Weather
Local weather forecasts
Get the latest weather forecast for your location, no matter where you are in the world. Make the most of the your day with accurate weather forecasts, severe weather alerts and advisories.
Weather API
The Newshound Weather API is based on the REST API architecture. It would be familiar to those who have used the Dark Sky API in the past.
API Request
An API request would be made with an API key and the location's latitude and longitude.
curl --request GET
--url 'https://api.newshound.co/v1/weather/forecast/API_KEY/LAT,LONG'
--header 'accept: application/json'
Here is an example for the city of Mountain View, California (latitude 37.4175°N and longitude -122.0704°W).
curl --request GET
--url 'https://api.newshound.co/v1/weather/forecast/API_KEY/37.4175,-122.0704'
--header 'accept: application/json'
API Response
The Newshound Weather API response is in JSON format. Here is a real example for the city of Mountain View, California on a rainy day when severe weather was forecast for the region.
{
"latitude": 37.4175,
"longitude": -122.0704,
"timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
"currently": {
"time": 1706770800,
"summary": "Rain",
"icon": "rain",
"nearestStormDistance": 169,
"nearestStormBearing": 347,
"precipIntensity": 0.026,
"precipProbability": 1,
"precipIntensityError": 0.06,
"precipType": "rain",
"temperature": 53.78,
"apparentTemperature": 57.36,
"dewPoint": 52.66,
"humidity": 0.95,
"pressure": 1003.8,
"windSpeed": 2.4,
"windGust": 7.4,
"windBearing": 234,
"cloudCover": 1,
"uvIndex": 0,
"visibility": 7.64,
"ozone": 322.75
},
"alerts": [
{
"title": "Flood Watch issued January 31 at 9:23PM PST until February 2 at 4:00AM PST by NWS San Francisco CA",
"regions": [
"San Francisco",
" Marin Coastal Range",
" Sonoma Coastal Range",
" North Bay Interior Mountains",
" Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore",
" North Bay Interior Valleys",
" San Francisco Bay Shoreline",
" San Fransisco Peninsula Coast",
" East Bay Interior Valleys",
" Santa Cruz Mountains",
" Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose",
" Eastern Santa Clara Hills",
" East Bay Hills",
" Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio",
" Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest",
" Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park",
" Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley",
" Northern Monterey Bay",
" Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast"
],
"severity": "Severe",
"time": 1706764980,
"expires": 1706875200,
"description": "* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and northern California, including the following areas, in central California, Mountains of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County including Pinnacles National Park, Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast and Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio. In northern California, Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, East Bay Hills, East Bay Interior Valleys, Eastern Santa Clara Hills, Marin Coastal Range, North Bay Interior Mountains, North Bay Interior Valleys, Northern Monterey Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Shoreline, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, Santa Cruz Mountains and Sonoma Coastal Range. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall will bring the potential for moderate to rapid rises along area rivers, streams, and creeks across the region. This could result in nuisance as well as minor flooding. Although many sites are forecast to remain below flood stage, several locations may reach and exceed flood stage across the region. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood",
"uri": "https://alerts-v2.weather.gov/#/?id=urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5fa84bd603bbd4ce2eb878fdd33f9ff51c964bb8.001.1"
},
{
"title": "Wind Advisory issued January 31 at 2:47PM PST until February 1 at 4:00AM PST by NWS San Francisco CA",
"regions": [
"San Francisco",
" San Francisco Bay Shoreline",
" East Bay Interior Valleys",
" Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose",
" Eastern Santa Clara Hills",
" Northern Monterey Bay"
],
"severity": "Moderate",
"time": 1706741220,
"expires": 1706788800,
"description": "* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Shoreline, East Bay Interior Valleys, Santa Clara Valley, Eastern Santa Clara Hills, and Northern Monterey Bay. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.",
"uri": "https://alerts-v2.weather.gov/#/?id=urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.99c3b78b1590c2ce3c9ad6350c4c2da1c99fa53f.005.1"
},
{
"title": "Flood Advisory issued January 31 at 10:06PM PST until February 1 at 3:00AM PST by NWS San Francisco CA",
"regions": [
"Alameda, CA",
" San Mateo, CA",
" Santa Clara, CA",
" Santa Cruz, CA"
],
"severity": "Minor",
"time": 1706767560,
"expires": 1706785200,
"description": "* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of northern California, including the following counties, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. * WHEN...Until 300 AM PST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. River or stream flows are elevated. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1004 PM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain expected to continue over the next few hours. This is causing urban and small stream flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... San Jose, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Leandro, Redwood City, Mountain View, Union City, Milpitas, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz, Cupertino, Newark, Campbell, Pacifica, Menlo Park, Foster City and Saratoga. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood",
"uri": "https://alerts-v2.weather.gov/#/?id=urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.fbeeb6ad9dc828df5ba750b081f57da0fb170f47.001.1"
}
],
"flags": {
"sources": [
"noaa",
],
"nearest-station": 0,
"units": "us",
},
"offset": -7
}
Weather API Pricing
License: For personal, non-commercial use like a student project, home automation, etc.
