EPA UV Index Forecast Scraper (Envirofacts)
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EPA UV Index Forecast Scraper (Envirofacts)
Hourly UV index forecast and daily peak UV by U.S. ZIP code from the EPA Envirofacts SunWise UV Index API.
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EPA UV Index Forecast Scraper
Fetch official hourly and daily UV index forecasts for any U.S. ZIP code straight from the EPA Envirofacts SunWise API. Perfect for weather apps, outdoor recreation platforms, sunscreen and skincare brands, agriculture, occupational safety, and health-tech.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency partners with the National Weather Service to publish official UV index forecasts. This Actor wraps the Envirofacts UV endpoints and returns clean, structured records — no API key required.
What you get
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
zip | 5-digit U.S. ZIP code |
city / state | Locality lookup |
forecastType | hourly or daily |
dateTime | Forecast hour or date |
uvValue | UV Index (0–11+) |
uvAlert | EPA UV alert flag (daily mode) |
fetchedAtUtc | When the forecast was pulled |
How to scrape EPA UV Index data
- Open the Actor and provide an array of ZIP Codes — defaults to a national sample.
- Pick a Forecast Mode:
hourly— 24-hour-by-hour UV forecast (~24 records per ZIP).daily— single peak UV reading and alert flag (~1 record per ZIP).both— return both.
- Click Start. Each ZIP costs one HTTP request per mode.
Use cases
- Skincare / sunscreen e-commerce — Trigger localized push notifications on high-UV days.
- Outdoor recreation — Surface UV warnings in hiking, beach, and golf apps.
- Occupational safety — Daily UV briefings for construction, agriculture, lifeguards.
- Insurance / health-tech — Personalized sun-exposure risk modeling.
- Wearables — Pair with location to enrich UV-exposure data.
Pricing
Priced at $0.003 per result. A 50-ZIP daily run costs about $0.15 plus Apify compute.
Input example
{"zipCodes": ["10001", "90210", "60601", "33101", "75201"],"mode": "hourly"}
Output example
{"zip": "10001","city": "New York","state": "NY","forecastType": "hourly","dateTime": "May/15/2026 12 PM","uvValue": 7}
Related Actors
- Open-Meteo Weather Scraper — full weather forecast pairing.
- NWS Weather Alerts Scraper — official severe-weather alerts.
- NDBC Marine Buoy Scraper — ocean conditions.
FAQ
Do I need an API key? No — the EPA Envirofacts SunWise API is public.
How fresh is the data? Forecasts refresh daily from the National Weather Service.
Can I batch hundreds of ZIPs? Yes. The Actor calls each ZIP sequentially; throughput is roughly 60 ZIPs per minute.
Legal
Data is provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under federal open-data policy. No authentication is bypassed. Users should comply with EPA Envirofacts terms.
Support: bciccarelli6@gmail.com