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Seasonal Forecast

A tool of io.weathersight/weathersight

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Seasonal (monthly) forecast anomalies for the next six months, with the local climatology they are measured against. Each result gives, per metric: the ERA5 baseline mean (means), its interannual standard deviation (std), the predicted anomaly (anom, in degrees C / mm / km/h) and how unusual that is, both as standard deviations (norm) and as a percentile rank among the last 30 years (perc).
<br><b>When to use:</b> Answer 'will next month be hotter/wetter than normal here?' or 'where is the coming season predicted to be most unusual?'
<br><b>Date format:</b> ym_start and ym_end are YYYYMM, inclusive. For a single month set both to the same value. Defaults to next month through next month + 5.
<br><b>Performance:</b> Filter by locid, ctryid or latlon+radius_km to keep fast; a whole-world month slice is about 4000 rows and fits in one page.
<br><b>Prerequisites:</b> None; supply locid, name, latlon+radius_km, ctryid, or nothing at all for a global query.
<br><b>Investigate:</b> Rank places by how abnormal the coming months look. Use sort=perc:obs.rain.sum for rainfall and sort=norm:max_t.mean for heat.
<br><b>Augment:</b> Back claims about the coming season with the predicted anomaly and how it compares with the local 30-year normal.
<br><b>Notes:</b> Monthly resolution only — for daily forecasts use typicalweather. The forecast is ECMWF SEAS5; its anomalies are relative to SEAS5's own 1991-2020 model climatology, so means + anom approximates rather than equals the predicted absolute. Returns: ym_start, ym_end, baseline, metrics, count, truncated, note, error, next_cursor, results, locid, location, ym, run_ymd, basis_type, means, std, anom, norm, perc, criteria_met, criteria_met_count.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
baselinestringnoBaseline year range YYYY-YYYY (default: 1996-2025)
criteriastringnoJSON array of criteria, passed as a string. Optional for this API: omit it to get every location for the requested months. Example: [{"metric":"norm:max_t.mean","lb":1.5,"must_have":true},{"metric":"perc:obs.rain.sum","ub":15,"must_have":true}] Each element has: metric (required, one of the exact names listed below), lb and ub (optional numeric lower/upper bounds), and must_have (true = hard filter every result must satisfy, false = optional, only used to rank). Metric names are literal and case-sensitive: a prefix plus the metric base plus '.' plus the attribute, e.g. norm:max_t.mean, perc:obs.rain.sum. Never drop the prefix and never drop the 'obs.' segment. The seven metrics are: max_t.mean, min_t.mean, obs.temp.mean, obs.dewp.mean (C); obs.wind.mean (km/h); obs.rain.sum, obs.snow.sum (mm). Filterable prefixes: 'norm:' = anomaly divided by that place's interannual standard deviation (|1| unusual, |2| strongly unusual, |3|+ rare); 'perc:' = percentile rank of the prediction among the last 30 years, 0 to 100 (90 = hotter/wetter than 90% of them, 50 = typical); 'anom:' = the absolute anomaly in natural units, which is not comparable between places. Prefer 'perc:' for obs.rain.sum and obs.snow.sum, whose year-to-year distributions are skewed, and note 'norm:' is absent where interannual variability is near zero. The 'avg:' and 'std:' attributes are returned for display but cannot be filtered on. Full list: anom:max_t.mean, anom:min_t.mean, anom:obs.temp.mean, anom:obs.dewp.mean, anom:obs.wind.mean, anom:obs.rain.sum, anom:obs.snow.sum, norm:max_t.mean, norm:min_t.mean, norm:obs.temp.mean, norm:obs.dewp.mean, norm:obs.wind.mean, norm:obs.rain.sum, norm:obs.snow.sum, perc:max_t.mean, perc:min_t.mean, perc:obs.temp.mean, perc:obs.dewp.mean, perc:obs.wind.mean, perc:obs.rain.sum, perc:obs.snow.sum
ctryidstringnoComma-separated ISO country codes (mutually exclusive with latlon)
cursorstringnonext_cursor from a previous response. Only valid with sort=locid; sending it with a ranked sort is an error
fieldsstringno'full' for everything, 'compact' for locid/lat/lon/ym plus anom, norm and perc of the requested metrics only (default: full)
latlonstringnoCentre of an area search as 'lat,lon' ex: 37.62,-122.4
limitstringnoResults per page, 1 to 4000. 4000 covers every location in one page (default: 100)
locidstringnoLocation id from /api/location, e.g. 724940_23234
metricsstringnoComma-separated metrics to return: max_t.mean, min_t.mean, obs.temp.mean, obs.dewp.mean, obs.wind.mean, obs.rain.sum, obs.snow.sum. The metric named by sort is always returned as well, whether or not it is listed here. Defaults to all seven.
namestringnoPlace name, e.g. 'San Francisco'. Ignored if locid is set
offsetstringnoOffset into a ranked result (any sort except locid). offset plus limit must be at most 4000. Use cursor, not offset, with sort=locid (default: 0)
radius_kmstringnoRadius km for latlon, 1 to 2000 (default: 100)
sortstringnoOne of: 'criteria' (most optional criteria met first), 'locid' (id order, resumable with cursor), or an attribute name to rank by how far from normal it is: 'norm:METRIC' or 'perc:METRIC', e.g. norm:obs.rain.sum. Those are the same names used in criteria, and they order most-abnormal-first in either direction — use criteria to pick a direction (e.g. lb 0 for hotter than normal only). Defaults to criteria when criteria are given, otherwise locid.
