WMO WW weather interpretation code descriptions (& images)

wmo_weather_descriptions.json

{
  "0": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Sunny",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Clear",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "1": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Mostly Sunny",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Mostly Clear",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "2": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Partly Cloudy",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Partly Cloudy",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "3": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Cloudy",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Cloudy",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "45": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Fog",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Fog",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "48": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Freezing Fog",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Freezing Fog",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "51": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Light Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Light Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "53": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "55": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Heavy Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Heavy Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "56": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Light Freezing Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Light Freezing Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "57": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Freezing Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Freezing Drizzle",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "61": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Light Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Light Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "63": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "65": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Heavy Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Heavy Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "66": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Light Freezing Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Light Freezing Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "67": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Freezing Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Freezing Rain",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "71": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Light Snow",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Light Snow",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "73": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Snow",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Snow",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "75": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Heavy Snow",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Heavy Snow",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "77": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Snow Grains",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Snow Grains",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "80": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Light Rain Showers",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Light Rain Showers",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "81": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Rain Shower",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Rain Shower",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "82": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Heavy Rain Shower",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Heavy Rain Shower",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "85": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Snow Shower",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Snow Shower",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "86": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Heavy Snow Shower",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Heavy Snow Shower",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "95": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Thunderstorm",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Thunderstorm",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "96": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Hailstorm",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Hailstorm",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  },
  "99": {
    "day": {
      "description": "Heavy Hailstorm",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    },
    "night": {
      "description": "Heavy Hailstorm",
      "image": "http://openweathermap.org/img/wn/[email protected]"
    }
  }
}

• Almost all descriptions are the same for day an night, except 0 and 1. (e.g. it is Sunny during day while Clear at night)
• Some descriptions have been updated (e.g. Light Thunderstorms With Hail is now Hailstorm) based on description available here