weather.alerts

Live US severe-weather alerts from the National Weather Service. Pass a point ("lat,lon") to get every active watch, warning, and advisory for that exact location, or an area (2-letter US state or marine zone code) for area-wide alerts. Optionally filter by severity or urgency. Each alert returns the event type, severity, urgency, certainty, headline, affected-area description, issuing office, recommended public response, onset / expiry / end times, and the full hazard description plus protective-action instructions. Results are sorted most-severe first and capped by limit, with the true total reported. Public-domain NOAA / National Weather Service data, refreshed in real time.

price
$0.0012 USDC per call
method
GET/api/weather/alerts
payment
x402 v2 · USDC on Base (EIP-3009) or Solana (SPL transfer)
auth
None. Sign the payment, retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.

Overview

The alerts API is a pay-per-call weather endpoint built for AI agents and autonomous software. Live US severe-weather alerts from the National Weather Service.

There is no signup and no API key. An agent (or any HTTP client) hits the endpoint, receives an x402 "402 Payment Required" challenge, signs a sub-cent USDC payment on Base or Solana, and retries — the data comes back on the paid request. That makes it a drop-in alerts data source for an agent tool-use loop, an MCP host, or a backend that needs weather data on demand without onboarding to yet another vendor portal.

Use cases

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
pointstringExact location as "lat,lon" in decimal degrees, e.g. "25.7617,-80.1918". Returns alerts covering that point. Provide point OR area, not both.
areastring2-letter US state / territory or NWS marine area code, e.g. "FL", "TX", "PK". Returns all active alerts for that area. Provide point OR area, not both.
severitystringFilter to a single severity level.
one of: Extreme | Severe | Moderate | Minor | Unknown
urgencystringFilter to a single urgency level.
one of: Immediate | Expected | Future | Past | Unknown
limitintegerMax alerts to return (1-100, default 20). Most-severe first.
min 1 · max 100

Code samples

cURLbash
# 1. Probe with no auth → 402 envelope with PaymentRequirements
curl -sS 'https://2s.io/api/weather/alerts?point=example&area=example&severity=Extreme&urgency=Immediate&limit=20'

# 2. Sign + retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE:
curl -sS 'https://2s.io/api/weather/alerts?point=example&area=example&severity=Extreme&urgency=Immediate&limit=20' \
  -H 'PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: <base64-json-payload>'

# Or use the canonical runner (handles probe → sign → retry):
#   EVM_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... node --env-file=.env.local \
#     --experimental-strip-types scripts/x402-pay.ts \
#     'https://2s.io/api/weather/alerts?point=example&area=example&severity=Extreme&urgency=Immediate&limit=20'
TypeScript / Node — @2sio/sdktypescript
import { TwoS } from '@2sio/sdk'

const client = new TwoS({
  privateKey: process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY as `0x${string}`,
})

const result = await client.weather.alerts({
  "point": "example",
  "area": "example",
  "severity": "Extreme",
  "urgency": "Immediate",
  "limit": 20
})

console.log('endpoint:', result.endpoint)
console.log('cost:', result.costUsd, 'USDC')
console.log('tx:', result.settlement?.txHash)
console.log('data:', result.data)
Python — 2siopython
import os
from twosio import TwoS

client = TwoS(private_key=os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])

result = client.weather.alerts(point="example", area="example", severity="Extreme", urgency="Immediate", limit=20)

print("endpoint:", result.endpoint)
print("cost:", result.cost_usd, "USDC")
print("tx:", (result.settlement or {}).get("tx_hash"))
print("data:", result.data)
MCP — Claude Desktop / AgentKit / any MCP hostjson
// 1. Add @2sio/mcp to your MCP host config (Claude Desktop example below).
//    EVM_PRIVATE_KEY funds x402 payments per call.

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "2sio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@2sio/mcp"],
      "env": { "EVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "0x..." }
    }
  }
}

// 2. Once the server is running, agents call this tool via standard MCP:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "weather.alerts",
    "arguments": {
      "point": "example",
      "area": "example",
      "severity": "Extreme",
      "urgency": "Immediate",
      "limit": 20
    }
  }
}

Response

FieldTypeDescription
okboolean
one of: true
itemsarray
totalintegerTotal matching rows upstream; null when unknown.
sourceobject
metaobject
Example response datajson
{
  "ok": true,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "example",
      "event": "example",
      "severity": "example",
      "urgency": "example",
      "certainty": "example",
      "category": "example",
      "headline": "example",
      "areaDescription": "example",
      "senderName": "example",
      "response": "example",
      "status": "example",
      "messageType": "example",
      "effective": "example",
      "onset": "example",
      "expires": "example",
      "ends": "example",
      "description": "example",
      "instruction": "example"
    }
  ],
  "total": 1,
  "source": {
    "provider": "example",
    "url": "example",
    "license": "example"
  },
  "meta": {
    "scope": {
      "point": {
        "lat": 1,
        "lon": 1
      },
      "area": "example"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Do I need an API key to use the alerts API?
No. weather.alerts is x402-native — there is no signup and no API key. Your client makes the call, receives a 402 with payment requirements, signs a USDC payment, and retries. Funds come from a wallet you control.
How much does the alerts API cost?
$0.0012 USDC per call, charged per request. There are no monthly fees, seats, or minimums — you pay only for the calls you make.
Can I try the alerts API for free first?
Yes. Add ?trial=1 (or the header X-2s-Trial: 1) to get a free real call per endpoint per hour, so you can verify the response shape before wiring payment.
Which networks and tokens are supported?
USDC on Base (via EIP-3009 transferWithAuthorization) or Solana (SPL transfer), using the open x402 payment protocol.
How do I call weather.alerts from an AI agent or MCP host?
Use @2sio/sdk (TypeScript), 2sio (Python), or the @2sio/mcp server for any MCP host — each handles the probe → sign → retry loop for you. See the code samples on this page.

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