Mountain Forecast Scraper

Scrape mountain weather forecasts from Mountain-Forecast.com. Extract multi-day weather data for 17,000+ mountain peaks across 120+ countries.

Features

• Search peaks by name using Mountain-Forecast.com's search API
• Basic metadata mode: peak name, elevation, coordinates, mountain range, difficulty
• Detailed forecast mode: multi-day period-by-period weather data (AM, PM, night)
• Temperature (max, min, wind chill), wind speed and direction
• Snowfall (cm), rainfall (mm), freezing level, cloud base
• Sunrise/sunset times, weather summaries
• Multiple elevation levels per peak
• Deduplication across search queries
• Pay-per-event pricing

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchQueries	string[]	Mountain/peak names to search. Examples: Everest, Mont Blanc, Kilimanjaro
maxListings	integer	Maximum peaks to scrape (default: 50, 0 = unlimited)
scrapeDetails	boolean	If true, fetches full multi-day forecast data. If false, returns basic peak metadata only. Default: false
proxyConfiguration	object	Optional proxy settings

Example Input

Quick metadata search

{
    "searchQueries": ["Everest", "K2", "Mont Blanc"],
    "maxListings": 10,
    "scrapeDetails": false
}

Full forecast data

{
    "searchQueries": ["Everest"],
    "maxListings": 5,
    "scrapeDetails": true
}

Output

Basic mode (scrapeDetails: false)

{
    "peakName": "Mount Everest",
    "elevation": 8850,
    "country": "Nepal",
    "countryIso": "NP",
    "region": "Greater Himalaya",
    "subRegion": "Central Nepal Himalaya",
    "latitude": 27.99,
    "longitude": 86.93,
    "difficulty": "Major Mountain Expedition",
    "bestMonths": "April, May",
    "convenientCenter": "Namche Bazar, Nepal",
    "url": "https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Everest",
    "searchQuery": "everest",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Detailed mode (scrapeDetails: true)

{
    "peakName": "Mount Everest",
    "elevation": 8850,
    "country": "Nepal",
    "latitude": 27.99,
    "longitude": 86.93,
    "currentTemp": -28,
    "windSpeed": 15,
    "windDirection": "WSW",
    "precipitation": 0,
    "snowfall": 0,
    "cloudCover": "clear",
    "freezingLevel": 4800,
    "elevationLevels": [8850, 8000, 7000, 6000, 5000, 4000],
    "summaries": [
        { "title": "Days 1-3 Weather Summary", "text": "A dusting of new snow..." }
    ],
    "forecast": [
        {
            "date": "2026-04-26",
            "dayName": "Saturday",
            "timePeriod": "AM",
            "weatherPhrase": "clear",
            "tempMaxC": -28,
            "tempMinC": -28,
            "windChillC": -38,
            "windSpeedKmh": 15,
            "windDirection": "WSW",
            "snowCm": 0,
            "rainMm": 0,
            "freezingLevelM": 4800,
            "cloudBaseM": null,
            "sunrise": "5:22",
            "sunset": null
        }
    ],
    "sunrise": "5:22",
    "sunset": "6:28",
    "url": "https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Everest/forecasts/8850",
    "searchQuery": "everest",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Forecast Periods

Each day includes up to 3 forecast periods:

• AM - Morning forecast
• PM - Afternoon forecast
• night - Overnight forecast

Typically 6 days of forecast data are available (18 time periods total).

Use Cases

• Mountaineering planning: Check summit conditions before a climb
• Ski resort monitoring: Track snow forecasts for multiple peaks
• Weather dashboards: Aggregate mountain weather across regions
• Research: Analyze weather patterns across mountain ranges
• Outdoor apps: Feed real-time mountain forecasts into your application
• Travel planning: Check conditions at popular hiking destinations

Notes

• Wind speed is in km/h, temperatures in Celsius, snow in cm, rain in mm, elevations in meters
• The elevationLevels array shows all available forecast altitudes for each peak
• Extended forecast data (days 4-7) may have limited availability for some peaks
• The search API returns both direct matches and nearby peaks

Cost

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged per mountain forecast result returned.