# Full list of returned condition strings for /better\_forecast

**URL:** <https://community.tempest.earth/t/full-list-of-returned-condition-strings-for-better-forecast/27865>\
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**Created:** [September 28, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/full-list-of-returned-condition-strings-for-better-forecast/27865 "2025-09-28T17:52:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisarnoldonline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@chrisarnoldonline](https://community.tempest.earth/u/chrisarnoldonline)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/full-list-of-returned-condition-strings-for-better-forecast/27865/1 "2025-09-28T17:52:26Z")

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I am currently using something like the following **/better\_forecast GET** :

`https://swd.weatherflow.com/swd/rest/better_forecast?station_id=12345&units_temp=f&units_wind=mph&units_pressure=mb&units_precip=in&units_distance=mi&token=00000000-1111-2222-3333-44444444444`

I am particularly interested in all the possible values returned for: **current\_conditions \> conditions**

If I look at the following page under better\_forecast, for active rain it only shows **“Very Light Rain”** , but I am 99% sure I have seen returned values similar to **“Heavy Rain”** and “ **Moderate Rain”** , which makes sense.

> **[Tempest API](https://weatherflow.github.io/Tempest/api/swagger/#/)**

Is the document I am looking at out of date, do I have the wrong document, or am I missing something?

Thanks,

Chris

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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:** [September 30, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/full-list-of-returned-condition-strings-for-better-forecast/27865/2 "2025-09-30T14:10:35Z")

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I don’t know, but I think Heavy Rain etc are from the current, measured conditions, not from the forecast. Not that the current conditions have a return value for Heavy Rain, that’s done in software where some difference between the accumulated value of rain, is set to be light rain, heavy rain, etc