KMA API Hub (Korea Meteorological Administration)
The Korea Meteorological Administration's developer API hub offering free programmatic access to real-time and forecast precipitation, AWS/ASOS station observations, radar, and weather-alert data via HTTP endpoints. A core hydrometeorological source for rainfall-driven flood modeling in Korea.
apihub.kma.go.kr
At a glance
- Region
- South Korea (East Asia)
- Coverage
- National
- Access
- Registration Required
- Category
- Government
What's inside
- Precipitation
- Meteorological Observations
- Weather Forecasts
- Radar
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Because it has: Precipitation
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
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