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Felix P posted Mon July 21, 2025 06:54 PM
Hi everyone,
 
I’m a mathematics student and recently started a small personal project involving weather and probability. For this, I would really like to use the **Probabilistic Forecast API** by IBM.
 
In the documentation, I read:
> “The Probabilistic Forecast API provides a variety of statistical forecast content by generating it on-the-fly using proprietary technology from The Weather Company. This API provides a discretized PDF, and/or probability integrations over specified parameter value ranges…”
 
This would be perfect for my use case, as I’m trying to analyze how short-term temperature forecasts relate to observed daily highs, and eventually train a machine learning model to estimate the probability that the temperature falls into a specific range.
 
However, I couldn't find the **Environmental Intelligence Suite** or the Probabilistic Forecast API in the IBM Cloud catalog, and I’m not sure how to request access.
 
Could anyone help me with:
1. How to get access to the Probabilistic Forecast API
2. Whether there’s a free or preview plan for student/research use
3. How to get an API key and documentation for this service
 
Thanks a lot in advance, and sorry if this is not the right group — feel free to redirect me if needed!
 
Best regards,  
Felix