SonicWeather

NexRad Status - Request

https://sonicweather.com/API/radarStatus.php?radarID=[radarID]&key=[SonicWeather key]

Request Parameters

radarID - required
The NexRad 4 character site ID.
key - required
Your SonicWeather secret key. Your secret key must be kept secret. Do not embed it in JavaScript source code that you transmit to clients.

Sample Request

https://sonicweather.com/API/radarStatus.php?radarID=KDIX&key=abcdefghijklmnop

    [sonic] => Array
        (
            [key] => abcdefghijklmnop
        )
    [radar] => Array
        (
            [site] => KDIX
            [mode] => Array
                (
                    [0] => PRECIP
                    [1] => 4 minutes
                )
        )
									

Response Format

key - Your secret key
site - The 4 character site ID
mode - The mode and delay of the radar. Mode options include PRECIP,CLEAR,HIGH LATENCY, and DOWN. The delay is the time in minutes between the last two issued radar products.