Tool catalog
55 tools available — call any of them with one UnifyAPI key.
Weather Forecast
Multi-day forecast for any latitude/longitude with temperature, precipitation, and wind.
AQI Forecast by Coordinate (AirNow)
Multi-day AQI forecast for a US lat/lng. EPA AirNow
AQI Forecast by ZIP (AirNow)
Multi-day AQI forecast (today + ~5 days) for a US ZIP — ozone + PM2.5 expected category. EPA AirNow
AVWX Parsed NOTAMs
Active NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen) for one or more airports, parsed into structured fields — NOTAM ID, classification (FDC/D/U), type (runway closure, navaid out, airspace restriction, obstacle), effective period, summary text. Critical for flight planning. UNIQUE to AVWX — NOAA and CheckWX do NOT return parsed NOTAMs.
AVWX Parsed PIREPs
Pilot Reports (PIREPs) near an airport, parsed — aircraft type, altitude, time, location, sky condition observed, turbulence, icing, weather. Source: pilots reporting in-flight conditions. Useful for hazard awareness.
AVWX Station Summary
Composite report for one airport — latest parsed METAR + TAF + station info (name, lat/lon/elev, type) in one call. Cheaper than three separate calls if you need the full picture.
Active US Weather Alerts
Active severe weather alerts for the US — tornado warnings, flood watches, heat advisories, winter storms. Filter by state, severity, event type. US Government open data, unlimited, no auth (NWS/NOAA)
Air Quality
Current PM2.5, PM10, and US/European AQI for a coordinate.
Air Quality by City
Real-time air quality index (AQI US + CN), pollutant concentrations (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO), dominant pollutant, temperature, humidity, wind speed for any city worldwide. 30,000+ monitoring stations across 10,000+ cities (IQAir AirVisual)
Air Quality by Coordinates
Real-time air quality index (AQI) and weather data for the nearest monitoring station to given GPS coordinates. Returns nearest city, AQI (US + CN), dominant pollutant, PM2.5/PM10/O3 concentrations, temperature, humidity (IQAir AirVisual)
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
Arctic sea ice extent from NSIDC — monthly measurements in million km² since 1979. Tracks long-term decline in Arctic ice coverage. Returns last 10 years by default. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Astronomy Data
Get sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset times and moon phase for any location and date. Returns moon illumination percentage and phase name (WeatherAPI.com)
Atmospheric CO2 (Keeling Curve)
Atmospheric CO2 concentration from NOAA Mauna Loa Observatory — the Keeling Curve. Monthly readings in ppm (parts per million) since 1958. Returns last 10 years by default. Source: NOAA ESRL.
Atmospheric Methane
Atmospheric methane concentration from NOAA ESRL — monthly readings in ppb (parts per billion) since 1983. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after CO2. Returns last 10 years by default.
Atmospheric Nitrous Oxide
Atmospheric nitrous oxide concentration from NOAA ESRL — monthly readings in ppb since 2001. N2O is a potent greenhouse gas with 273x the warming potential of CO2. Returns last 10 years by default.
Aviation METAR Weather Report
Current METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report) for one or more airports — official aviation weather observations (wind, visibility, sky condition, temperature, dewpoint, altimeter, remarks). Updates every 1 hour, more often when conditions change rapidly.
Aviation SIGMET / AIRMET Hazard Alerts
Active SIGMET (SIGnificant METeorological information) and AIRMET reports — flight safety hazards including thunderstorms, turbulence, icing, volcanic ash, dust storms, mountain obscuration. Used by pilots and dispatchers for go/no-go decisions.
Aviation TAF Terminal Forecast
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) for an airport — aviation forecast valid for next 24-30 hours with wind, visibility, weather phenomena, and sky conditions in 6-hour windows. Updates 4× daily.
CMA Artwork Details
Get full details for a Cleveland Museum artwork by ID — title, artist, nationality, date, medium, dimensions, culture, provenance, license status (CC0/restricted), image URLs (web + full resolution). Use cma.search to find artwork IDs first (CMA, CC0)
CheckWX Decoded METAR
Get current METAR for one or more airports as fully decoded JSON — wind (direction/speed/gust as separate fields), visibility (in SM and meters), sky conditions (cloud coverage + altitude as objects), temperature/dewpoint (°C and °F), altimeter (inHg and hPa), flight category (VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR). Saves agents from parsing raw METAR text.
CheckWX Decoded TAF
Decoded TAF forecast for airports — issued time, valid window, per-period forecast objects (wind, visibility, weather conditions, sky). Each forecast change block parsed into structured JSON.
