A new CDS soon to be launched - expect some disruptions

[Joao_Macalos]

Thanks Anabelle for the update. It would have been nice though to announce on refer the different page in this post as well since the era5 page points here:

[Anabelle]

CDS-Beta is now live!
Please see our announcement:

The new Climate Data Store Beta (CDS-Beta) is now live!

The Climate Data Store Beta (CDS-Beta) is now live! https://cds-beta.climate.copernicus.eu/ Remember that you need to have an ECMWF account to use CDS-Beta. API users need to upgrade their cdsapi package and update their credentials. Important to note: Please migrate to using CDS-Beta by September 3rd, 2024 when current CDS will be shutdown. CDS Toolbox will be discontinued and is not migrated to CDS-Beta. We strongly recommend you read our Informative page in readiness for CDS-Beta. Wi…

[Anabelle]

Today, 26th September 2024, CDS-Beta has officially become the new CDS: https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/

Please see separate announcement for details: Goodbye legacy Climate Data Store, Hello New Climate Data Store (CDS)!

API users: there is no immediate action to take but you are advised to update the URL in your .cdsapirc file at your earliest convenience by 20th October 2024. Thank you.