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Serious question: what other national or global-level weather services are freely available via API to end users? With AccuWeather going all-in on premium acces

Serious question: what other national or global-level weather services are freely available via API to end users? With AccuWeather going all-in on premium access and the NWS/NOAA being sabotaged, is there anywhere else with freely available high-quality data out there in readily-ingestible formats?

rajh 1y ago
In the Netherlands we have the KNMI data platform (https://dataplatform.knmi.nl https://dataplatform.knmi.nl) and also an open source weather app (https://gitlab.com/KNMI-OSS/KNMI-App https://gitlab.com/KNMI-OSS/KNMI-App).
- slenk 1y ago
  I noticed that before when looking at some weather APIs. You have a lot better data in Europe available
saint_yossarian 1y ago
Here's a convenient list: https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather/blob/main/docs/SOURCES.md https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather/blob/main/d...
open-meteo 1y ago
I’ve been building an open-source weather API over the past few years. It pulls in data from a wide range of global and local high-resolution weather models. The API is free to use without an API key, though there are commercial options available. I'm the sole owner behind it. No VC funding or outside backing. The core tech is tuned for performance, using local gridded files instead of a traditional database or response caching. This efficiency is what allows it to stay free. You can try it here: https://open-meteo.com https://open-meteo.com
- jamesblonde 1y ago
  Love open-meteo - no registration or API key required. Great for tutorials. I used it my upcoming O'Reilly book- use weather to predict air quality at the street level: https://github.com/featurestorebook/mlfs-book/ https://github.com/featurestorebook/mlfs-book/
- slenk 1y ago
  I use that in HomeAssistant. Love it!
- dejobaan 1y ago
  This is fantastic; thank you for it. The "try the API" page is also excellent!
  - geoka9 1y ago
    So true, it is so awesome. I've just replaced my weather network bookmark with the open-meteo's "API Response" chart. I hope open-meteo doesn't mind :)
- jasonthorsness 1y ago
  Awesome, I will change https://weather.bingo https://weather.bingo to use this service; the previous paid API I used was too expensive to justify given I was the only real user :P.
  - jasonthorsness 1y ago
    Claude Code made short work of converting to Open Meteo and https://weather.bingo https://weather.bingo is BACK! great service, thanks!
- RebeccaTheDev 1y ago
  Just wanted to say thank you for this service. I have a little homebrew clock I build from a Raspberry Pi and a small display in my bathroom. Below the time, it displays the weather forecast for the day so I know how to dress. That little clock has become an essential piece of my morning routine. I switched to Open Meteo a few months ago when the previous API I was using quit working. It's been rock solid and such a nice user experience compared to everything else I tried.
- nox_pp 1y ago
  Have been meaning to look into OpenMeteo for https://luxweather.com https://luxweather.com We've been using OWM but the One Call API quickly gets pricey when traffic spikes.
- selecsosi 1y ago
  Just wanted to say, seeing you in the wild, thank you very much for the hard work you do on OpenMeteo. Picked up a commercial license about 3 months ago, service is amazing and have been using it for helping to provide runtime data analysis and anomaly detection for smart home thermostats.
wuyishan 1y ago
I've recently found https://open-meteo.com/ https://open-meteo.com/ - maybe that ticks some of the boxes?
Ueland 1y ago
The Norwegian MET does, https://api.met.no/ https://api.met.no/ They also provide yr.no which is widely used worldwide.
- theshrike79 1y ago
  I think yr.no is the default source for Home Assistant
klinquist 1y ago
https://pirateweather.net/en/latest/ https://pirateweather.net/en/latest/
theshrike79 1y ago
Openweathermap works: https://openweathermap.org/price https://openweathermap.org/price I've been using their free (2.5?) API for a while and just last week moved on to the paid-but-with-free-tier 3.0 API for more info. You just need to put in your credit card (most likely to prove you're an actual human being) and that'll net you 1000 requests per day for free. Then go into the settings and set a hard limit at 999 and you'll never get billed. If whatever you're doing needs to get weather data more often than once per minute, start charging for it or cache data on your end more aggressively to not hit the limit.

