Cloudy with a Change of APIs - Top Weather APIs

Weather APIs have come a long way. Today, Weather APIs give detailed information beyond just temperature, precipitation and humidity, but also UV index and pollution levels. Time series data lets you discover trends and patterns, and plan events based on weather conditions.

These APIs can also be a useful resource for disaster management, as some come with built-in alerting and notification mechanisms on a global scale. Here are my top weather APIs.

##The OpenWeatherMap API The OpenWeatherMap API was established in 2014 by a group of engineers and experts in big data, data processing, and satellite imagery processing. The API returns current weather, historical weather data, and forecast details.

Dark Sky API

The Dark Sky API is a robust API that provides comprehensive weather information about any place in the world. The API returns a wide range of details, including the current weather conditions, a minute-by-minute forecast for the next hour, an hour-by-hour forecast for the next 48 hours, and a day-by-day forecast for the next week.

The Weather API

The Weather API gives you access to lightning-fast data to meet all your needs for up-to-date weather information. With the API, you can get accurate historical, current, and forecast weather data about any location around the world.

The Simple Weather API

The Simple Weather API is an easy-to-use API for getting the current weather for several locations around the world. The API has made weather information easily accessible to everyone.

The Weather 2020 API

The Weather2020 API is a popular, long-range weather forecast API offering comprehensive forecasts of up to 12 weeks. It was developed by the famed meteorologist Gary Lezak. To enhance its accuracy, the API uses the powerful long range weather model technology known as the LRC.

Let me know what you think of the weather APIs in this list. Happy hacking!