Hurricane prediction data and products
Hurricane tracks and the hurricane response zone are issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre, which provides track forecasts for tropical and post-tropical cyclones that pose a threat to Canada during the hurricane season, from June to November.
Access
How to access the data
This data is available on the MSC GeoMet API and on the MSC Datamart data server:
- Hurricane response zone and trajectories available on the GeoMet-Weather web services
- Trajectories data available on the MSC Datamart
An overview and examples to access and use the Meteorological Service of Canada's open data is available.
Example of a web map displaying the hurricane response zone and active hurricanes Web Map Service (WMS) layers, along with weather alerts and precipitation layers, served by MSC GeoMet:
Licence
The end-user licence for Environment and Climate Change Canada's data servers specifies the conditions of use of this data.
MSC Open Data Service Usage Policy
The MSC Open Data Service Usage Policy determines what constitutes an acceptable use of MSC Open Data services and provides users best practices for optimal use.
Metadata
Upcoming.