How often are observations updated?

Most NWS stations report hourly (METAR), with some reporting every 5-15 minutes during significant weather (SPECI).

What are METAR and SPECI reports?

METARs are routine hourly weather reports generated primarily at airports. SPECI reports are unscheduled updates issued when there is a significant change in weather conditions.

Can I check the status of a local weather radar?

Yes, you can query the operational status of NEXRAD sites across the country to see if a station is active, down for maintenance, or scanning.

NOAA Observations — US Current Conditions MCP Server

Name: NOAA Observations — US Current Conditions
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Author: Vinkius

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Real-time weather observations from thousands of official NWS stations: temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity, barometric pressure, visibility, and weather conditions across the United States.

Vinkius AI Gateway supports streamable HTTP and SSE.

NOAA Observations — US Current Conditions

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Built-in capabilities (5)

get_latest_observation

Provide a 4-character station ID such as KJFK, KLAX, KORD, KDFW. Get current weather conditions from a specific NWS station

get_observation_history

Useful for seeing temperature trends, wind changes, and weather evolution over recent hours. Get recent observation history for a NWS station

get_radar_stations

List all NWS radar stations and their status

get_station_metadata

Useful for understanding where a station is and what data it provides. Get metadata about a specific NWS weather station

get_stations

Each station has a 4-character ID (e.g., KJFK, KLAX). US only. Use station IDs with get_latest_observation. Find nearby NWS weather observation stations by latitude/longitude

What this connector unlocks

Real-time sensor data from thousands of NWS stations.

What you can do

Find Stations — Locate nearby weather stations by lat/lon
Current Conditions — Latest observation (temp, wind, pressure, humidity)
Recent History — Observation trend over past hours
Station Metadata — Details about each station
Radar Network — NEXRAD radar station status

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