Will WeatherKit have solar data such as dni?

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Created Jun ’22

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We are currently using the DarkSky API for energy forecasting, and one important piece of data is the solar DNI. With DarkSky we could set the solar parameter to true and we would get this data:

                "solar": {
                    "azimuth": 275,
                    "altitude": 30,
                    "dni": 677.1,
                    "ghi": 369.1,
                    "dhi": 33.6,
                    "etr": 1318.8
                }

The WeatherKit API does not appear to have this parameter. Does anyone know if it will have this solar data eventually? It will impact whether we can use the API or not.

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Apple

Jun ’22

Hello pgruenbaum,

While WeatherKit can give accurate weather forecasts, we cannot predict what features will exist in the future.

Please file a Feedback report indicating what features you'd like to see in WeatherKit, so the team can evaluate it.

You can do so from the Feedback Assistant app or Feedback Assistant website.

—jasonag.

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pgruenbaum OP

Jun ’22

Ok, thanks, Jason. Looks like we need to find a different Weather API

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