Nws Weather MCP Server

Public Hosted Server: https://nws.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Tools

Seven tools for real-time US weather data:

nws_get_forecast

Get the weather forecast for a US location.

• Default returns named 12-hour periods (14 total, ~7 days)
• Hourly mode returns the next 48 one-hour periods with dewpoint and humidity — the upstream feed carries ~156, and the pre-cap total plus a truncation notice are surfaced in the enrichment block
• Coordinates resolve to NWS grid internally via /points endpoint
• Formatted timestamps use the resolved local time zone
• Returns forecast zone and county zone codes for chaining into nws_search_alerts

nws_search_alerts

Search active weather alerts with flexible filtering.

• Filter by area (state/territory/marine codes), point (lat,lon), zone, event type, severity, urgency, certainty, or status
• area, point, and zone are mutually exclusive; specify at most one location filter
• National search when no filters provided
• Blank optional location filters are ignored so form-based clients can submit empty fields safely
• Event matching is case-insensitive and partial, so "tornado" matches both watches and warnings
• status defaults to live Actual alerts, but can be set to Exercise, System, Test, or Draft
• Optional limit (1–25, default 25) caps the returned alerts; totalCount reports the full match count, with a truncation notice and guidance to narrow filters
• Validates area, point, and zone locally before the API call — malformed points fail fast as invalid_point instead of leaking a raw upstream 400

nws_get_observations

Current measured conditions from a weather station.

• Look up by coordinates (finds nearest station) or station ID directly
• Blank or whitespace-only station_id values are ignored so clients can fall back to coordinates cleanly
• Coordinate lookups choose the nearest station from the candidates returned by NWS
• Dual-unit display: F/C, mph/km/h, inHg/hPa, mi/km
• Observation timestamps use the station's local time zone when available
• Warns when most measurements are unavailable from a station

nws_find_stations

Discover nearby observation stations.

• Sorted by haversine distance from query point
• Returns distance (km) and compass bearing
• Includes zone codes, elevation, time zone
• Useful for finding station IDs for nws_get_observations

nws_list_alert_types

List all valid NWS alert event type names.

• Returns the full set of event types the NWS API recognizes (e.g., "Tornado Warning", "Heat Advisory")
• Use to discover valid values for the event filter in nws_search_alerts

nws_get_office_discussion

Get the latest narrative product from a Weather Forecast Office (WFO).

• office: 3-letter WFO code (e.g., SEW for Seattle) — returned as the office field by nws_get_forecast
• product_type: AFD (Area Forecast Discussion, default), HWO (Hazardous Weather Outlook), ZFP (Zone Forecast Product), SPS (Special Weather Statement)
• Two-hop fetch: lists products by office/type (newest first), then retrieves full product text
• Returns productText plus issuanceTime, issuingOffice, productName, productCode, wmoCollectiveId
• Unknown office returns a clear error with recovery instructions (the NWS API returns HTTP 200 with an empty list, not a 404)

nws_get_zone_forecast

Get the text forecast for a public NWS forecast zone.

• zone_id: forecast zone code (e.g., WAZ315) — returned by nws_get_forecast (forecastZone), nws_find_stations (forecastZone column), and nws_search_alerts (affectedZones)
• Returns named periods (e.g., "Today", "Tonight", "Monday") with narrative text from local forecasters
• Completes the alert-to-forecast chain: look up alert zones, then retrieve zone forecasts
• County zone codes (XXC###) are not supported — use the forecast zone code

Resources

Features

Built on @cyanheads/mcp-ts-core:

• Declarative tool definitions — single file per tool, framework handles registration and validation
• Unified error handling across all tools
• Pluggable auth (none, jwt, oauth)
• Swappable storage backends: in-memory, filesystem, Supabase, Cloudflare KV/R2/D1
• Structured logging with optional OpenTelemetry tracing
• Runs locally (stdio/HTTP) or on Cloudflare Workers from the same codebase

NWS-specific:

• Zero-auth access to the NWS API — no API keys required
• Automatic coordinate-to-grid resolution with caching (1h TTL)
• Request timeouts plus retry/backoff for transient NWS API failures
• Dual-unit display for observations (F/C, mph/km/h, inHg/hPa, mi/km)
• Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, and US territories coverage

Getting started

Public Hosted Instance

A public instance is available at https://nws.caseyjhand.com/mcp — no installation required. Point any MCP client at it via Streamable HTTP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nws-weather-mcp-server": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://nws.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Self-Hosted / Local

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nws-weather-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["@cyanheads/nws-weather-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or with npx (no Bun required):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nws-weather-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@cyanheads/nws-weather-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or with Docker:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nws-weather-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=stdio", "ghcr.io/cyanheads/nws-weather-mcp-server:latest"]
    }
  }
}

For Streamable HTTP, set the transport and start the server:

MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=http MCP_HTTP_PORT=3010 bun run start:http
# Server listens at http://localhost:3010/mcp

Prerequisites

• Node.js v24+ or Bun v1.3+

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cyanheads/nws-weather-mcp-server.git

2. Navigate into the directory:

cd nws-weather-mcp-server

3. Install dependencies:

bun install

Configuration

See .env.example for the full list including auth, storage, and OpenTelemetry options.

Running the server

Local development

• Build and run the production version:

  sh

  # One-time build
  bun run rebuild
  
  # Run the built server
  bun run start:http
  # or
  bun run start:stdio
  

• Run checks and tests:

  sh

  bun run devcheck     # Lints, formats, type-checks
  bun run test         # Runs test suite
  

Project structure

Development guide

See CLAUDE.md for development guidelines and architectural rules. The short version:

• Handlers throw, framework catches — no try/catch in tool logic
• Use ctx.log for domain-specific logging, ctx.state for storage
• Add new tools/resources to the barrel exports and the createApp() arrays in src/index.ts

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome. Run checks before submitting:

bun run devcheck
bun run test

License

Apache-2.0 — see LICENSE for details.