# fittings NWS Point Forecast + Active Alerts

> fittings NWS Point Forecast + Active Alerts is a paid API for AI agents from fittings.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.00365/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Returns National Weather Service forecast periods and active watches/warnings/advisories together for a US latitude/longitude in a single call.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://fittings.sh/v1/weather/nws-point-forecast?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.00365/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fittings-nws-point-forecast-active-alerts-2c6ab6a2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bjg5YioMRBmYfPM_tz4Qo

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability fittings-nws-point-forecast-active-alerts-2c6ab6a2
```

Example prompt: What's the NWS weather forecast for the next 6 periods at latitude 36.17 and longitude -86.78, and are there any active watches or warnings there right now?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need both the NWS forecast outlook AND active hazard alerts in a single API call, minimizing round trips. Prefer it over nws.point-forecast (forecast only, with hourly granularity) when you don't need hourly data but do need hazard context, and over nws.active-alerts (alerts only) when you also need the forecast. Ideal for decision-making workflows where both weather outlook and safety conditions must be evaluated together, such as event planning, logistics routing, or emergency response.

## Known failure modes

- Coordinate outside the US (NWS only covers US territories) — returns error indicating point is unsupported
- Invalid latitude or longitude values outside allowed ranges — schema validation error
- NWS upstream API unavailable or rate-limited — service may return 5xx or timeout
- Coastal or offshore coordinates not covered by NWS grid — returns error for unsupported grid point
- No active alerts returns an empty alerts array, not an error

## How this service works

One call returning both the National Weather Service forecast periods and any active watches, warnings and advisories for a US latitude and longitude. Use when a decision needs the outlook and the hazards together; `nws.point-forecast` returns the forecast alone and offers hourly granularity, and `nws.active-alerts` returns the alerts alone.

## Output

Returns a combined payload containing: (1) an array of up to 14 NWS forecast periods with name, temperature, wind, short/detailed forecast text, and precipitation probability; and (2) a list of active watches, warnings, and advisories with event type, severity, urgency, certainty, headline, description, and effective/expiry times. Both datasets are returned in a single response for the specified US coordinate.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "lat",
      "lon"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "lat": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Latitude, -90 to 90"
      },
      "lon": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Longitude, -180 to 180"
      },
      "alerts": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Include active alerts, default true"
      },
      "periods": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Forecast periods to return, 1-14, default 6"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/fittings-nws-point-forecast-active-alerts-2c6ab6a2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from fittings.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/fittings.sh/llms.txt)