

The Stormglass API offers global high-resolution weather forecasts directly from the world’s most trusted meteorological institutions. Pricing: Details on pricing can be found here. Many big-name brands, like Uber, Ford, and Google Cloud use Tomorrow.io within their applications. What’s unique about Tomorrow.io is it utilizes unique sensing technologies, including cell towers, to widen the scope of data ingestion. It has temporal and historical data going back to 1997. Tomorrow.io’s Weather API offers global support and returns hyper-local weather data for weather types, moon phases, air quality and pollen indexes, and fire risks. Next up on our list is Tomorrow.io (previously ClimaCell). OpenWeatherMap charges historical weather data separately. Developers can purchase additional calls with one of four plans, which also unlocks access to extended-range forecasts and advanced weather maps. Pricing: Free current weather and forecast data for up to 60 calls per minute. However, free data is only updated every two hours, and some criticize the service’s accuracy. The Creative Commons Share-Alike licenses on all retrieved weather maps may prove particularly useful for developers looking to build their map-based interfaces. The API’s generous free plan allows users up to 60 calls per minute, including access to current weather data, forecasts, and weather maps. OpenWeatherMap is one of the most popular choices for accessing high volumes of free weather data. Our updated list reflects some new additions since Apple’s acquisition of the popular Dark Sky API in 2020. While there are quite a few choices out there for weather APIs, it’s difficult to find the features you need at a price that works for you… even if that price is zero! As a result, we’ve compiled a list of six of the web’s best weather APIs - some free and some paid - to use in your application. If your application has anything to do with leaving the house, there’s a good chance that weather data is one piece of the development puzzle. We compare some web APIs that add weather data into your app