Pricing: Free
API access: 1 API request per minute with a maximum of 1,000 calls a day.
Get started: If email verification is successfully completed, API access is immediately enabled.
Sample Use and Pricing: A personal project to get the local weather forecast for where you live.
1 location, single API call per hour = 1 * 24 calls a day = 24 calls a day
Level 1 Billing: 24 calls a day < 1,000 free calls a day = $0 per day = $0 per month
License: For commercial use by a small business.
Pricing: Flat fee of $9 a month + API usage.
API access: 60 API requests per minute with a maximum of 86,400 API calls a day. First 1,400 calls in a day are free. Any calls above that are metered at $0.0001 (one hundredth of one cent) per call.
Get started: Company data needs to be on file: name, physical address, corporate email address, name of developer, title / role. If email verification and company credit card verification are successfully completed, full access is immediately enabled. Monthly invoice billing option available for payment by ACH. Customer support available on email. Email sent every month detailing the amount of usage. Choose the frequency at which you receive the email (daily / weekly / monthly) and the person who receives it.
Sample Use and Pricing: A smartphone weather app to get the global weather forecast in order to server app users all over the world.
Multiple locations, 10,000 API calls a day
Level 2 Daily Charges for API Usage: 1,400 free calls a day + 8,600 paid calls at $0.0001 per call = $0 + $0.86 per day
Level 2 Monthly Billing: $9 flat fee per month for license + API usage charges: $9 + ($0.86 per day * 30 days per month) = $9 + $25.80 per month = $34.80 per month
Level 2 Maximum Monthly Billing: $9 flat fee per month for license + API usage charges: $9 + 86,400 calls a day => $9 + ((1,400 free calls per day + 85,000 paid calls at $0.0001 per call) * 30 days per month) = $9 + (($0 + $8.50 per day) * 30 days per month)) + $9 + $255.00 per month = $264.00 per month
License: For commercial use by a large enterprise.
Pricing: Flat fee of $100 a month + API usage.
API access: There is no rate limiting. First 2,400 calls in a day are free. Any calls above that are metered at $0.0001 (one hundredth of one cent) per call. Grouped API calls are possible so that weather data for multiple locations can be requested in a single API call.
Get started: Company data needs to be on file: name, physical address, corporate email address, name of developer, title / role. If email verification and company credit card verification are successfully completed, full access is immediately enabled. Monthly invoice billing option available for payment by ACH. Customer support available on email. Email sent every month detailing the amount of usage. Choose the frequency at which you receive the email (daily / weekly / monthly) and the person who receives it.
Sample Use and Pricing: Robotic Agriculture in the field where each robot makes 100,000 API calls a day.
Per robot: Multiple locations, 100,000 API calls a day
Level 3 Daily Charges for API Usage: 2,400 free calls a day + 97,600 paid calls at $0.0001 per call = $0 + $9.76 per day
Level 3 Monthly Billing: $100 flat fee per month for license + API usage charges: $100 + ($9.76 per day * 30 days per month) = $100 + $292.80 per month = $392.80 per month