Dark Sky API

William: "That's true if one already has a DarkSky API key"
Uffff... apologies as I missed this important "detail", as to say let's go 
till end-of-2021. Just trying to give all some peace of mind and let the 
industry to settle.
But it is true. DarkSky cutting the cord... let's continue research.


YR.no API

Still have my vote for Belchertown API


   - Not commercially owned (NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and 
   Norwegian Meteorological Institute)
   - long time providing Global data (not just Norwegian); many reports US 
   weather data to be accurate
   - metric system data only, but don't see this much of an issue; as 
   posted by Pat, "more work upfront, but the skin can convert units"
   - G Hammer: "A new Yr API is on the way!"; don't expect new Yr API to 
   provide anything other than metric, as its own website doesn't have 
   conversion option either
   - Free... no restrictions, plenty of accurate Global data
   - Pat: "Another appeal for yr.no in my reading is that for yr.no is no 
   API key is needed, no developer account - "it just works".
   - Yr.no let embed in many ways (Java, PHP, XML); even provides nice 
   3days Meteogram (metrics only, 
   though); 
https://www.yr.no/place/United_States/Massachusetts/Belchertown/data.html

[image: Screenshot_2020-04-03 Yr - varsel eksternt.png]


YR no Alerts

Alerts indeed a great feature of DarkSky API, and thanks to Pat for 
providing in Belchertown. Although YR.no provides plenty of wx info, it 
seems indeed that it doesn't provides alerts.
Considering that YR still my pick (besides no alerts), and current lack of 
consolidated API source, proposing a (temporary) hybrid solution as NOAA 
does provides weather alerts for US through API or CAP (CAP is an XML-based 
information standard used to facilitate emergency information sharing and 
data exchange); https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-alerts


Xant

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