TropiTracker API

This is the official API used by TropiTracker. All information is fetched from the NHC, and the API is updated every 5 minutes.

Using

To get all outlooks, active tropical cyclones, & potential tropical cyclones, fetch https://api.tropitracker.com/.json

To get all active hurricanes, fetch https://api.tropitracker.com/hurricanes.json

To get all active tropical storms, fetch https://api.tropitracker.com/tropical-storms.json

To get all active tropical depressions and potential tropical cyclones, fetch https://api.tropitracker.com/tropical-depressions.json

To get all tropical outlooks, fetch https://api.tropitracker.com/outlooks.json

Capabilities

As of now, the API stores:

• Outlooks (Atlantic, Pacific, Eastern Pacific)

  • Outlook description
  • Two-day outlook map (with satellite)
  • Seven-day outlook map (no satellite)

• Active cyclones

  • Storm type (hurricane, tropical storm, etc)
  • Storm name
  • Storm wallet
  • Latest advisory update time/date
  • Max sustained wind speeds
  • Category (based off of the Saffir-Simpson scale)
  • Min pressure
  • Storm movement
  • Storm location
  • Latest NHC headline
  • Cone tracks (in experimental form, shows how far inland the warnings go)
  • Satellite gif of storm
  • Infrared satellite gif of storm