🌦️ NOAA Weather Scraper

Whether you're building a weather alert system, planning outdoor events, or researching weather station coverage, this tool makes it easy to collect structured weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for any location in the United States.

The NOAA Weather Scraper collects active weather alerts, detailed forecasts, and weather station data across all U.S. states. Get severity levels, temperature forecasts, wind conditions, precipitation probabilities, and station locations.

✨ What Does It Do

• 🚨 Active weather alerts - collect current weather warnings, watches, and advisories for any U.S. state with severity, urgency, and instructions
• 🌡️ Detailed forecasts - get multi-day weather forecasts for any location with temperature, wind, and precipitation data
• 📡 Weather stations - list all weather observation stations in a state with coordinates, elevation, and zone information
• 🗺️ State-level coverage - query alerts and stations by U.S. state code (CA, TX, NY, etc.)
• 📍 Coordinate-based forecasts - get precise forecasts for any latitude/longitude in the United States

🔧 Input

• Mode - choose what type of weather data to collect (Active Weather Alerts, Weather Forecast, or Weather Stations)
• Max Items - how many records to collect (free users get 10 items, paid users up to 1,000,000)
• State - U.S. state code for alerts and stations modes (e.g., TX, CA, NY)
• Latitude - latitude for forecast mode (e.g., 38.8894)
• Longitude - longitude for forecast mode (e.g., -77.0352)

{
    "mode": "alerts",
    "state": "TX",
    "maxItems": 50
}

📊 Output

Each record includes data fields specific to the selected mode. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Weather Alerts:

Field	Description
🆔 id	Unique alert identifier
📍 areaDesc	Affected geographic area
🚨 severity	Severity level (Extreme, Severe, Moderate, Minor)
⚡ urgency	Urgency (Immediate, Expected, Future)
🎯 certainty	Certainty (Observed, Likely, Possible)
🌪️ event	Type of weather event (Tornado Warning, Flood Watch, etc.)
📋 headline	Alert headline summary
📝 description	Full alert description
📖 instruction	Safety instructions
🕐 onset	When the event begins
⏰ expires	When the alert expires
🕐 scrapedAt	Timestamp when the data was collected

{
    "id": "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.abc123",
    "areaDesc": "Harris County; Fort Bend County",
    "severity": "Severe",
    "certainty": "Likely",
    "urgency": "Expected",
    "event": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning",
    "headline": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Harris County",
    "description": "A severe thunderstorm was located near downtown Houston...",
    "instruction": "Move to an interior room on the lowest floor...",
    "onset": "2026-04-09T15:00:00-05:00",
    "expires": "2026-04-09T18:00:00-05:00",
    "senderName": "NWS Houston TX",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Weather Forecast:

{
    "number": 1,
    "name": "Tonight",
    "startTime": "2026-04-09T18:00:00-05:00",
    "endTime": "2026-04-10T06:00:00-05:00",
    "temperature": 68,
    "temperatureUnit": "F",
    "probabilityOfPrecipitation": 20,
    "windSpeed": "10 mph",
    "windDirection": "S",
    "shortForecast": "Partly Cloudy",
    "detailedForecast": "Partly cloudy, with a low around 68...",
    "isDaytime": false,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

💎 Why Choose the NOAA Weather Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual Weather Lookup
Batch collection	✅ All alerts for a state	❌ Check one location at a time
Multiple data types	✅ Alerts, forecasts, stations	❌ Navigate each separately
All U.S. states	✅ Any state code	⚠️ Limited search options
Structured output	✅ JSON, CSV, Excel	❌ Web pages only
Automated scheduling	✅ Hourly/daily monitoring	❌ Manual visits
Station metadata	✅ Coordinates, elevation, zones	⚠️ Buried in details

📋 How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - select the mode (alerts, forecast, or stations) and provide the location
3. Run It - click "Start" and get structured weather data in seconds

No coding, no setup, no manual browsing required.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 🚨 Emergency management - monitor severe weather alerts across multiple states for disaster preparedness and response
• 🏗️ Construction companies - check forecasts before scheduling outdoor work to avoid costly weather delays
• 🚛 Logistics and shipping - track weather conditions along transportation routes to plan safe deliveries
• 🌾 Agriculture - monitor weather alerts and forecasts for farming regions to protect crops and schedule operations
• 📊 Insurance companies - collect historical weather alert data for risk assessment and claims analysis
• 🎪 Event planners - check detailed forecasts before scheduling outdoor events and festivals

🔗 Integrate NOAA Weather Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate weather monitoring workflows
• Zapier - Get alerts when severe weather is detected
• Slack - Get notified in your team channel
• Google Drive - Export weather data to spreadsheets
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when runs complete

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service, or any government agency. It accesses only publicly available data.