Add a real-time weather source to an eventstream (preview)

The real-time weather connector allows you to ingest live weather data from a selected location into Eventstream. It provides real-time weather conditions such as precipitation, temperature, and wind for a specified set of coordinates. This data is updated every minute to ensure timely insights.

Weather data is powered by the Azure Maps Weather service. The cost of using Azure Maps is included in the connector's capacity consumption, so there's no need to set up a separate Azure Maps account or service within your Azure subscription. To learn more about Azure Maps, refer to What is Azure Maps?.

Prerequisites

• A workspace with Fabric capacity or Trial license mode.
• Access to the workspace with Contributor or higher workspace roles.
• If you don't have an eventstream, follow the guide to create an eventstream.

In addition, the following tenant switches must be enabled from the Admin portal:

• Users can use Azure Maps services
• Users can use Azure Maps Weather Services. By enabling this setting, you consent to share your selected location with Azure Maps and AccuWeather to retrieve real-time weather information.

Add a real-time weather as a source

If you haven't added any source to your eventstream yet, select the Use external source tile.

If you're adding the source to an already published eventstream, switch to Edit mode. On the ribbon, select Add source > External sources.

On the Select a data source page, search for and select Connect on the real-time weather tile.

Configure real-time weather

1. Select a location on the map or search for a location to retrieve real-time weather data.

   

2. (Optional) Enter a Location name to identify this location’s weather data in your stream. This name appears in the data payload.

   

3. Select Next and review the configuration summary.

   

Important

By using this connector, you acknowledge and agree that:

• Your use of this connector is subject to the applicable Azure Maps Product Terms and may only be used within Microsoft Fabric only.
• Weather data may not be downloaded, exported, or streamed outside of Fabric.

For more details, see Azure Maps Product Terms

View updated eventstream

1. You see the real-time weather source added to your eventstream in Edit mode. Select Publish to publish the changes and begin streaming real-time weather data to the eventstream.

   

2. After you complete these steps, the source is available for visualization in the Live view. Select the real-time weather tile in the diagram to see the page similar to the following one.

   

Currently, this source doesn't support Data preview. You can preview data in the stream node.

Weather data fields

The Weather connector retrieves a structured set of fields for each weather update. Here's a description of the key fields:

Name	Type	Description
dateTime	string (date-time)	Date and time of the current observation displayed in ISO 8601 format, for example, 2019-10-27T19:39:57-08:00.
description	string	Phrase description of the current weather condition. Displayed in specified language.
iconCode	IconCode (int32)	Numeric value representing an image that displays the iconPhrase.
hasPrecipitation	boolean	Indicates the presence or absence of precipitation. True indicates the presence of precipitation; false indicates the absence of precipitation.
temperature	WeatherUnit	Temperature being returned.
realFeelTemperature	WeatherUnit	RealFeel™ Temperature being returned.
realFeelTemperatureShade	WeatherUnit	RealFeel™ Temperature being returned. Describes what the temperature really feels like in the shade.
relativeHumidity	integer (int32)	Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature.
dewPoint	WeatherUnit	The dewpoint temperature in specified unit. The dewpoint temperature is the temperature that the air must be cooled to in order to reach saturation.
wind	WindDetails	Wind details being returned including speed and direction.
windGust	WindDetails	Wind gust. Wind gust is a sudden, brief increase in speed of the wind.
uvIndex	integer (int32)	Measure of the strength of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
uvIndexDescription	WeatherUnit	Description of the strength of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
visibility	WeatherUnit	Visibility in specified unit. A measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned.
obstructionsToVisibility	string	Cause of limited visibility.
cloudCover	integer (int32)	Percent representing cloud cover.
cloudCeiling	WeatherUnit	Cloud ceiling in specified unit. The ceiling is a measurement of the height of the base of the lowest clouds.
pressure	WeatherUnit	Atmospheric pressure in specified unit.
pressureTendency	PressureTendency	Atmospheric pressure change.
pastTwentyFourHourTemperatureDeparture	WeatherUnit	Departure from the temperature observed 24 hours ago in specified unit.
apparentTemperature	WeatherUnit	Perceived outdoor temperature caused by the combination of air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed in specified unit.
windChillTemperature	WeatherUnit	Perceived air temperature on exposed skin due to wind.
wetBulbTemperature	WeatherUnit	Measures the temperature air can reach when water evaporates into it at constant pressure until it reaches saturation.
precipitationSummary	PrecipitationSummary	Summary of precipitation amounts over the past 24 hours.
temperatureSummary	TemperatureSummary	Summary of temperature fluctuations over the past 6, 12, and 24 hours.
daytime	boolean	Indicates the time of the day. True indicates 'day,' false indicates 'night.'

To learn more about weather data fields and concepts, check out:

• Weather - Get Current Conditions
• Weather service concepts