Weather Observations API
The WxData™ Weather Observations API provides direct access to current and 18 month historical rolling archive of U.S. observational weather data. The API returns XML, JSON, or CSV (downloadable spreadsheet) based weather elements such as location, weather type, temperature, wind, dew point, and more. For a list of all weather elements click here.
This API solution is extremely easy to use, highly reliable, accurate, with self-service access through an online shopping cart. Sign-up today.
What locations are supported?
This service covers all 50 U.S. States. You may have heard the saying "weather is local"? Well it is and we have you covered. WxData™ monitors over 2000 official U.S weather observing stations located at nearly every airport across the county and automatically selects the nearest reporting station when latitude/longitude location is used. This translates into excellent coverage to meet your need for this type of weather data.
To view a map of actively monitored weather observing stations you can access with this API click here
What weather elements are included?
In your API call you can filter on these elements::
- location
- date range
- Weather conditions
- Surface temperature
- Dew point
- Heat index
- Wind chill
- Wind
- Wind gust
- Wind direction
- Visibility
- Relative Humidity
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Precipitation
- Units (Imperial / U.S. Standard or Metric)
How do I format and use this API?
To learn more about how to make the API call, examples of filters, and more click here.
Our weather API is currently used worldwide by users to feed their apps, services, and mission with reliable weather data.