QWeather MCP. Environmental Data on Demand, Conversational Flow.
QWeather / 和风天气 provides professional environmental monitoring and forecasting, giving your AI client instant access to real-time air quality indices, detailed weather forecasts up to 15 days out, and specialized life index data. It lets you run complex location searches and audit severe weather warnings—all through a simple conversation with your agent.
Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access
Retrieve real-time information on current temperature, humidity, and the most up-to-date air quality index for any location.
Pull detailed weather predictions spanning 3 days, 7 days, or even a full 15-day outlook for planning purposes.
Access specialized life indices, including UV radiation levels and recommendations for clothing or outdoor activities.
Check for active severe weather warnings against a specific location to ensure operational safety.
Find precise timings for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset across different geographical points.
Search by name or keyword to find a specific location ID required for detailed data retrieval.
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What AI agents can do with QWeather / 和风天气: All 10 Environmental Tools
Use these tools to pull everything from current weather conditions and complex location searches to specialized life indices and long-range forecasts.
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Start using QWeather / 和风天气 MCPGet Air Now
Retrieves the current air quality index and particulate levels for a specified area.
Get Indices
Gathers specialized daily environmental indices, such as UV radiation or suitability...
Get Moon Astronomy
Calculates and reports the precise times for moonrise and moonset at a given...
Get Sun Astronomy
Provides accurate local times for sunrise and sunset, useful for scheduling outdoor...
Get Warning
Checks for any active severe weather warnings in a defined region to maintain safety...
Get Weather 24h
Fetches a detailed forecast covering the next 24 hours, including temperature changes and conditions.
Get Weather 3d
Retrieves a concise three-day weather overview for quick planning decisions.
Get Weather 7d
Provides a comprehensive seven-day forecast, ideal for weekly operational planning.
Get Weather Now
Gets the most up-to-the-minute weather conditions at a specified coordinate or...
Lookup Location
Searches for and returns the necessary location ID using descriptive keywords or...
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Keeping track of environmental variables across multiple sites is a nightmare.
Today, if you're managing logistics or construction, you have to hop between three different places: the weather site for temperature, the air quality board for AQI, and often a separate mapping tool just to get the right coordinates. You spend time clicking through dashboards, cross-referencing dates, and copy-pasting IDs into your spreadsheet.
With this MCP, you tell your agent what you need—'Give me the 3-day forecast and the current air quality for Site Alpha.' It runs `get_weather_3d` and `get_air_now` in sequence, giving you a single, formatted report. You get immediate answers, not links to three different websites.
QWeather / 和风天气 gives you instant environmental data insights.
Manual checks involve calling `get_weather_now` for temperature and then separately querying the UV index using `get_indices`. You're always running a race against time, manually gathering different pieces of context.
Now, you just ask your agent to 'Give me the full environmental picture.' It handles all the necessary data calls in one go. You get comprehensive reports instantly—the process is seamless.
What QWeather MCP does for your AI
Stop switching between climate websites and environmental dashboards just to check the forecast. This MCP connects your AI client directly to QWeather's commercial platform, turning massive amounts of meteorological data into plain English answers. You can ask your agent for current air quality in Shanghai, or compare the 7-day weather outlook against the predicted UV index—all without knowing an API call.
It functions as a unified environmental consultant, giving instant insights into everything from PM2.5 levels to whether you need sunscreen today. By connecting this through Vinkius, your agent gets access to China's leading weather data provider, letting you audit air quality or plan outdoor logistics simply by asking questions.
019d8473-cf92-73f9-b3cb-7ab3e47a4832 How to set up QWeather MCP
The bottom line is that you get complex, reliable environmental data delivered instantly through conversation, not through dashboard clicks.
Subscribe to this MCP and provide your QWeather API key, selecting the appropriate plan (dev, free, standard, etc.).
Your AI client authenticates the connection through Vinkius, making all environmental tools available.
You ask your agent a natural language question—for example, 'What's the 7-day forecast and air quality in Beijing?'—and it executes the necessary data retrieval.
Who uses QWeather MCP
This MCP is for anyone whose job depends on knowing what the weather or environment will do next week. Operations Managers who run logistics routes; HSE professionals running safety audits; and developers building location-aware applications.
