# ForgeMesh Next-2-Hour Precipitation Nowcast

> ForgeMesh Next-2-Hour Precipitation Nowcast is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns 15-minute-interval precipitation forecasts for the next 2 hours at a given latitude/longitude for immediate 'is it about to rain' decisions.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/next-2-hour-precipitation
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-next-2-hour-precipitation-nowcast-2a831376
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tEH88O_wvW_Xtp6zuWl0F

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 forgemesh-next-2-hour-precipitation-nowcast-2a831376 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Will it rain in the next 2 hours at latitude 29.76, longitude -95.36? Give me the precipitation outlook broken into 15-minute steps so I can decide whether to dispatch my field crew now.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need hyper-local, short-horizon (next 2 hours) precipitation timing broken into 15-minute intervals — ideal for last-mile delivery scheduling, outdoor event go/no-go decisions, or field-service dispatch. Prefer this over daily or hourly forecasts when the decision window is under 2 hours and timing precision matters.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid latitude/longitude returns a 400 error
- Coordinates outside radar-dense regions (US, Europe) may return low-resolution model estimates with reduced accuracy
- Payment not completed (x402 protocol) results in a 402 Payment Required response
- Extreme weather or radar outages may cause data gaps or stale estimates
- Malformed input schema (non-string lat/lon) may cause a 422 or 400 error

## How this service works

Precipitation broken into 15-minute intervals for the next 2 hours at any latitude/longitude, for short-horizon 'is it about to rain' decisions. Use for last-mile delivery timing, outdoor-event go/no-go calls, and field-service dispatch. Best coverage in radar-dense regions (US, Europe); other regions may show low-resolution model estimates.

## Output

A sequence of precipitation estimates in 15-minute steps covering the next 2 hours for the requested coordinates, sourced from radar data (high resolution in US/Europe) or model estimates (lower resolution elsewhere), suitable for go/no-go timing decisions.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "latitude": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Latitude, e.g. 29.76"
  },
  "longitude": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Longitude, e.g. -95.36"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {
   "minutely_15": {
    "time": [
     "2026-07-16T08:30",
     "2026-07-16T08:45"
    ],
    "precipitation": [
     0,
     0
    ]
   },
   "minutely_15_units": {
    "precipitation": "mm"
   }
  },
  "attribution": "Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-next-2-hour-precipitation-nowcast-2a831376/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)