Minutely Precipitation

Platform: API iOS Android

Get minute-level precipitation forecast data every 5 minutes for the next 2 hours in China.

This data is only supported for Chinese cities.

Request URL

https://api.qweather.com/v7/minutely/5m?[params]

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Request Parameters

All parameters are separated by &. If no optional parameters are set, the default value will be used.

location(required)The comma-separated longitude and latitude (decimal, up to 2 decimal places) of the location to be queried. For example: location=116.41,39.92
key(required)API authentication key, please refer to How To Get Your Key. Support Signature Authentication. Example: key=12334567890ABC
langMulti-language settings, only support Chinese and English for this data. The available value are lang=zh and lang=en

Request Example

Minutely precipitation for 116.38N, 39.91E

curl -L -X GET --compressed 'https://api.qweather.com/v7/minutely/5m?location=116.38,39.91&key=YOUR_KEY'

Response

The response is in JSON format and is Gzip compressed, all fields are Strings.

{
  "code": "200",
  "updateTime": "2021-12-16T18:55+08:00",
  "fxLink": "http://hfx.link/1",
  "summary": "95分钟后雨就停了",
  "minutely": [
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T18:55+08:00",
      "precip": "0.15",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:00+08:00",
      "precip": "0.23",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:05+08:00",
      "precip": "0.21",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:10+08:00",
      "precip": "0.17",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:15+08:00",
      "precip": "0.18",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:20+08:00",
      "precip": "0.24",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:25+08:00",
      "precip": "0.31",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:30+08:00",
      "precip": "0.37",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:35+08:00",
      "precip": "0.41",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:40+08:00",
      "precip": "0.43",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:45+08:00",
      "precip": "0.41",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:50+08:00",
      "precip": "0.36",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T19:55+08:00",
      "precip": "0.32",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:00+08:00",
      "precip": "0.27",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:05+08:00",
      "precip": "0.22",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:10+08:00",
      "precip": "0.17",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:15+08:00",
      "precip": "0.11",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:20+08:00",
      "precip": "0.06",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:25+08:00",
      "precip": "0.0",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:30+08:00",
      "precip": "0.0",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:35+08:00",
      "precip": "0.0",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:40+08:00",
      "precip": "0.0",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:45+08:00",
      "precip": "0.0",
      "type": "rain"
    },
    {
      "fxTime": "2021-12-16T20:50+08:00",
      "precip": "0.0",
      "type": "rain"
    }
  ],
  "refer": {
    "sources": [
      "QWeather"
    ],
    "license": [
      "commercial license"
    ]
  }
}

code API status code, please refer to Status Code
updateTime API last update time
fxLink Responsive web page of this data, for embedded in website or APP
summary Precipitation description
minutely.fxTime Forecast time
minutely.precip Accumulated precipitation in 10 minutes, unit is millimeter.
minutely.type Type of precipitation, rain and snow
refer.sources Data source and other statements, may be null
refer.license Data license, may be null