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Why I Used wttr.in Instead of OpenWeatherMap for My Firefox Extension

DEV Community·Weather Clock Dash·29 days ago
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When building Weather & Clock Dashboard, I evaluated several weather APIs. I ended up choosing wttr.in. Here's why — and why it might be wrong for your use case. The Options OpenWeatherMap — The obvious choice. Free tier with 1000 calls/day. Requires API key. JSON format. Great documentation. wttr.in — A public weather service designed for terminal/curl usage. Free, no API key, accepts city names or coordinates. Returns JSON, ASCII art, or PNG images. WeatherAPI.com — Similar to OWM but with a slightly different free tier. Open-Meteo — Open source weather API, completely free, no API key. Returns forecasts based on coordinates. National Weather Service (US only) — Free, no key, but US-only. Why wttr.in Won 1. No API key required from users This is the biggest factor.…

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