Needs to check if a planned outdoor event is safe, using the 15-day forecast or monitoring severe weather warnings.
Must audit air quality and UV levels across multiple sites daily to ensure compliance and worker safety.
Integrates professional weather data into a custom application, using the location ID lookup tool to scope its functions.
Benefits of connecting QWeather MCP
Audit air quality instantly. Instead of visiting multiple government sites to check PM2.5 or AQI, use the get_air_now tool to get a single reading for any region.
Plan weeks ahead with confidence. Need to know if outdoor construction is viable next week? The 7-day forecast and 15-day outlook give you long-range planning data without complex filtering.
Safety first, always. Before deploying teams, run the get_warning tool to check for active severe weather alerts, ensuring immediate operational continuity.
Beyond temperature checks. Use get_indices to look up specialized metrics like UV radiation or even car washing suitability, adding depth to your daily reports.
Saves time on setup. If you're unsure of the correct location ID, use lookup_location first; it finds the exact coordinates so all subsequent calls are accurate.
QWeather MCP use cases
Auditing a site before construction starts
An HSE manager needs to know if the air quality permits work. They ask their agent, 'What is the current AQI and what's the PM2.5 level in Sector B?' The agent uses get_air_now and immediately returns safe operating parameters, eliminating a 30-minute manual check of government portals.
Planning a multi-day outdoor event
An operations planner needs to confirm the weather for a three-day festival. They ask their agent to pull the get_weather_3d forecast and also use get_sun_astronomy to schedule activities around peak daylight hours, giving them a complete timeline.
Developing location intelligence software
A developer needs to integrate weather data for a new app. Instead of figuring out the precise ID, they use lookup_location with just a city name, getting the correct ID that can then power all future calls like get_weather_now.
Preparing an emergency briefing
A crisis manager needs to summarize current risks. They instruct their agent to check both active warnings via get_warning and the immediate air quality using get_air_now, compiling a single, actionable risk report instantly.
QWeather MCP tradeoffs
What to watch out for, and the recommended way to handle each one.
Mixing data sources
Manually checking a weather site for temperature, then going to an air quality website for AQI, and finally using Google Maps just to find the right coordinates.
Just ask your agent. It handles all three steps: first, use lookup_location to get the ID; second, use that ID with get_weather_now; third, run get_air_now. Everything is one prompt.
Over-relying on generic APIs
Using a general weather API that only provides temperature and feels like the data is incomplete for regulatory reporting.
This MCP connects to QWeather, which provides specialized indices (like UV radiation) via get_indices and detailed PM2.5 readings through get_air_now, giving you deeper compliance data.
Assuming location knowledge
Trying to run a forecast without knowing the precise, required location ID.
Never guess. Always start by calling lookup_location first. It ensures that every other tool you use—be it get_weather_7d or get_warning—is scoped correctly.
When to use QWeather MCP
Use this MCP if your job requires monitoring environmental factors (air, temperature, UV) across time and space. If you need to know what the weather is doing, or what the air quality means for public health, this is it. Don't use this if you only need basic geographical data like population counts or political boundaries—you'd use a dedicated GIS tool instead. If your needs are highly specific to advanced climate modeling (e.g., global oceanic currents), you might require a different scientific API, but for actionable local and regional planning, QWeather is unmatched.
Frequently asked questions about QWeather MCP
How do I start with QWeather / 和风天气 MCP? +
You must first subscribe to the service and provide your API key through Vinkius. After that, you can query any environmental data using natural language prompts.
Can QWeather / 和风天气 MCP forecast for more than a week? +
Yes, it provides forecasts up to 15 days out, giving you long-term planning ability that goes beyond the standard 7-day view.
What do I use if I don't know the location ID for my area? +
You use the lookup_location tool. You just provide a keyword like 'Hangzhou,' and it returns the specific, required location ID for all subsequent data calls.
Is QWeather / 和风天气 MCP only for Chinese locations? +
No, while it's built on leading Chinese data, it supports global forecasts and environmental checks across various regions.
How do I check if severe weather is happening with QWeather / 和风天气 MCP? +
You call the get_warning tool. This immediately audits active severe weather warnings against your target location, ensuring you don't miss critical safety alerts.