Weather — entry 003 of 31

AccuWeather

Verified Jul 2026

AccuWeather's developer platform covers location lookup, current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, severe weather alerts, lifestyle indices, and tropical cyclone tracking via a REST API authenticated with a bearer API key. A separately billed MinuteCast product adds minute-by-minute precipitation nowcasting for the next two hours.

forecastalertsindicesminutecastcurrent-conditions
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSUnknownNot documented — test from the browser before relying on it.
PricingMeteredBilled per request beyond a limited free quota.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score69out of 100
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing11/20Metered / usage-based pricing
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Scored 69 on greatapis.com
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Auth quickstart

  1. Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
  2. Send it on every request as a headerAuthorization: <key>
  3. The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored

Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.