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Alpenglow Weather SystemsVerified4.4(3) SwitzerlandDemo listing

Global weather API: hourly forecasts and historical observations

Hourly forecasts to 15 days and history back to 1950 for any latitude and longitude via REST API: temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, solar radiation and more.

Weather data Free sample
from $99.00 / month

Spec sheet

Data product · Listing updated 11 Nov 2026

Coverage
Global

Worldwide, no country restrictions stated.

History
Since 1950
Update frequency
Hourly

Forecasts updated hourly; median API response about 120 ms

Volume

40+ variables for any point on Earth, up to a 15-day horizon

Suitable for

Startups, Small and medium businesses, Mid-market, Enterprises

Delivery methods
  • REST API
  • Amazon S3
  • Snowflake share
  • MCP server (AI agents)
Formats
  • JSON
  • CSV
  • Parquet
Data source

National weather service models, reanalysis datasets and quality-controlled surface stations

Collection method

Hourly multi-model blend with machine-learning post-processing calibrated on station observations

Overview

A single API for past, present and future weather anywhere on Earth, designed for developers and data teams.

What's included

  • More than 40 variables, including temperature, feels-like temperature, precipitation amount and type, snowfall, wind speed and gusts, humidity, cloud cover, pressure, visibility and solar radiation
  • Hourly forecasts to 15 days, updated every hour, plus daily summaries
  • Historical hourly data from 1950 based on reanalysis, corrected with station observations where available
  • Point queries by coordinates, bulk queries for up to 10,000 locations, and gridded downloads
  • Model run timestamps so forecasts can be stored and backtested as issued

How buyers use it

  • Retailers and utilities feed weather into demand forecasts
  • Logistics and field-service companies plan routes and crews around rain, snow and wind
  • Energy traders model wind and solar output and heating demand
  • App and product teams show reliable local forecasts without running their own models

Coverage and methodology

Forecasts blend several global and regional numerical weather prediction models from national meteorological services, then apply machine-learning post-processing trained on about 60,000 quality-controlled surface stations. Effective resolution ranges from about 1 km in Europe and North America to 9 km elsewhere. Historical data combine ERA5 reanalysis with station corrections and are flagged where station density is low. Forecast skill by region and lead time is published in our documentation; day-one temperature error averages about 1.2 °C across European stations. A 14-day free trial includes all variables.

Data dictionary

13 fields as documented by Alpenglow Weather Systems.

FieldTypeDescriptionExample
latitudenumberQuery latitude, WGS 84—
longitudenumberQuery longitude, WGS 84—
timestamp_utcdatetimeValid time, UTC—
temperature_2m_cnumberAir temperature at 2 m, °C—
precipitation_mmnumberPrecipitation in the hour, mm—
snowfall_cmnumberSnowfall in the hour, cm—
wind_speed_10m_msnumberWind speed at 10 m, m/s—
wind_gust_msnumberMaximum gust in the hour, m/s—
relative_humidity_pctnumberRelative humidity at 2 m—
cloud_cover_pctnumberTotal cloud cover—
shortwave_radiation_wm2numberGlobal horizontal irradiance, W/m²—
weather_codeintegerWMO weather interpretation code—
model_rundatetimeIssue time of the forecast—

Sample

Real rows from the provider's sample file. Personal data is masked before anything is shown.

sample.csv8 columns · showing 3 of 3 rows
Sample preview: first 3 rows of sample.csv
latitudestringlongitudestringtimestamp_utcstringtemperature_2m_cstringprecipitation_mmstringwind_speed_10m_msstringcloud_cover_pctstringmodel_runstring
47.37698.54172026-11-11T06:00:00Z3.40.02.1882026-11-11T03:00:00Z
47.37698.54172026-11-11T07:00:00Z3.90.22.6932026-11-11T03:00:00Z
40.7128-74.00602026-11-11T12:00:00Z9.80.05.4352026-11-11T09:00:00Z

Pricing

Prices in USD, as published by Alpenglow Weather Systems

  • Monthly licence

    Starter: 100,000 API calls a month

    from $99.00
  • Monthly licence

    Business: 1 million calls a month, history included

    from $490
  • Monthly licence

    Pro: 10 million calls a month, bulk history and SLA

    from $1,950
Free trial available

Converted amounts use DataStoa display rates and are approximate. Alpenglow Weather Systems quotes the final price, taxes and terms.

Request detailed pricing

Coverage

Worldwide coverage.

Alpenglow Weather Systems lists this as global data without a country-by-country breakdown. Ask about depth of coverage in the countries you need.

Time coverage: 1950 to present.

Quality

Provider-reported

CompletenessShare of expected records present.
99%

Latency: Forecasts updated hourly; median API response about 120 ms

DataStoa has not audited these figures. Ask the provider how they are measured, or test them on a sample.

Licensing and usage rights

The licence is agreed directly between you and Alpenglow Weather Systems. This summary is provider-reported; the linked terms prevail.

  • Internal analytics
  • Use in commercial products
  • AI retrieval and grounding

Not listed: AI / ML model training, redistribution allowed, marketing and outreach, research use. Ask Alpenglow Weather Systems if you need any of these.

About Alpenglow Weather Systems

Alpenglow Weather SystemsVerified provider

Weather, climate risk and air quality data for any location on Earth

Alpenglow Weather Systems runs a global weather API, physical climate risk models and a European air-quality service from Zurich. Its forecasts blend national weather service models with machine-learning post-processing, and every historical series is backed by station observations and reanalysis.

Also available on: Snowflake Marketplace, AWS Data Exchange, Databricks Marketplace, Microsoft Azure

Typical reply time
Within 4 hours
Response rate
97%
Certifications
ISO 27001, SOC 2
Privacy compliance
GDPRProvider-reported

Reviews

What buyers say about Alpenglow Weather Systems. Reviews cover the provider, not only this listing.

4.4
4.4

from 3 reviews

Data quality
4.7
Volume and coverage
4.3
Value for money
4.3
Customer service
4.3
  • 4.3 Verified purchaseDemo listing11 Nov 2026

    Degree days improved our summer forecasts

    Adding degree days and the weather-driven demand features to our model noticeably reduced forecast error for heat-sensitive products. Setup took a day since site coordinates were all they needed.

    Data quality
    5/5
    Volume and coverage
    4/5
    Value for money
    4/5
    Customer service
    4/5

    Lukas W., Demand planning manager, Beverage distributor

  • 4.3 Verified purchaseDemo listing11 Nov 2026

    Climate scores with real documentation

    Each hazard score came with the underlying model resolution, the scenario and the time horizon, which let our actuaries decide where to rely on it. Subsidence scores are less granular than flood. Their scientists joined two calls to explain the method.

    Data quality
    4/5
    Volume and coverage
    4/5
    Value for money
    4/5
    Customer service
    5/5

    Isabel T., Catastrophe modeller, Specialty insurer

  • 4.8 Verified purchaseDemo listing11 Nov 2026

    A weather API that just works

    We started on the Starter tier and moved to Business when we launched. Response times are consistently fast, the history endpoint uses the same schema as forecasts, and the docs have examples in three languages.

    Data quality
    5/5
    Volume and coverage
    5/5
    Value for money
    5/5
    Customer service
    4/5

    Noah F., CTO, Agritech start-up

Questions buyers ask