Visual Crossing Weather API

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Visual Crossing Weather API provides the easiest-to-use, lowest-cost weather data API for historical, current, and forecast data worldwide.

Target Customer

Data scientists, business analysts, insurance professionals, energy producers, construction planners, academics, and independent event planners who need affordable, scalable access to weather data for analytics, forecasting, and application integration.

Key Differentiator

Lowest-cost access to comprehensive weather data with a single API call for historical, current, forecasts, and climate normals; global coverage with 50+ years of historical data; data from ground stations, satellites, and radar; support for nearly 100 weather elements; outputs in JSON and CSV; easy integration into apps and BI tools.

Implementation Timeline

Setup and start querying can be done in minutes; a free tier provides up to 1000 records per day to test and validate integrations, with paid plans available for scalable usage.

Pain Points

1Need affordable, scalable access to historical and forecast weather data for analytics and applications.
2Difficulty integrating weather data across multiple endpoints and data sources.
3Requirement to analyze and share weather data within common BI and data tools (Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI) and data warehouses.

Key Features

1Unified API providing historical data, current conditions, 15-day forecasts, and climate normals via a single endpoint.
2Global coverage with 50+ years of historical data and sub-hourly/hourly/daily data; billions/trillions of records processed.
3Outputs in JSON and CSV, with easy integration into Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, and other data tools.
4Rich data catalog including Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Agriculture, Air Quality, Degree Days, Astronomy, and Weather Alerts.
5Geocoding by address/ZIP/city/lat-lon, support for multiple locations in a single request, and data sourced from ground stations, satellites, and RADAR.

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1Data Scientist
2Business Analyst
3Insurance Professional
4Energy Producer
5Construction Planner
6Academic/Researcher
7Event Planner

Client Results

1Lower data access costs for historical, current, and forecast weather data.
2Faster integration with applications and BI tools via a single API and standard data formats.
3Ability to download and use weather data in Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, and other platforms.
4Enhanced decision-making by correlating weather with business data across time horizons.

Competitive Advantages

1Easiest-to-use Weather API with a single endpoint for multiple data types.
2Lowest-cost option in the industry for comprehensive weather data.
3Broad data catalog and global coverage with robust data processing infrastructure.
4Strong BI and data-tool integration (Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, Looker Studio, SAP) and developer-friendly features.

Key Benefits

1Low-cost access to vast weather data (historical, current, forecast).

2Single API for multiple data types reduces integration complexity.

3Global coverage with long historical depth (50+ years) and rich element catalog.

4Flexible data formats (JSON/CSV) and strong BI/tool integrations.

5Geocoding, multi-location requests, and reliable data from diverse sources (ground stations, satellites, RADAR).

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A global weather data API offering historical data, current conditions, 15-day forecasts, and climate summaries, with specialty data (solar, wind, agriculture, air quality, degree days, astronomy) and BI-friendly outputs (JSON/CSV). It supports geocoding, multiple locations, and integrations with Excel, Google Sheets, and Power BI. Pricing includes a free tier and scalable paid plans.

Target Market

Developers, data teams, and organizations across finance/insurance, energy, construction, education, and research that rely on weather data for analytics, forecasting, and application insights.

Unique Value Proposition

Visual Crossing Weather API delivers the easiest, lowest-cost, single-call access to a comprehensive weather data catalog with global coverage and seamless integration into popular analytics and development tools.

Technical Requirements

RESTful API with API key; HTTPS; JSON and CSV outputs; geocoding by address/ZIP/city/latitude-longitude; supports multiple locations per request; CORS; documentation and code samples available; examples show Java, Python, Perl, Go, VB.NET, C#, etc.; web-based Query Builder for interactive queries.

Pricing Model

Pricing includes a free tier with up to 1000 records per day; Metered pay-as-you-go at approximately $0.0001 per record; additional plans include professional (single-user), corporate (unlimited), and enterprise (custom) options on a monthly or annual basis.

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