CheckWX Station Information
Airport/weather-station metadata by ICAO — name, IATA, latitude/longitude/elevation, country, city, time zone, runway info (count, longest length, surface).
Counties by Weeks in Drought
Find US counties that experienced at least N weeks of drought at or above a specified drought severity level during a given time period, using data from the USDA/NOAA US Drought Monitor. Filter by state (or all states), drought level (D0–D4), minimum weeks threshold, and whether to count consecutive or total (non-consecutive) weeks. Returns a list of matching counties with their FIPS codes, state, and week counts. Useful for identifying persistent drought-affected regions, prioritizing disaster relief, analyzing multi-year drought patterns, and supporting agricultural or water resource planning.
Current AQI by Coordinate (AirNow)
Current AQI observations near a US coordinate. Same fields as current_zip. EPA AirNow
Current AQI by ZIP (AirNow)
Current Air Quality Index (AQI) observations from EPA AirNow for any US ZIP code. Returns PM2.5, ozone, AQI value + category (Good/Moderate/Unhealthy/...). US Gov free
Current Conditions
Current temperature, wind, and weather code for a coordinate.
Current Weather
Get current weather conditions for any location worldwide — temperature, wind, humidity, pressure, UV index, cloud cover, feels-like temp. Accepts city name, coordinates, zip code, or airport code. 100K+ stations globally (WeatherAPI.com)
Disaster Event Details
Get detailed information for a specific GDACS disaster event by ID. Returns event name, alert level with justification, affected population at each severity level, coordinates, geometry for mapping, source agency, and situation report links.
Global Disaster Alerts
Get current and recent global disaster alerts from the UN GDACS system. Returns earthquakes, tropical cyclones, floods, volcanoes, droughts, and tsunamis with color-coded severity (Green/Orange/Red), affected country, coordinates, and population impact estimates.
Global Temperature Anomaly
Global surface temperature anomaly from NASA GISS — monthly readings since 1880. Values in °C vs 1951-1980 baseline. Returns last 10 years by default (adjustable 1-50). Source: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
Historical Disasters
Query the GDACS historical disaster archive from 2000 onwards. Filter by date range, event type, country, and alert level. Returns past earthquakes, cyclones, floods, and volcanoes for disaster frequency analysis and regional risk assessment.
Location Search
Search and autocomplete location names — returns matching cities with coordinates. Type partial name (e.g. "lon" → London, "mos" → Moscow). Use result coordinates with other weather tools (WeatherAPI.com)
MET Norway — 9-Day Hourly Weather Forecast
Get a 9-day (216-hour) hourly weather forecast for any global lat/lon point from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute Locationforecast 2.0 model. Returns air temperature, wind speed/direction/gusts, cloud cover, humidity, pressure, UV index, precipitation amounts and probability, and symbolic weather codes (e.g. clearsky_day, rain). Global coverage. CC BY 4.0 + NLOD 2.0, no auth, no upstream cost.
MET Norway — Active Weather Alerts
Get all active weather alerts issued by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute for Norway. Alerts cover events such as gale, storm, heavy rain, snow, ice, avalanche, and fog. Each alert includes event type, awareness level (green/yellow/orange/red), severity, certainty, affected counties, description, consequences, and valid time interval. Filter by event type slug (wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, avalanche) or by county name. Returns English or Norwegian text. CC BY 4.0 + NLOD 2.0, no auth, no upstream cost.
MET Norway — Precipitation Nowcast (2-Hour)
Get a short-term precipitation nowcast with 5-minute intervals for the next ~2 hours from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute Nowcast 2.0 radar model. Returns precipitation rate, air temperature, wind speed/direction/gusts, relative humidity, UV index, and weather symbol codes. Coverage: Norway and Scandinavia (approx 53–90°N, 20°W–40°E). Ideal for hyperlocal outdoor activity planning, event logistics, and real-time rainfall monitoring. CC BY 4.0 + NLOD 2.0, no auth, no upstream cost.
MET Norway — Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times
Get precise sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and solar midnight times for any global coordinate and date from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute Sunrise 3.0 API. For the Sun: returns sunrise time + azimuth, sunset time + azimuth, solar noon elevation and visibility. For the Moon: returns moonrise, moonset, high moon, low moon, and lunar phase (0–360°). Supports UTC offset for local time output. Global coverage; handles polar day/night (midnight sun / polar night). CC BY 4.0 + NLOD 2.0, no auth, no upstream cost.
