# Weather APIs - what's the best one (2022)?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-apis-whats-the-best-one-2022/69392
**Category:** General
**Created:** [21 October 2022 17:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-apis-whats-the-best-one-2022/69392 "2022-10-21T17:27:58Z")
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### Author:  [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)
#### Post date: [21 October 2022 17:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-apis-whats-the-best-one-2022/69392/1 "2022-10-21T17:27:58Z")
Hello all
- Darksky Weather API will close end of March 2023 ☹
- Apple announced their own new WeatherKit API on 7th June 2022
- This thread on NodeRED forum is interesting although no silver bullet answer: [Sustainable Weather API](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sustainable-weather-api/24095) - the posts are quite old now and I notice that at least one of the services mentioned (Climacel) was since bought out
Has anyone used WeatherKit yet? You need to be a member of Apple Developer Programme costing 99 USD annually, which gives you 500,000 calls/month for WeatherKit. That's over 11 calls per hour.
Assuming I don't want to join the developer programme, what is the best weather API to use, ideally achieving the below:
- free, providing at least 1 call per minute
- accurate location info for UK addresses
- 10 day forecast
- hourly rain probability (perhaps limited to 0-3 days)
- current weather
Thanks
Mat
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [21 October 2022 17:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-apis-whats-the-best-one-2022/69392/2 "2022-10-21T17:51:51Z")
If you can compromise on the 10 days forcast, have a look at [weatherapi.com](http://weatherapi.com) on the free tier, as discussed in this topic - [WeatherAPI com weather service](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weatherapi-com-weather-service/64216)
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [25 October 2022 11:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-apis-whats-the-best-one-2022/69392/3 "2022-10-25T11:39:38Z")
Be good if someone updated my table:
> [@Sustainable Weather API](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sustainable-weather-api/24095/42):
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> No, it is a pain. I got lucky by looking at the Stormglass API. smile I did some quick and dirty comparisons of the MetOffice, Norway MET and Climacall API data: UPDATED Added Climacell, Stormglass and OWM My Naming UK Met Office Norway MET Climacell - Nowcast Storm Glass Open Weather Map temperature screenTemperature air\_temperature temp airTemperature temp maxScreenAirTemp minScreenAirTemp dewpoint screenDewPointTemperature dew\_point\_temperature dewpoint dew\_point …
Of course, the "best" one is the one that gives you consistent results for wherever you want the forecast for. For areas like mine that are subject to very variable micro-conditions, that is challenging.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [24 December 2022 11:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weather-apis-whats-the-best-one-2022/69392/4 "2022-12-24T11:39:39Z")
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