API Catalog
Looking for a specific meteorological variable? Check out our Variables Reference.
Explore our range of weather APIs, categorized by their platform maturity.
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CORE Platform APIs
Modern standard APIs built on our latest infrastructure. Read the Maturity Model & Modernization Path for full definitions and our API Vision.
Nowcast API
A specialized API providing high-frequency, short-term forecasting based on real-time weather observations.
Spatial Coverage: Single points at active weather stations.
Temporal Range: 10-minute intervals up to a 6-hour forecast horizon.
Weather Stations API
Near real-time and recent observations from MetService's physical hardware network, including standard weather stations and road weather sensors.
Spatial Coverage: Point locations at active physical stations across New Zealand.
Temporal Range: 1-minute observations with up to 24 hours per query.
CLASSIC APIs
Stable, widely-used APIs slated to be modernized over time. Read the Maturity Model & Modernization Path for migration details.
Point Forecast API
General-purpose deterministic weather forecasting delivering atmospheric, hydrodynamic, and wave models.
Spatial Coverage: Any global latitude/longitude point or route.
Temporal Range: 7 days historical to a 10-day forecast horizon.
Aviation API
Specialized meteorological feeds designed for flight planning, take-off, and real-time cockpit decisions.
Spatial Coverage: Global aerodromes (airports) and flight corridors.
Temporal Range: Real-time METAR observations and short-horizon TAF forecasts.
Lightning API
Real-time and historical lightning strike data.
Spatial Coverage: Global lightning strike locations.
Temporal Range: Real-time and historical queryable strikes.
1-Minute Observations API
Real-time, high-frequency weather observations from our certified sensor network.
Spatial Coverage: Single points at active weather stations.
Temporal Range: Real-time observations updated 1-minutely with up to 60 days of history.
Open Data Access
Information on accessing our free open data feeds vs our commercial APIs.
Note: Open Data is accessed via a different mechanism than the developer platform REST APIs.