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Weather Compilation

By Jeff Lenning | January 6, 2026 |

How to Get Live Weather Data in Excel Using Power Query and Geography Data Types (Includes a Summary of Posts 1-3) Have you ever wanted to turn Excel into your very own weather dashboard? With a few powerful Excel features, like the Geography Data Type, the WEBSERVICE() and FILTERXML() functions, and Power Query, we can…

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By Jeff Lenning | December 16, 2025 |

How to Retrieve Latitude and Longitude in Excel from City and State This is the first post in a larger 3-part weather forecasting series we’ll build together. Along the way, we’ll sharpen our skills with the WEBSERVICE and FILTERXML functions, as well as utilize Power Query in upcoming tutorials. In this initial post, we’ll take…