Comparison of features
| feature | Dark Sky API | Meteosource API |
|---|---|---|
| Current weather conditions | ||
| Minute-by-minute forecasts | ||
| Hourly forecast data | 7 days | 7 days |
| Daily forecast summaries | 7 days | 30 days |
| Advanced AI models | ||
| Advanced text summaries | ||
| Severe weather alerts |
You can get all the features listed in one API call; moreover, the API response is very similar to the one from Dark Sky. Meteosource offers comprehensive hyper-local weather data for any place in the world.
Easy migration from Dark Sky in 4 simple steps
1) Check our subscription plans and choose either a Free plan or one of our generously priced plans.
2) Sign up for free
3) Receive an API key and refer to our simple instructions or interactive documentation
4) Call all weather data in one simple request
In addition to location data (GPS or place id), you can set various parameters (language, time zone, and units) to obtain the API response you need. We update our data in real-time, based on the latest measurements. You can read more about how our forecasts are made to achieve the best accuracy possible.
Parameters Dark Sky vs Meteosource
| Dark Sky API | Meteosource API | Description |
|---|---|---|
| time | date | The timestamp at which this data point begins |
| summary | summary | A human-readable text summary |
| icon | icon | A machine-readable text summary |
| precipProbability | probability/precipitation | The probability of precipitation |
| precipType | precipitation/type | The type of precipitation occurring at the given time |
| temperature | temperature | Temperature 2 meters above the surface |
| apparentTemperature | feels_like | The apparent (or "feels like") temperature |
| dewPoint | dew_point | Dew Point in degrees |
| humidity | humidity | Humidity in percentage |
| pressure | pressure | The sea-level air pressure in hectopascals |
| windSpeed | wind/speed | Average wind speed for a given hour |
| windGust | wind/gusts | Maximum wind gust expected |
| cloudCover | cloud_cover | Cloud cover in percentage |
| uvIndex | uv_index | The UV index |
| visibility | visibility | The average visibility |
| ozone | ozone | The columnar density of total atmospheric ozone in Dobson units |
| and more variables |
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