Xweather
Xweather, a Vaisala company, provides weather data APIs delivering science-backed, hyper-local weather intelligence for operational applications. The Xweather Weather API exposes current conditions, forecasts, severe weather alerts, lightning data, air quality, observations, wildfire information, tropical cyclone tracks, and maritime weather through a single REST API. Authentication uses a client_id and client_secret passed as query parameters or HTTP headers.
Xweather publishes 9 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Air Quality API, Alerts API, Conditions API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Air Quality, Company, Data, Forecast, and Lightning.
The Xweather catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Xweather’s developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, documentation, API reference, signup flow, pricing, code examples, and 28 more developer resources.
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
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| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather and Climate Data | undeclared | - | 1 | - |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
Standards implemented 1
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 9
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Xweather Air Quality API
Air quality index and pollutant data
Xweather Alerts API
Severe weather alerts and warnings
Xweather Conditions API
Current and historical weather conditions
Xweather Fires API
Wildfire data
Xweather Forecasts API
Weather forecasts
Xweather Lightning API
Lightning strike data and nowcasts
Xweather Maritime API
Marine and ocean weather data
Xweather Observations API
Weather station observations
Xweather Tropical API
Tropical cyclone and hurricane data
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Open Collections 10
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Xweather Weather Air Quality API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather Air Quality Alerts API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather Air Quality Conditions API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather Air Quality Fires API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather Air Quality Forecasts API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather Air Quality Lightning API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather Air Quality Maritime API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather Air Quality Observations API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather Air Quality Tropical API
OPEN COLLECTIONXweather Weather API
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Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Xweather Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Xweather Finops
FINOPSFeatures 9
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Real-Time Conditions
Current surface weather observations for any location worldwide.
Hourly and Daily Forecasts
Forecast records out to 15 days with hourly and daily granularity.
Severe Weather Alerts
Government-issued alerts, watches, and warnings with severity, urgency, and certainty.
Global Lightning Network
Cloud-to-ground and in-cloud lightning strike data from Vaisala's global detection network.
Lightning Threat Nowcast
Probabilistic short-term lightning threat used to drive stop-work and all-clear automation.
Air Quality
AQI values, primary pollutant, and detailed pollutant breakdowns for monitoring and reporting.
Maritime Weather
Marine weather including waves, swell, sea-surface temperature, and sea state.
Wildfire Data
Active wildfire incident records and perimeters for situational awareness.
Tropical Cyclones
Active tropical cyclone tracks, intensity, and forecast cones.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Xweather Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Xweather — jsonschema rules
SPECTRALXweather API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 17
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
AirQualityObservation
JSON SCHEMAAirQualityResponse
JSON SCHEMAAlert
JSON SCHEMAAlertsResponse
JSON SCHEMAConditionsObservation
JSON SCHEMAConditionsRecord
JSON SCHEMAConditionsResponse
JSON SCHEMAFiresResponse
JSON SCHEMAForecastPeriod
JSON SCHEMAForecastsResponse
JSON SCHEMALightningResponse
JSON SCHEMALightningStrike
JSON SCHEMALightningThreatsResponse
JSON SCHEMALocation
JSON SCHEMAMaritimeResponse
JSON SCHEMAObservationsResponse
JSON SCHEMATropicalCyclonesResponse
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JSON Structure 1
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Xweather Weather Api Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExamples 7
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Xweather Get Alerts Example
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Security Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 7
What developers build with this provider.
Construction Lightning Safety
Automatically pause and resume outdoor construction work using lightning threat nowcasts.
Aviation Ground Operations
Drive ramp closures and re-openings around lightning, severe weather, and visibility thresholds.
Outdoor Sports and Events
Manage stadium and event evacuations and re-entries based on lightning and severe weather.
Energy and Utilities
Plan grid operations, crew dispatch, and storm restoration around forecasts and alerts.
Logistics and Routing
Optimize routing and dispatch decisions using maritime, road weather, and severe weather feeds.
Insurance and Risk
Use historical and real-time storm and lightning data for claims and underwriting.
Environmental Reporting
Aggregate AQI and pollutant feeds for ESG and regulatory reporting.
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Integrations 4
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
AerisWeather Mapping
Tile and overlay services for visualizing Xweather data on web and mobile maps.
Vaisala Lightning Network
Underlying global lightning detection infrastructure feeding the Xweather lightning APIs.
Common Alerting Protocol
Severe-weather alert payloads align with CAP severity, urgency, and certainty fields.
METAR
Surface observations are derived from the international METAR observation standard.
Resources
Get Started 1
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 9
Reference material describing how the API behaves
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Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 4
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 8
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 5
The organization behind the API
Source (apis.yml)
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