# Precipitation Outlook for Analysts (NWS)

> Precipitation Outlook for Analysts (NWS) is a paid API for AI agents from market.datapackvibe.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-21).

Returns the official U.S. National Weather Service precipitation outlook and active alerts for a given U.S. latitude/longitude coordinate.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://market.datapackvibe.com/x402/pulse-weather-precipitation-outlook-analysts?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-21
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/precipitation-outlook-for-analysts-nws-7ec5ed73
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dBh70n_e5mAedlOv2l7rF

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 precipitation-outlook-for-analysts-nws-7ec5ed73 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What's the official National Weather Service precipitation outlook right now for Washington DC — around latitude 38.9047 and longitude -77.0164? Include any active alerts.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need the authoritative U.S. National Weather Service precipitation outlook or active alerts for a specific U.S. coordinate. It is ideal for applications requiring official government forecast data rather than third-party weather providers, and specifically for precipitation-focused queries (rain, snow, etc.) rather than general temperature or wind forecasts.

## Known failure modes

- Non-US coordinates may return no data or an error since the service is US-only
- Invalid or out-of-range latitude/longitude values may result in a lookup failure
- NWS upstream service downtime can cause unavailable or stale responses
- Locations with no active forecast periods may return empty results

## How this service works

Precipitation outlook for Analysts: Precipitation outlook from the U.S. National Weather Service. U.S. locations only; returns current official forecast periods or active alerts.

## Output

Returns the current official NWS precipitation forecast periods and any active precipitation alerts for the specified U.S. coordinate, structured as forecast data including outlook windows and alert statuses.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "latitude": {
   "type": "number",
   "default": 38.9047
  },
  "longitude": {
   "type": "number",
   "default": -77.0164
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/precipitation-outlook-for-analysts-nws-7ec5ed73/health.json
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