NCEI Daily Climate Data
Retrieve historical daily weather observations from NOAA NCEI — max/min temperature, precipitation, snowfall, wind speed. 260+ years of records from global stations. Values in tenths of °C (temp) and tenths of mm (precip). Source: GHCND dataset.
NCEI Weather Stations
Search 100K+ global weather stations from NOAA NCEI by location (state FIPS, ZIP, country). Returns station ID, name, coordinates, elevation, and data coverage dates (some from 1700s). Use station IDs with ncei.daily_data for historical climate records.
NOAA 7-Day Forecast
Get 7-day weather forecast for a US location by latitude/longitude. Returns day and night periods with temperature (°F), precipitation chance, wind speed/direction, and detailed forecast text. Powered by NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov). US contiguous only.
NOAA Hourly Forecast
Get hourly weather forecast (next 48 hours) for a US location by latitude/longitude. Returns temperature (°F), precipitation chance, wind speed/direction, and short conditions per hour. Powered by NOAA National Weather Service. US contiguous only.
NOAA Latest Observation
Get latest weather observation from the nearest ASOS/AWOS station to a US location. Returns current temperature (°C/°F), humidity, wind, pressure, visibility, dewpoint, heat index, wind chill. Powered by NOAA National Weather Service. US contiguous only.
OpenSenseMap Latest Sensor Readings
Get the latest measurement value for every sensor on an OpenSenseMap station in a single call. Returns all sensor readings simultaneously: temperature, humidity, pressure, PM2.5, PM10, UV, CO₂, and any other sensors installed on the station. Each reading includes sensor ID, title, unit, sensor type, current value, and timestamp of measurement. Sensors with no recent data show last_value: null. Use box_search or box_detail to find the box_id first, then use sensor IDs from results with sensor_timeseries for historical data. Ideal for real-time environmental monitoring dashboards. Source: OpenSenseMap, PDDL 1.0 public domain.
OpenSenseMap Sensor Time-Series Data
Retrieve historical time-series measurements for a specific sensor on an OpenSenseMap station. Returns up to 10,000 measurement points (value + ISO 8601 timestamp) in reverse-chronological order (newest first). Specify box_id and sensor_id (both from box_search or sensors_latest), and optionally narrow the window with from_date/to_date in ISO 8601 format. Sensors on active stations record every 1–10 minutes, so a 24-hour window for a station with 5-min intervals yields ~288 data points. Useful for charting pollution spikes, computing daily averages, building climate datasets, or triggering alerts on threshold crossings. Supports any sensor type: PM2.5 (µg/m³), temperature (°C), relative humidity (%), air pressure (hPa), UV intensity, CO₂ (ppm), and more. Source: OpenSenseMap, PDDL 1.0 public domain.
OpenSenseMap Station Detail
Get full metadata and sensor list for a specific OpenSenseMap sensor station by its box ID. Returns station name, coordinates, exposure type, hardware model, creation date, and a complete list of all sensors with their IDs, titles, units, sensor types, and latest measurement values. Use this to discover the sensor IDs needed for sensor_timeseries calls. A station typically has 3–12 sensors covering combinations of: temperature (°C), relative humidity (%), air pressure (hPa), PM2.5 (µg/m³), PM10 (µg/m³), UV intensity (µW/cm²), illuminance (lx), CO₂ (ppm), and more. Obtain the box_id from box_search results. Source: OpenSenseMap, PDDL 1.0 public domain.
OpenSenseMap Station Search
Search OpenSenseMap crowdsourced environmental sensor stations by location, name, group tag, exposure type, or measured phenomenon. Returns up to 100 stations with their sensors and latest measurement values. OpenSenseMap hosts 15,000+ community-operated senseBox stations worldwide measuring PM2.5, temperature, humidity, UV, pressure, CO₂, and more. Location search: provide latitude+longitude to find stations within max_distance meters (default 5 km). Name search: pass name to filter by station name substring (e.g. "berlin", "school"). Phenomenon filter: use "Temperatur", "PM2.5", "rel. Luftfeuchte", "Luftdruck", or "UV-Intensität" to find stations measuring a specific sensor type. Exposure filter: "outdoor" for weather/air-quality monitors, "indoor" for home sensors. Each result includes station ID (use with box_detail or sensors_latest), coordinates, sensor list, and last measurement values. Data is PDDL 1.0 public domain, no attribution required. Source: https://opensensemap.org
Search Cleveland Museum Collection
Search 64,000+ artworks at the Cleveland Museum of Art by keyword, artist, type, or department. Filter for CC0-only (commercial-free) images. Returns artwork IDs, title, artist, date, license status, image URLs. Use cma.artwork for full details (CMA, CC0)
UK Carbon Intensity — 24-Hour Forecast
Get the 24-hour ahead forecast of UK national carbon intensity from the National Grid ESO. Returns up to 48 half-hour periods (fully covering the next 24 hours), each with a forecast intensity in gCO2/kWh and a qualitative index (very low / low / moderate / high / very high). Use the optional periods parameter to limit results (e.g. periods=6 for 3 hours ahead). Ideal for scheduling carbon-intensive workloads, EV charging, or energy storage dispatch at the lowest-carbon future window. CC BY 4.0, no upstream cost.