rajh 1y ago

In the Netherlands we have the KNMI data platform (https://dataplatform.knmi.nl https://dataplatform.knmi.nl) and also an open source weather app (https://gitlab.com/KNMI-OSS/KNMI-App https://gitlab.com/KNMI-OSS/KNMI-App).

slenk 1y ago
I noticed that before when looking at some weather APIs. You have a lot better data in Europe available

saint_yossarian 1y ago

Here's a convenient list: https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather/blob/main/docs/SOURCES.md https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather/blob/main/d...

open-meteo 1y ago

I’ve been building an open-source weather API over the past few years. It pulls in data from a wide range of global and local high-resolution weather models. The API is free to use without an API key, though there are commercial options available. I'm the sole owner behind it. No VC funding or outside backing. The core tech is tuned for performance, using local gridded files instead of a traditional database or response caching. This efficiency is what allows it to stay free. You can try it here: https://open-meteo.com https://open-meteo.com

jamesblonde 1y ago
Love open-meteo - no registration or API key required. Great for tutorials. I used it my upcoming O'Reilly book- use weather to predict air quality at the street level: https://github.com/featurestorebook/mlfs-book/ https://github.com/featurestorebook/mlfs-book/
slenk 1y ago
I use that in HomeAssistant. Love it!
dejobaan 1y ago
This is fantastic; thank you for it. The "try the API" page is also excellent!
- geoka9 1y ago
  So true, it is so awesome. I've just replaced my weather network bookmark with the open-meteo's "API Response" chart. I hope open-meteo doesn't mind :)
jasonthorsness 1y ago
Awesome, I will change https://weather.bingo https://weather.bingo to use this service; the previous paid API I used was too expensive to justify given I was the only real user :P.
- jasonthorsness 1y ago
  Claude Code made short work of converting to Open Meteo and https://weather.bingo https://weather.bingo is BACK! great service, thanks!
RebeccaTheDev 1y ago
Just wanted to say thank you for this service. I have a little homebrew clock I build from a Raspberry Pi and a small display in my bathroom. Below the time, it displays the weather forecast for the day so I know how to dress. That little clock has become an essential piece of my morning routine. I switched to Open Meteo a few months ago when the previous API I was using quit working. It's been rock solid and such a nice user experience compared to everything else I tried.
nox_pp 1y ago
Have been meaning to look into OpenMeteo for https://luxweather.com https://luxweather.com We've been using OWM but the One Call API quickly gets pricey when traffic spikes.
selecsosi 1y ago
Just wanted to say, seeing you in the wild, thank you very much for the hard work you do on OpenMeteo. Picked up a commercial license about 3 months ago, service is amazing and have been using it for helping to provide runtime data analysis and anomaly detection for smart home thermostats.

wuyishan 1y ago

I've recently found https://open-meteo.com/ https://open-meteo.com/ - maybe that ticks some of the boxes?

Ueland 1y ago

The Norwegian MET does, https://api.met.no/ https://api.met.no/ They also provide yr.no which is widely used worldwide.

theshrike79 1y ago
I think yr.no is the default source for Home Assistant

klinquist 1y ago

https://pirateweather.net/en/latest/ https://pirateweather.net/en/latest/

theshrike79 1y ago

Openweathermap works: https://openweathermap.org/price https://openweathermap.org/price I've been using their free (2.5?) API for a while and just last week moved on to the paid-but-with-free-tier 3.0 API for more info. You just need to put in your credit card (most likely to prove you're an actual human being) and that'll net you 1000 requests per day for free. Then go into the settings and set a hard limit at 999 and you'll never get billed. If whatever you're doing needs to get weather data more often than once per minute, start charging for it or cache data on your end more aggressively to not hit the limit.