---
title: "Returns a Current Observation - Given a lat/lon."
method: GET
path: "/current"
tags: ["Current Weather Data"]
---

# Returns a Current Observation - Given a lat/lon.

`GET /current`

Returns a Current Observation - given a lat, and a lon.

## Query parameters

- `lat` number, double
- `lon` number, double
- `include` string[]
- `city` string, string
- `postal_code` string, string
- `country` string, string
- `station` string, string
- `points` string, string
- `units` 'S' | 'I' | 'M', string
- `lang` 'ar' | 'az' | 'be' | 'bg' | 'bs' | 'ca' | 'cs' | 'de' | 'fi' | 'fr' | 'el' | 'es' | 'et' | 'hr' | 'hu' | 'id' | 'it' | 'is' | 'kw' | 'nb' | 'nl' | 'pl' | 'pt' | 'ro' | 'ru' | 'sk' | 'sl' | 'sr' | 'sv' | 'tr' | 'uk' | 'zh' | 'zh-tw', string
- `key` string, string, required

## Response `200`

An Observation Group object.

- CurrentObsGroup
  - `count` integer — Count of found observations
  - `data` CurrentObs[]
    - `city_name` string — Nearest city name
    - `state_code` string — State abbreviation
    - `country_code` string — Country abbreviation
    - `timezone` string — Local IANA time zone
    - `lat` number — Latitude
    - `lon` number — Longitude
    - `station` string — [DEPRECATED] Deprecated - Deprecated - 'sources'
    - `sources` string[] — List of data sources used in response
    - `vis` number — Visibility - default (KM)
    - `rh` integer — Relative humidity (%)
    - `dewpt` number — Dew point temperature - default (C)
    - `wind_dir` integer — Wind direction (degrees) - Degrees clockwise from 0 = North
    - `wind_cdir` string — Cardinal wind direction
    - `wind_cdir_full` string — Cardinal wind direction (text)
    - `wind_spd` number — 10m wind speed - Default (m/s)
    - `gust` number, nullable — Wind gust speed - Default (m/s)
    - `temp` number — Temperature - Default (C)
    - `app_temp` number — Apparent temperature- Same as Feels-Like or Heat + Wind Chill Indices - Default (C)
    - `clouds` integer — Cloud cover (%)
    - `weather` object
      - `icon` string — Icon code for forecast image display
      - `code` integer — Weather Condition code
      - `description` string — Weather Condition description
    - `datetime` string — [DEPRECATED] Deprecated - use 'ob_time'
    - `ob_time` string — Full time (UTC) of observation (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM)
    - `ts` number — Unix Timestamp
    - `sunrise` string, nullable — Time (UTC) of Sunrise (HH:MM)
    - `sunset` string, nullable — Time (UTC) of Sunset (HH:MM)
    - `slp` number — Mean sea level pressure in millibars (mb)
    - `pres` number — Pressure (mb)
    - `aqi` number — Air quality index (US EPA standard 0 to +500)
    - `uv` number — UV Index (0-11+)
    - `solar_rad` number — Estimated solar radiation (W/m^2) - <a href='https://help.weatherbit.io/what-is-the-solar_rad-field/'>Accounts for cloud cover, and other factors.</a>
    - `ghi` number — Global horizontal irradiance (W/m^2)
    - `dni` number — Direct normal irradiance (W/m^2)
    - `dhi` number — Diffuse horizontal irradiance (W/m^2)
    - `elev_angle` number — Current solar elevation angle (Degrees)
    - `hour_angle` number, nullable — [DEPRECATED] Current solar hour angle (Degrees)
    - `h_angle` number, nullable — [DEPRECATED] Deprecated - use 'hour_angle'
    - `pod` string — Part of the day (d = day, n = night)
    - `precip` number — Precipitation rate - Default (mm/hr)
    - `snow` number — Snowfall rate - Default (mm/hr)
  - `minutely` FCMinutelyOb[] — Optional minutely precipitation and temperature series when include=minutely.
    - `timestamp_utc` string — Full time (UTC) of forecast point (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM)
    - `timestamp_local` string — Full local time of forecast point (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM)
    - `ts` number — Unix Timestamp
    - `precip` number — Precipitation rate - Default (mm/hr)
    - `temp` number — Temperature - Default (C)
    - `snow` number — Snowfall rate - Default (mm/hr)

## Other responses

- `204` — No Data Found
- `400` — Client Error
- `403` — Unauthorized/No Access for current plan level
- `429` — Daily or Velocity limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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