Windy.com Point Forecast API review
A configurable forecast API for weather, marine, air-quality, and pollen data.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Developers building applications that need location-specific forecasts can request data for latitude and longitude coordinates through Windy.com Point Forecast API. It returns time-series values with timestamps and units, and requests can specify a forecast model, parameters, and altitude levels. Available data spans weather, sea, air quality, and pollen, making it relevant to products that need more than basic temperature and wind readings. Delivery is through an HTTPS API, with API-key authentication; the product is cloud-based and also has a web platform.
The API’s configurable scope is its main strength. Weather parameters include temperature, wind, precipitation, humidity, and pressure; marine data includes waves, swell, and ocean currents, alongside air-quality and pollen parameters. Global and regional forecast models are available, though the Professional plan excludes ECMWF. Teams can choose the model and variables their application needs, but the API is focused on forecasts: historical forecasts are not available. That makes it a better fit for current and upcoming conditions than for backtesting or historical analysis.
Windy offers a Testing plan for development use only; it returns randomly shuffled and slightly modified data, so it is not suitable for production. The Professional plan costs €990 per year and includes unlimited forecast models except ECMWF and unlimited parameters. Documentation and community support are the listed support channels. The published plan structure gives developers a way to evaluate request patterns before paying, but production use carries a substantial annual starting cost. Choose it if detailed point forecasts and broad parameter selection justify that cost; look elsewhere if you need historical data or a production API at a lower price.
Windy.com Point Forecast API pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Requests can select forecast models, parameters, and altitude levels
- Time-series responses include timestamps and units
- Covers weather, sea, air-quality, and pollen parameters
- Where it doesn't
- Testing plan returns modified data and is for development only
- Professional costs €990 per year
- Historical forecasts are not available
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