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The most detailed, complete and accurate collection of weather data available.

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Quick start
Global
3.5 million+ locations
Frequency
Minute-by-Minute™ precipitation, hourly, and daily forecasts
Scale
Tens of billions of API calls per day

Explore 250+ weather data parameters

Integrate AccuWeather's API to receive proven Superior Accuracy™ and hyper-local precision, backed by our multi-layered caching infrastructure for fast, reliable service.

Lightning
Get historical and current lightning strike data from the AccuWeather Lightning Network™. Available for early access.
MinuteCast®
Hyperlocal minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts pinpointed to an exact latitude and longitude in 210 countries and territories.
Forecast
Get daily and hourly forecasts for 70+ parameters including RealFeel® temperature, detailed forecast descriptions, and precipitation probabilities.
Current Conditions
Get current and historical conditions for the last 24 hours on key data like temperature, precipitation, UV index, relative humidity, and wind speeds.
Location
Lookup specific locations by keyword search, points of interest, or latitude and longitude.
Alerts
Get global severe weather alerts from official government meteorological agencies and leading global weather alert providers.
Lifestyle Indices
Lookup 50+ lifestyle indices such as AccuLumen Brightness Index™, skin care, and allergen forecasts.
Tropical
Return active and historical government-issued tropical cyclone information including current and forecast conditions like storm position and wind speed.
Alarms
Receive alarms when certain forecast values exceed thresholds for rain, snow, ice, sustained wind, and thunderstorm probability.
Imagery Maps
Return radar and satellite images for a specific location in various resolutions.

Fetch your first forecast

Call the Core Weather API with a single request. Swap in your API key and location key to get started.

What you can build

  • Hyper-local rain notifications powered by MinuteCast®.
  • Travel and events planning with reliable hourly forecasts.
  • Energy, logistics, and retail use-cases with indices & alerts.
  • Dashboards with real-time conditions and radar images.
  • Reliable home automation triggers using current conditions and forecasts.

Questions? Check out the FAQs

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Hyper-local forecasts, powerful alerts, and developer-first docs.

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TypeScriptQuick start - daily forecast
// Daily forecast for New York, NY using location key 349727 const options = { method: 'GET', headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${API_KEY}`, } }; fetch( 'https://dataservice.accuweather.com/forecasts/v1/daily/1day/349727', options ) .then(response => response.json()) .then(response => console.log(response)) .catch(err => console.error(err));