National Weather Service

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NWS weather forecasts, alerts, and station observations for operational planning and safety.

What is National Weather Service?

Access the National Weather Service API for weather alerts, point forecasts, hourly forecasts, and station observations. Essential for field operations planning, severe weather monitoring, and HSE compliance.

Available Tools

getActiveAlerts
Get active weather alerts by state or area
getPointForecast
Get weather forecast for a lat/lon point
getPointHourlyForecast
Get hourly forecast for a location
findNearestStations
Find weather stations near a location
getStationObservations
Get recent observations from a weather station

Requirements

No authentication required
Free NWS public API — no API key needed

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

This is a free public API with no authentication.

Ask about weather alerts, forecasts, and conditions at your field locations.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect National Weather Service to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect National Weather Service to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting National Weather Service to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"National Weather Service-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}