NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) NDFD SOAP RPC API v1.0
The NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) NDFD SOAP API provides programmatic access to forecasts, weather watches/warnings, current observations, tropical cyclone advisories, and storm prediction center forecast products. This information comes from the National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) and is intended for use by government agencies, commercial enterprises, and the general public. The API returns responses in an XML language called Digital Weather Markup Language (DWML).
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Specs
Yes
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Unspecified
1.0
Recommended (active, supported)
Yes
Web/Internet
Single purpose API
No
WSDL
RPC
SOAP, XML
SOAP, XML, DWML
No
No
No
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Developers (14)
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