National Weather Service

aid: national-weather-service
name: National Weather Service
description: >-
  The National Weather Service (NWS) is a government agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  (NOAA) that is responsible for providing weather forecasts, warnings, and other meteorological information to the
  public, government agencies, and private industries.
type: Index
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/national-weather-service/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Forecasting
  - Weather
apis:
  - aid: national-weather-service:national-weather-service-api
    name: National Weather Service API
    tags:
      - Forecasting
      - Weather
    humanURL: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api
    baseURL: https://api.weather.gov/
    properties:
      - url: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://api.weather.gov/openapi.json
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: openapi/national-weather-service-openapi.json
        type: OpenAPI
    description: >-
      The National Weather Service API allows developers access to critical forecasts, alerts, and observations, along
      with other weather data. The API is designed with a cache-friendly approach and based on JSON-LD to promote
      machine data discovery.
common:
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/weather-gov
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/noaa-nws
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.weather.gov/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com