, 11 Nov, stated on the page).
| Read | Store | Show | Transform | Attribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | yes, with attribution | yes, with attribution | "Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst"; a change must be stated. |
Content marked as third-party is excluded.
ICON-EU (about 7 km) covers mainland Portugal and Madeira; maximum gust (VMAX_10M) and every other field, one file per variable and hour. ICON global (13 km) for the wider Atlantic.
https://opendata.dwd.de/weather/nwp/weather/nwp/icon-eu/grib/<HH>/<variable>/icon-eu_europe_regular-lat-lon_single-level_<YYYYMMDDHH>_<step>_<VARIABLE>.grib2.bz2Not a warning service: this page explains where data comes from. For warnings follow IPMA and ANEPC.