Soaring weather data for weather app developers.
Generic weather apps usually expose rain, temperature, pressure, and wind. Convek fills the soaring gap with fields that matter to pilots and builders serving the flying community.
Specialist flying mode
Add a soaring tab with thermal strength, cloudbase, usable height, and day rating.
Regional forecast panels
Show live 4 km soaring fields across UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and Czechia.
Developer integrations
Combine generic weather data with Convek's RASP-style forecast fields where specialist coverage exists.
Example API call
Site forecast using a bearer API key.
Request
curl "https://api.convek.dev/v1/site?region=gb&resolution=4km&lat=51.88&lon=-1.55&time=13:00" \-H "Authorization: Bearer cvk_live_your_key_here"
Response
{"valid_date": "2026-05-25","valid_time": "13:00","rasp_model": "gb/4km","site": {"wstar_ms": 2.4,"hglider_agl_m": 1520,"cloudbase_agl_ft": 5200,"day_rating": "good"}}
Where it fits
Forecast layer
Convek
Use for thermal strength, cloudbase, usable height, convergence, soundings, grid slices, and route samples.
openAIP
Use for airspace, airports, navaids, obstacles, and flying-site records.
OGN
Use for live traffic, tracking, and replay where receiver coverage exists.
Open-Meteo
Use for generic rain, temperature, pressure, and fallback weather outside Convek regions.
Build against real soaring fields.
This page helps broader weather app builders understand where Convek fits beside generic weather APIs.