forecast.weather.gov API: get_observations
forecast.weather.gov via Parse · weather
Get multiple recent weather observations for a station. Returns an array of observation objects ordered from most recent to oldest. Supports a limit parameter to control how many observations are returned (capped at 100). The response includes a next_cursor URL for fetching additional pages. Public API for retrieving current and historical weather observation data from NWS weather stations. Provides detailed metrics including temperature, humidity, wind, pressure, and precipitation. Fulfilled by Parse from forecast.weather.gov.
- forecast-weather-gov
- government-public
- maps-geo
- parse
- platform-key
- weather
Price and execution
- Price
- $0.02 USD credits / call
- Trust tier
- Verified
- Execution
- Managed call
- Capability group
- weather
Interface snapshot
- Protocol
- HTTP operation
- Operation
- GET /scraper/32ca19b7-5cd6-46e6-b430-cfd18657b011/get_observations
- Interface artifact
- sha256:2fb2acf3b3ccd42e820d9ba279f06c8818b418c159e0fbb510454a39bb302151
- Manifest digest
- sha256:2879cb7a734edc118dc17fd4766d20063b552a4ea0dfebc7c4c06992080604dd
Request fields
- limit (integer): Maximum number of observations to return. Capped at 100.
- station_id (string): NWS station identifier, a 4-character ICAO code (e.g. KATT, KDFW, KHOU, KJFK). Thousands of stations exist across the US.
Example queries
- {"limit":"5","station_id":"KDFW"}