# Weather Forecast Scraper — Open-Meteo (`ponderable_hydrometer/open-meteo-scraper`) Actor

Weather forecasts by city name or coordinates — current, daily & hourly temperature, precipitation, wind & more. Any location worldwide. Free keyless API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable\_hydrometer/open-meteo-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Weather Forecast Scraper — Open-Meteo

**Weather forecasts for any location worldwide — by plain city name (auto-geocoded) or coordinates.** Current conditions plus daily and hourly temperature, precipitation, wind, weather code, sunrise/sunset and more. Free, keyless, no proxies.

Built on the Open-Meteo API with **built-in geocoding**, so you can pass `"London"` instead of hunting for latitude/longitude — a real UX edge over raw-API scrapers. One clean result object per location.

### What you get

One result per location, with the forecast nested inside:

- **Location & geo** — resolved `location`, `country`, `admin1`, `latitude`, `longitude`, `timezone`, `elevation`
- **Current weather** — `current` block (temperature, windspeed, wind direction, weather code, time)
- **Daily forecast** — array of per-day objects; defaults to temp max/min, precipitation sum, weather code, max wind, sunrise/sunset. Add any Open-Meteo daily variable (e.g. `uv_index_max`, `windgusts_10m_max`)
- **Hourly forecast** (optional) — array of per-hour objects for any hourly variables you request (`temperature_2m`, `relativehumidity_2m`, `precipitation`, `windspeed_10m`, …)
- **Units metadata** — `dailyUnits` so every number is unambiguous
- Configurable temperature unit, wind-speed unit, forecast horizon (up to 16 days) and past days (up to 92)

### Output sample

```json
{
  "location": "Berlin",
  "country": "Germany",
  "admin1": "Berlin",
  "latitude": 52.52437,
  "longitude": 13.41053,
  "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
  "elevation": 74.0,
  "current": {
    "time": "2026-07-12T14:00",
    "temperature": 23.4,
    "windspeed": 11.2,
    "winddirection": 210,
    "weathercode": 3
  },
  "dailyUnits": {
    "temperature_2m_max": "°C",
    "precipitation_sum": "mm"
  },
  "daily": [
    {
      "time": "2026-07-12",
      "temperature_2m_max": 25.1,
      "temperature_2m_min": 14.8,
      "precipitation_sum": 0.0,
      "weathercode": 3,
      "windspeed_10m_max": 18.5,
      "sunrise": "2026-07-12T04:52",
      "sunset": "2026-07-12T21:26"
    }
  ],
  "hourly": []
}
```

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `locations` | array | `["Bucharest","Berlin"]` | Place names to geocode and forecast |
| `coordinates` | array | — | Explicit `"lat,lon"` pairs |
| `current` | boolean | `true` | Include current conditions |
| `daily` | array | (defaults) | Daily variables (empty = sensible defaults) |
| `hourly` | array | — | Hourly variables to include |
| `forecastDays` | integer | `7` | Forecast days (1–16) |
| `pastDays` | integer | `0` | Past days to include (0–92) |
| `temperatureUnit` | string | `celsius` | `celsius` or `fahrenheit` |
| `windspeedUnit` | string | `kmh` | `kmh`, `ms`, `mph`, `kn` |
| `timezone` | string | `auto` | IANA timezone or `auto` |

Provide at least one of `locations` or `coordinates`.

### Example input

```json
{
  "locations": ["Bucharest", "Berlin", "Tokyo"],
  "forecastDays": 7,
  "current": true,
  "hourly": ["temperature_2m", "precipitation", "windspeed_10m"]
}
```

### Why this actor

- **Plain city names work** — built-in geocoding means no coordinate lookup step.
- **Keyless & reliable** — Open-Meteo's free API, no key to manage, auto-retry on rate limits.
- **Flexible** — pick any daily/hourly variables, units, forecast horizon and past days.
- **Batch-friendly** — many locations per run, one tidy result object each.

### Pricing

Pay per result — **$1.00 per 1,000 results** (one location = one result, forecast nested). No subscription or platform fees.

### Related actors

- **Marine Weather Forecast Scraper** — waves, swell and sea conditions for sailing.
- **NOAA Tides & Currents Scraper** — tide predictions and water levels for US coasts.
- **USGS Water Data Scraper** — river streamflow and water temperature.

### Notes

- Data is Open-Meteo's free public API; the actor sets a descriptive User-Agent and retries on 429/5xx.
- Geocoding returns the top match per name — pass explicit coordinates for ambiguous or precise locations.
- This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Open-Meteo.

# Actor input Schema

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Place names to geocode and forecast, e.g. \["Bucharest","Berlin","Tokyo"].

## `coordinates` (type: `array`):

Explicit "latitude,longitude" pairs, e.g. \["44.43,26.10","40.71,-74.00"].

## `current` (type: `boolean`):

Include current conditions (temperature, wind, weather code).

## `daily` (type: `array`):

Daily fields. Empty = default (temp max/min, precipitation, weathercode, max wind, sunrise/sunset). Examples: temperature\_2m\_max, precipitation\_sum, uv\_index\_max, windgusts\_10m\_max.

## `hourly` (type: `array`):

Optional hourly fields, e.g. temperature\_2m, relativehumidity\_2m, precipitation, windspeed\_10m.

## `forecastDays` (type: `integer`):

Number of forecast days (1-16).

## `pastDays` (type: `integer`):

Include this many past days as well (0-92).

## `temperatureUnit` (type: `string`):

celsius or fahrenheit.

## `windspeedUnit` (type: `string`):

kmh, ms, mph or kn.

## `timezone` (type: `string`):

IANA timezone or "auto" (resolve from coordinates).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "locations": [
    "Bucharest",
    "Berlin"
  ],
  "current": true,
  "forecastDays": 7,
  "pastDays": 0,
  "temperatureUnit": "celsius",
  "windspeedUnit": "kmh",
  "timezone": "auto"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "locations": [
        "Bucharest",
        "Berlin"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/open-meteo-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "locations": [
        "Bucharest",
        "Berlin",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/open-meteo-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "locations": [
    "Bucharest",
    "Berlin"
  ]
}' |
apify call ponderable_hydrometer/open-meteo-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ponderable_hydrometer/open-meteo-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kNTh4bf6yqUkh9uIE/builds/blRhfxcZfnqTYTsqz/openapi.json