🌦️ Weather MCP Server — Live Conditions, Forecasts & Historical Weather for AI Agents

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for global weather data. Live conditions, hourly + daily forecasts, severe-weather alerts, and historical observations — surfaced as MCP tools for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, and any MCP-compatible agent. Built as a drop-in alternative to OpenWeather paid tiers, Weather.com API (partner-only), AccuWeather Enterprise, and the deprecated Dark Sky API for AI-agent workflows.

Why Weather MCP Beats OpenWeather, Weather.com API, AccuWeather Enterprise & Generic LLMs

Feature	NexGenData Weather MCP	OpenWeather Paid	Weather.com API	AccuWeather Enterprise	Generic LLM (no tools)
Cost	$0.002 / event, pay-per-event	$40+ / month base	Partner-only contract	$$$$ enterprise	Free (no live weather)
MCP-native	Yes — Claude / Cursor / Cline	No	No	No	No tools
Live conditions	Yes — global	Yes	Partner-only	Yes	Hallucinated
Hourly + daily forecasts	Yes (7-day default)	Yes	Yes	Yes	None
Severe-weather alerts	Yes	Plan-gated	Plan-gated	Yes	None
Historical observations	Yes	Plan-gated	Plan-gated	Plan-gated	Stale
AI-agent integration	Native MCP — any client	Build it yourself	Build it yourself	Build it yourself	N/A
Auth	Apify token	API key + plan	Partner approval	Account manager	None
Monthly minimum	None	$40+	$$$	$$$$	None

Most product teams pick this MCP server because it is cheaper than OpenWeather paid tiers for ad-hoc agent traffic, the only MCP-native alternative to the closed Weather.com partner API, and ships live weather data that base Claude / GPT-4 cannot fetch (it doesn't know if it's raining in your city right now). A travel agent answers "should I move my Lisbon trip to next week given the forecast?" with verified live data.

Tools Exposed via MCP

• get_current_weather — temp, conditions, humidity, wind for any lat/lon or city
• get_hourly_forecast — 24-48h ahead, hour-by-hour
• get_daily_forecast — 7-10 day outlook
• get_severe_alerts — active warnings, watches, advisories
• get_historical_observations — daily highs / lows / precip going back years
• search_locations — geocoding from city name to lat/lon
• get_air_quality — AQI + pollutant breakdown where available

Use Cases

• Travel-planning AI agents — multi-day forecast for itinerary cross-check
• Delivery / logistics agents — route weather-aware rerouting decisions
• Insurance underwriting — historical storm-data lookups for claim validation
• Outdoor-event planning — auto-flag risky forecast windows for ops teams
• Agriculture / agritech — frost / heat-wave alerts driving irrigation logic
• Energy demand forecasting — temperature-driven load predictions
• Real-estate buyer tools — climate / weather summaries by ZIP for relocation

Connect to Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nexgendata-weather": {
      "url": "https://nexgendata--weather-mcp-server.apify.actor/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Quick Start (Python)

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("nexgendata/weather-mcp-server").call(run_input={
    "tool": "get_daily_forecast",
    "params": {"city": "Lisbon", "days": 7}
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Pricing — Pay Per Tool Call

• Actor start: $0.0001
• Tool call: $0.0020

A daily 50-city dashboard refresh = $0.10/day. No monthly minimum.

Related NexGenData MCP Servers

Use case	Actor
Travel MCP (Airbnb + Booking + TripAdvisor)	travel-mcp-server
Google Maps MCP (places + directions)	google-maps-mcp-server
News MCP (weather-driven news + advisories)	news-mcp-server
Real estate MCP (climate-aware buyer search)	real-estate-mcp-server
Sports data MCP (weather-affected outdoor events)	sports-mcp-server
Social content MCP (storm-coverage chatter)	social-content-mcp-server
Web-scraping MCP (alt weather sources)	web-scraping-mcp-server
Reddit MCP (local weather subreddits)	reddit-mcp-server
26-server gateway (weather + 25 more)	enterprise-mcp-gateway
Premium B2B data MCP	premium-data-mcp-server

FAQ

Q: What sources back the weather data? A: A blend of public NWS / NOAA feeds, OpenWeather, and Open-Meteo, with automated source-failover when one upstream lags.

Q: How fresh are observations? A: Live conditions update every 10-15 minutes; forecasts refresh hourly upstream.

Q: Does it cover non-US regions? A: Yes — global coverage. Resolution is best in North America and Europe; long-tail / small-island accuracy varies by upstream model.

Q: Severe-weather alerts — are they NWS-grade? A: For the US, alerts come from the official NWS feed. International alerts are sourced from national met services where available.

Q: How far back does history go? A: 30+ years for daily aggregates at most populated locations; depends on station coverage.

Q: Is the Open-Meteo source-of-truth? A: Open-Meteo is one fallback. The actor blends sources and picks the freshest answer per query.

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How NexGenData Pricing Works

Every NexGenData actor uses pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for results that actually land in your dataset. No monthly minimum, no seat fees, no surprise overage bills.

• Actor Start: a single-event charge each time you spin the actor up (scaled to memory size)
• Result / tool call: charged per item written to the default dataset or per MCP tool call
• No charge for retries, internal proxy rotation, or failed sub-requests — those are absorbed by the platform

Apify Platform Bonus

New to Apify? Sign up with the NexGenData referral link — you get free platform credits on signup (enough for several thousand free results) and you help fund the maintenance of this actor fleet.

Integration Surface

Every actor in the NexGenData catalog can be triggered from:

• Apify console — point-and-click run
• Apify API — REST + webhooks
• Apify Python / JS SDKs — programmatic batch
• Zapier, Make.com, n8n — official integrations
• MCP — many actors are exposed as MCP tools for Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor agents
• Schedules — built-in cron for daily / weekly / monthly runs
• Webhooks — POST results to any HTTPS endpoint on dataset write

Support

NexGenData maintains 260+ Apify actors and ships updates regularly. Bug reports via the Apify console issues tab get a response within 24 hours. Roadmap requests are welcome — high-demand features ship in the next version.

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