# Xweather

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/xweather/  
**Website:** https://xweather.com  
**APIs profiled:** 9

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.

## Kin Score — 42.6 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 42.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 67.0 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 28.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (9)

- **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

## Agentic access (1)

- **Xweather Agentic Access** — 10 operations

## Security (2)

- **Xweather Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Xweather Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Xweather Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (7)

- **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.

## Tags

Air Quality, Company, Data, Forecast, Lightning, Maritime, Observations, Severe Weather, Weather

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/xweather/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.