3-day forecasts of temperature, precipitation and wind. Forecasts have to be provided for several regions in the country. Short-term weather forecasts are relevant for the general public to plan activities, while also being reliable. See our methodology section for more information.
| Data location | https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-hko-rss-9-day-we - Data.gov.hk, 9-day weather forecast including all required characteristics https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-hko-rss-local-we - Data.gov.hk, 2-day weather forecast (local scale) |
| Data licence | https://data.gov.hk/en/terms-and-conditions |
| Data format | XML |
| Reviewer | Danny Lämmerhirt |
| Submitters | anonymous |
| Last modified | Tue Nov 22 2016 02:37:18 GMT+0000 (UTC) |
The submission is mostly correct. Some slight changes were made. Open license: the XML file contains a copyright note that reads as follows "The content available in this file, including but not limited to all text, graphics, drawings, diagrams, photographs and compilation of data or other materials are protected by copyright. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the owner of all copyright works contained in this website. Any reproduction, adaptation, distribution, dissemination or making available of such copyright works to the public is strictly prohibited unless prior written authorization is obtained from the Hong Kong Observatory." Since written authorisation is required, the data is not considered to be openly licensed (any use of data must be considered to be at the discretion of government). Precipitation is also only fairly vaguely described ("Cloudy. Misty with one or two light rain patches at first"). Ideally precipitation amount should be published as a numerical value. Thank you for contributing to the Global Open Data Index.