RapidRefreshData.jl

Welcome to the documentation for RapidRefreshData.jl.

Overview

Easy access to NOAA weather model data from AWS:

  • HRRR (High-Resolution Rapid Refresh) - 3km resolution, hourly updates
  • RAP (Rapid Refresh) - 13km resolution, 6-hour cycles
  • GFS (Global Forecast System) - Global forecasts, 0.25° resolution

Data is automatically downloaded and cached locally in your scratchspace.

Installation

using Pkg
Pkg.add("RapidRefreshData")

Quickstart

using RapidRefreshData, Dates

# Create a dataset descriptor
dset = HRRRDataset(date=Date(2024, 1, 15), cycle="12", forecast="f06")

# View the URL for this dataset
url(dset)
"https://noaa-hrrr-bdp-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/hrrr.20240115/conus/hrrr.t12z.wrfsfcf06.grib2"