Labrador: Your Faithful Partner in Weather Data Retrieval
- Reliable and flexible weather data retrieval tool
- Supports querying models, observations, and time slices
- Built for meteorologists, researchers, and developers
Whether you’re developing weather applications or integrating data across systems, Labrador is part of the Wet Dog Weather weather data platform built for reliable data access. From querying the latest HRRR temperature data to supporting analysis and downstream use, Labrador helps teams work with weather data efficiently and confidently.
How Does Labrador Work?
Labrador provides programmatic access to metadata, models, observations, and time slices within your Boxer stack, including direct access to individual time slices for querying. It is a Python library designed specifically to interrogate and work with your Boxer environment.
Labrador uses your favorite Python libraries.
- NumPy – scientific computing
- Xarray – Array manipulation
- Zarr – Cloud Native array storage
Example: Is it raining?
- Query Labrador for the latest radar mosaic
- Open the result as Zarr
- Iterate over user locations and query each latitude and longitude
Labrador Blog Posts
Introducing Our New WWA Weather Data Pipeline
We are delighted to announce we've added National Weather Service Warnings, Watches, and Alerts to our products, and this update introduces our new focus on WWA weather data.The initial integration is with Terrier for Mobile, and the screenshot above is from an iPad...
A Practical Guide to Web Coverage Service for Weather Data
The Web Coverage Service (WCS) is an OGC standard for retrieving time-series gridded data sets. It has a strong weather and climate focus, and that's mostly who uses it. I say that as if it's a well-known standard… it's really not. Most weather companies roll their...
Cloud-Based WCS: A Modern Approach to Geospatial Services
We recently enhanced our geospatial capabilities by implementing a cloud-based WCS in our Labrador rollout. This modern approach combines the power of cloud infrastructure with established OGC standards, delivering scalable access to geospatial data. Let's explore how...
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Have a project in mind?
Our weather data platform handles everything from standard datasets to custom data, whether purchased or generated in-house. Customers can have their own Boxer stack with access to Terrier front-end tools, and we provide full support for processing, transforming, and delivering weather information efficiently. Customization is where our expertise shines, helping you get exactly the weather insights you need. Let’s work together to bring your next weather data project to life!