Third Party Models

The Jua platform provides access to several third-party weather models alongside our proprietary EPT models. These models can be accessed through both the platform interface and API.

Available Models

ECMWF Models

• ECMWF IFS Operational - ECMWF IFS HRES model, often referred as ops.

• ECMWF IFS Ensemble Mean - Average of multiple ECMWF IFS Ensemble runs, often referred to as ENS mean.

• ECMWF AIFS - EC's AI-based forecasting model (learn more)

NOAA Models

• GFS - Global Forecast System from NOAA

• GFS Ensemble Mean - Average of multiple GFS ensemble runs

Regional Models

• AROME France HD - High-definition regional model from Météo-France

• ICON-EU - Regional European model from DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst)

Hindcasts

The following hindcast datasets are available:

• ECMWF AIFS - Historical forecast data available for performance analysis and evaluation. See AIFS Hindcasts for details.

• Microsoft Aurora - Hindcast data available upon request

• ECMWF IFS Operational - Historical forecast data available upon request

• ECMWF IFS Ensemble Mean - Historical forecast data available upon request

API Access

To access these third-party weather models, specify the model name in your API requests:

# ECMWF Operational
GET /v1/forecasting/ecmwf-operational/forecasts/latest/47.37,8.54

# ECMWF Ensemble Mean
GET /v1/forecasting/ecmwf-ensemble-mean/forecasts/latest/47.37,8.54

# ECMWF AIFS
GET /v1/forecasting/ecmwf-aifs/forecasts/latest/47.37,8.54

# GFS
GET /v1/forecasting/gfs/forecasts/latest/47.37,8.54

# GFS Ensemble Mean
GET /v1/forecasting/gfs-ensemble-mean/forecasts/latest/47.37,8.54

# AROME France HD (regional model)
GET /v1/forecasting/arome-france-hd/forecasts/latest/48.85,2.35

# ICON-EU (European regional model)
GET /v1/forecasting/icon-eu/forecasts/latest/47.37,8.54

For historical forecasts, you can use the init_time parameter:

GET /v1/forecasting/ecmwf-operational/forecasts/20240310T000000Z/47.37,8.54

Format: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ (ISO 8601 format with Z indicating UTC time)

For complete API documentation, please refer to our API Reference.