Point forecast timestamp timezone query
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I have a query regarding the point forecasting docs, specifically the timezone of the returned timestamps.
It concerns this section specifically: For example at the surface altitude the value of temp-surface[5] in the units defined as units["temp-surface"] contains the temperature for a timestamp ts[5] of the local time for given spatial coordinates.
Does this mean the coordinates are used to determine the timezone of the data returned?
Or are the times returned in local timezone for me the user?
For example, I'm based in the UK. If I queried the GFS wave model for somewhere in the Indian Ocean, what timezone is that data returned in? "Indian/Maldives" (UTC+5) or "Europe/London" (UTC+01, ie BST)
Wouldn't it be simpler to return everything in UTC+00?
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@rob-burgess Hello, as the documentation says, the values are returned in local time:
"The sizes of all returned arrays are identical and the indexes mutually correspond. For example at the surface altitude the value of temp-surface[5] in the units defined as units["temp-surface"] contains the temperature for a timestamp ts[5] of the local time for given spatial coordinates." -
@Korina Hi, if there is no historic data in point forecast why i have in response ts[0] = '2023-08-13 21:00:00' if local time for point now is '2023-08-14 13:00'? (lat: 42.75, lon: 132.60)
