WeatherAPI

About WeatherAPI

WeatherAPI provides a JSON and XML API for real-time, forecasted, historical, and future weather data, along with geolocation-related endpoints. It covers current conditions, 14-day daily, hourly, and 15-minute interval forecasts, future weather predictions up to 365 days ahead, and hourly historical weather data from 2010 onward, for locations worldwide. Additional endpoints cover marine weather, astronomy, solar irradiance, air quality, pollen, evapotranspiration, IP lookup, time zone, sports, currency conversion, and mapping.

The service is aimed at developers integrating weather and location data into applications, offering bulk request support and documentation for both commercial and non-commercial use. Data is sourced from global weather stations and high-resolution local weather models, with automated model selection described as using AI and machine learning.

Signup is free, with the ability to upgrade at any time and no long-term commitment required. The provider states an average API response time of 200 ms and 99.99% uptime, citing over 850,000 users worldwide.

Key features

• Real-time weather data with pollen and air quality from global weather stations
• 14-day forecast with daily, hourly, and 15-minute intervals
• Historical weather data from 2010 onwards and future forecasts up to 365 days ahead
• Marine weather, astronomy, and solar irradiance data
• Geolocation, IP lookup, time zone, sports, currency, and map APIs
• JSON and XML output with 200 ms average response time and bulk request support

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