src_typestringnoForecast model to read: SEAS5 (ECMWF seasonal). SEAS5 is currently the only value, so this can be omitted. (default: SEAS5)
ym_endstringnoLast target month as YYYYMM, inclusive. Must be at least ym_start. Defaults to ym_start plus 5 months.
ym_startstringnoFirst target month as YYYYMM, e.g. 202611. For a single month set ym_start and ym_end to the same value. Defaults to next month.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "baseline": {
      "description": "Baseline year range YYYY-YYYY (default: 1996-2025)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "criteria": {
      "description": "JSON array of criteria, passed as a string. Optional for this API: omit it to get every location for the requested months. Example: [{\"metric\":\"norm:max_t.mean\",\"lb\":1.5,\"must_have\":true},{\"metric\":\"perc:obs.rain.sum\",\"ub\":15,\"must_have\":true}] Each element has: metric (required, one of the exact names listed below), lb and ub (optional numeric lower/upper bounds), and must_have (true = hard filter every result must satisfy, false = optional, only used to rank). Metric names are literal and case-sensitive: a prefix plus the metric base plus '.' plus the attribute, e.g. norm:max_t.mean, perc:obs.rain.sum. Never drop the prefix and never drop the 'obs.' segment. The seven metrics are: max_t.mean, min_t.mean, obs.temp.mean, obs.dewp.mean (C); obs.wind.mean (km/h); obs.rain.sum, obs.snow.sum (mm). Filterable prefixes: 'norm:' = anomaly divided by that place's interannual standard deviation (|1| unusual, |2| strongly unusual, |3|+ rare); 'perc:' = percentile rank of the prediction among the last 30 years, 0 to 100 (90 = hotter/wetter than 90% of them, 50 = typical); 'anom:' = the absolute anomaly in natural units, which is not comparable between places. Prefer 'perc:' for obs.rain.sum and obs.snow.sum, whose year-to-year distributions are skewed, and note 'norm:' is absent where interannual variability is near zero. The 'avg:' and 'std:' attributes are returned for display but cannot be filtered on. Full list: anom:max_t.mean, anom:min_t.mean, anom:obs.temp.mean, anom:obs.dewp.mean, anom:obs.wind.mean, anom:obs.rain.sum, anom:obs.snow.sum, norm:max_t.mean, norm:min_t.mean, norm:obs.temp.mean, norm:obs.dewp.mean, norm:obs.wind.mean, norm:obs.rain.sum, norm:obs.snow.sum, perc:max_t.mean, perc:min_t.mean, perc:obs.temp.mean, perc:obs.dewp.mean, perc:obs.wind.mean, perc:obs.rain.sum, perc:obs.snow.sum",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "ctryid": {
      "description": "Comma-separated ISO country codes (mutually exclusive with latlon)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "cursor": {
      "description": "next_cursor from a previous response. Only valid with sort=locid; sending it with a ranked sort is an error",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "fields": {
      "description": "'full' for everything, 'compact' for locid/lat/lon/ym plus anom, norm and perc of the requested metrics only (default: full)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "latlon": {
      "description": "Centre of an area search as 'lat,lon' ex: 37.62,-122.4",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Results per page, 1 to 4000. 4000 covers every location in one page (default: 100)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "locid": {
      "description": "Location id from /api/location, e.g. 724940_23234",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "metrics": {
      "description": "Comma-separated metrics to return: max_t.mean, min_t.mean, obs.temp.mean, obs.dewp.mean, obs.wind.mean, obs.rain.sum, obs.snow.sum. The metric named by sort is always returned as well, whether or not it is listed here. Defaults to all seven.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "Place name, e.g. 'San Francisco'. Ignored if locid is set",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "offset": {
      "description": "Offset into a ranked result (any sort except locid). offset plus limit must be at most 4000. Use cursor, not offset, with sort=locid (default: 0)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "radius_km": {
      "description": "Radius km for latlon, 1 to 2000 (default: 100)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sort": {
      "description": "One of: 'criteria' (most optional criteria met first), 'locid' (id order, resumable with cursor), or an attribute name to rank by how far from normal it is: 'norm:METRIC' or 'perc:METRIC', e.g. norm:obs.rain.sum. Those are the same names used in criteria, and they order most-abnormal-first in either direction — use criteria to pick a direction (e.g. lb 0 for hotter than normal only). Defaults to criteria when criteria are given, otherwise locid.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "src_type": {
      "description": "Forecast model to read: SEAS5 (ECMWF seasonal). SEAS5 is currently the only value, so this can be omitted. (default: SEAS5)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "ym_end": {
      "description": "Last target month as YYYYMM, inclusive. Must be at least ym_start. Defaults to ym_start plus 5 months.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "ym_start": {
      "description": "First target month as YYYYMM, e.g. 202611. For a single month set ym_start and ym_end to the same value. Defaults to next month.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

First seen 2026-09-16 · last seen 2026-09-19