# Forecast condition strings

**URL:** <https://community.tempest.earth/t/forecast-condition-strings/23627>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** api, tempest\
**Created:** [January 24, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/forecast-condition-strings/23627 "2024-01-24T13:09:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ilola.antti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@ilola.antti](https://community.tempest.earth/u/ilola.antti)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/forecast-condition-strings/23627/1 "2024-01-24T13:09:58Z")

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In [Tempest API](https://weatherflow.github.io/Tempest/api/swagger/#/) there is a list of forecast condition strings, which I think is not perfect. If I asking a forecast, the json code has a condition “Snow likely” and it is not in the forecast api conditions list. So is there a list where I found all conditions. It is not easy to put icons in my project, if there are conditions for which it is not possible to prepare.

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**Author:** ![sunny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/sunny/32/16368_2.png) [@sunny](https://community.tempest.earth/u/sunny)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/forecast-condition-strings/23627/2 "2024-01-24T13:13:50Z")

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I think it should be treated the same as “rain likely” and “rain possible”. For snow the options are “snow” and “snow possible”. I think someone just left out the word “likely” for the snow.

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**Author:** ![iladyman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/iladyman/32/2305_2.png) [@iladyman](https://community.tempest.earth/u/iladyman)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/forecast-condition-strings/23627/3 "2024-01-26T00:10:00Z")

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I am just adding some detail to help understand the issue.  
My guess is that @sunny may be correct.  
This link  
[https://weatherflow.github.io/Tempest/api/swagger/#!/forecast/getBetterForecast](https://weatherflow.github.io/Tempest/api/swagger/#!/forecast/getBetterForecast)  
points to this list: Implementation Notes

The better forecast includes current conditions, daily forecast and hourly forecast.

**Possible Condition Strings:**  
Clear  
Rain Likely  
Rain Possible  
Snow  
Snow Possible  
Wintry Mix Likely  
Wintry Mix Possible  
Thunderstorms Likely  
Thunderstorms Possible  
Windy  
Foggy  
Cloudy  
Partly Cloudy  
Very Light Rain

**Possible Icon Values:**  
clear-day  
clear-night  
cloudy  
foggy  
partly-cloudy-day  
partly-cloudy-night  
possibly-rainy-day  
possibly-rainy-night  
possibly-sleet-day  
possibly-sleet-night  
possibly-snow-day  
possibly-snow-night  
possibly-thunderstorm-day  
possibly-thunderstorm-night  
rainy  
sleet  
snow  
thunderstorm  
windy

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**Author:** ![sunny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/sunny/32/16368_2.png) [@sunny](https://community.tempest.earth/u/sunny)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/forecast-condition-strings/23627/4 "2024-01-26T15:00:05Z")

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just out of curiosity… they have icons with 3 drops of rain and icons with 6 drops of rain, which one belongs to which description?