Weather conditions and icons
Learn about the different weather conditions and icons available in the Current Weather Data API, and how to use them in your applications.
The Current Weather Data API provides detailed weather data, including weather conditions and corresponding icons, for any location worldwide.
Understanding these weather conditions and icons is essential for building apps that display accurate and visually appealing weather data to users.
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"weather": [
{
"id": 500,
"main":"Rain",
"description": "light rain",
"icon": "10n"
}
],
...
Weather icons
The Current Weather Data API provides weather icons that represent different weather conditions. These icons can be displayed in your apps to provide users with a visual representation of the current weather.
To retrieve the URL for a specific weather icon, use the following format:
https://openweathermap.org/img/wn/{{ICON_CODE}}.png
Replace {ICON_CODE} with the appropriate icon code from the API response (for example, 10n for light rain).
The following sections include full lists of icon and weather condition codes.
Icon list
| Day Icon | Night Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|
 01d |  01n | Clear sky |
 02d |  02n | Few clouds |
 03d |  03n | Scattered clouds |
 04d |  04n | Broken clouds |
 09d |  09n | Shower rain |
 10d |  10n | Rain |
 11d |  11n | Thunderstorm |
 13d |  13n | Snow |
 50d |  50n | Mist |
Weather condition codes
The Current Weather Data API uses numerical codes to represent different weather conditions. These codes are grouped based on the type of weather condition.
Group 2xx: Thunderstorm
This group represents various types of thunderstorms.
| Code | Description | Icon |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | Thunderstorm with light rain | 11d |
| 201 | Thunderstorm with rain | 11d |
| 202 | Thunderstorm with heavy rain | 11d |
| 210 | Light thunderstorm | 11d |
| 211 | Thunderstorm | 11d |
| 212 | Heavy thunderstorm | 11d |
| 221 | Ragged thunderstorm | 11d |
| 230 | Thunderstorm with light drizzle | 11d |
| 231 | Thunderstorm with drizzle | 11d |
| 232 | Thunderstorm with heavy drizzle | 11d |
Group 3xx: Drizzle
This group represents various types of drizzles as well as combinations with rain.
| Code | Description | Icon |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | Light intensity drizzle | 09d |
| 301 | Drizzle | 09d |
| 302 | Heavy intensity drizzle | 09d |
| 310 | Light intensity drizzle rain | 09d |
| 311 | Drizzle rain | 09d |
| 312 | Heavy intensity drizzle rain | 09d |
| 313 | Shower rain and drizzle | 09d |
| 314 | Heavy shower rain and drizzle | 09d |
| 321 | Shower drizzle | |
Group 7xx: Atmosphere
This group represents various types of atmospheric conditions.
| Code | Description | Icon |
|---|---|---|
| 701 | Mist | 50d |
| 711 | Smoke | 50d |
| 721 | Haze | 50d |
| 731 | Sand/dust whirls | 50d |
| 741 | Fog | 50d |
| 751 | Sand | 50d |
| 761 | Dust | 50d |
| 762 | Volcanic ash | 50d |
| 771 | Squalls | 50d |
| 781 | Tornado | 50d |
Group 800: Clear
This group represents clear sky conditions.
| Code | Description | Icon |
|---|---|---|
| 800 | Clear sky | 01d 01n |
Group 80x: Clouds
This group represents cloud cover conditions.
| Code | Description | Icon |
|---|---|---|
| 801 | Few clouds: 11-25% | 02d 02n |
| 802 | Scattered clouds: 25-50% | 03d 03n |
| 803 | Broken clouds: 51-84% | 04d 04n |
| 804 | Overcast clouds: 85-100% | 04d 04n |