Solar

The Tomorrow.io REST Weather API provides the following information:

Field

Values

(Metric, Imperial)

Availability

solarGHI

The total amount of shortwave radiation received from above by a surface horizontal to the ground

W/m^2
Btu/ft2

F: [-7 days, +14 days]
I: T, I, M, R A: WW S: ∧ ∨ ~ ⧖ P: -

solarDNI

The direct (not diffuse) component of solar radiation reaching the earth's surface on a plane perpendicular to the sun's rays.

W/m^2
Btu/ft2

F: [-7 days, +14 days]
I: T, I, M, R A: WW S: ∧ ∨ ~ ⧖ P: -

solarDHI

The diffuse component of GHI reaching the surface of the earth at each point

W/m^2
Btu/ft2

F: [-7 days, +14 days]
I: T, I, M, R A: WW S: ∧ ∨ ~ ⧖ P: -