UK Carbon Intensity — Current
Get the current national carbon intensity of UK electricity generation from the National Grid ESO. Returns the half-hour period timestamps, forecast intensity in gCO2/kWh, actual intensity in gCO2/kWh (when available), and a qualitative index (very low / low / moderate / high / very high). Data is updated every 30 minutes. Lower values indicate cleaner electricity — useful for smart energy scheduling, EV charging optimisation, and sustainability dashboards. CC BY 4.0, no upstream cost.
UK Carbon Intensity — Generation Mix
Get the current UK national electricity generation mix by fuel source from the National Grid ESO. Returns the percentage contribution of each fuel type: biomass, coal, imports, gas, nuclear, other, hydro, solar, and wind. Data is updated every 30 minutes. Useful for understanding real-time renewable vs fossil fuel share, carbon-aware computing, and energy transition analysis. CC BY 4.0, no upstream cost.
UK Carbon Intensity — Regional Breakdown
Get carbon intensity and generation mix for UK electricity distribution regions. Returns data for all 14–18 UK DNO (Distribution Network Operator) regions, or a single region by region ID (1=North Scotland, 2=South Scotland, 3=North West England, 4=North East England, 5=Yorkshire, 6=North Wales & Mersey, 7=South Wales, 8=West Midlands, 9=East Midlands, 10=East England, 11=South West England, 12=South England, 13=London, 14=South East England). Each region includes forecast intensity in gCO2/kWh, qualitative index, and generation mix percentages. Useful for location-aware carbon-minimising energy decisions. CC BY 4.0, no upstream cost.
US County Drought Statistics
Retrieve weekly county-level drought statistics from the USDA/NOAA US Drought Monitor for a specific county or all counties in a US state. Pass a 5-digit FIPS code (e.g. "48113" for Dallas County TX, "06037" for Los Angeles County CA) to get a single county, or a 2-letter state abbreviation (e.g. "TX", "CA", "NE") to get all counties in that state. Returns drought severity by area (square miles) at each drought level (D0–D4) per week. Useful for granular agricultural impact assessment, insurance risk modeling, and local government drought planning.
US Drought Severity and Coverage Index
Retrieve the Drought Severity and Coverage Index (DSCI) for the US from the USDA/NOAA US Drought Monitor. DSCI is a single composite score per week ranging from 0 (no drought anywhere) to 500 (100% of the area in D4 Exceptional Drought), calculated as the weighted sum D0%×1 + D1%×2 + D2%×3 + D3%×4 + D4%×5. Returns DSCI values for both CONUS and the total US (including Alaska/Hawaii/territories) with a descriptive severity classification (none/low/moderate/severe/extreme/exceptional). Useful for tracking drought trends over time, comparing drought years, and integrating a single drought severity metric into dashboards or alerts.
US National Drought Statistics
Retrieve weekly US national drought statistics from the USDA/NOAA US Drought Monitor for a date range. Returns drought coverage by severity level (D0 Abnormally Dry through D4 Exceptional Drought) for CONUS and the total US (including Alaska/Hawaii/territories), reported as either square miles ("area") or percent of total land area ("percent"). Choose "cumulative" statistics_type to see how much area is in each level or worse (D1 includes D2+D3+D4); choose "categorical" for non-overlapping, mutually exclusive counts. Data is published weekly on Tuesdays — dates automatically snap to the nearest valid release. Maximum query window: 1 year. Useful for climate risk analysis, agricultural planning, and drought trend monitoring.
Weather Alerts by State
Active weather alerts for a specific US state — all warnings, watches, and advisories. Returns event, severity, urgency, description, area, timing (NWS/NOAA)
Weather Forecast
Get 3-day weather forecast — daily min/max temperature, conditions, wind, precipitation, humidity, rain/snow chance, UV index. Accepts any location query (WeatherAPI.com)