Frost v1 (work in progress)

DISCLAIMER: This version of Frost is still work in progress. MET Norway does not guarantee that the service will always behave 100% according to documentation or expectations. Authentication has been turned on as of late May 2023.

Download weather and climate data from our historical archive

Get quality controlled measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind and much more. Information about the measurements and the equipment (metadata) is also available.

What is Frost?

Frost is a RESTful API. It is primarily meant to be used through scripts or apps, but you can also interact with it here on our webpage to test the concept.

Terms and conditions

Please read about the terms of service for the API, as well as the licensing and crediting of meteorological data. You may also like to take a look at MET Norway's privacy policy statement and read more about free meteorological data from MET Norway.

Questions about Frost

If you have questions about Frost, please check the documentation pages and the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). If you cannot find what you are looking for you can email observasjon@met.no. We will keep updating the FAQs based on questions we receive.