DWD ICON Global
The ICON (Icosahedral Nonhydrostatic) model is a numerical weather prediction model developed by the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD).
Live Forecast Data
Global coverage at 13 km resolution (1440x2880 grid)
Four daily runs (00, 06, 12, 18 UTC)
00/12 UTC runs: 180h forecast (7.5 days); 06/18 UTC runs: 120h forecast (5 days)
Hourly up to 78h, then 3-hourly
Real-time data access via Python SDK or REST API
Technical Specifications
Available Weather Parameters
ICON uses standardized variable naming conventions. For full details on the naming structure, see Weather Variable Naming.
2t
air_temperature_at_height_level_2m
Air temperature at 2m
Kelvin
10si
wind_speed_at_height_level_10m
Horizontal wind speed at 10m
m s⁻¹
10wdir
wind_direction_at_height_level_10m
Horizontal wind direction at 10m
Degrees true
msl
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level
Mean Sea-level Pressure
Pa
z_500
geopotential_at_pressure_level_50000Pa
Geopotential
m² s⁻²
tp
precipitation_amount_sum_1h
Total Precipitation
mm m⁻²
lcc
cloud_area_fraction_at_entire_atmosphere_low_type
Low Cloud Cover
%
mcc
cloud_area_fraction_at_entire_atmosphere_medium_type
Medium Cloud Cover
%
hcc
cloud_area_fraction_at_entire_atmosphere_high_type
High Cloud Cover
%
ssrd
surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_sum_1h
Surface solar downward irradiance
J m⁻²
Hindcast Data
Data Access: Hindcasts are available via API or SDK. For bulk, grid-based access, please contact [email protected].
Model
Spatial Extent
Temporal Extent
ICON Global
Global, 13 km resolution (1440x2880 grid)
2025-08-16 00:00 - today
Last updated