Atmospore MCP vs Nws Weather MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Atmospore MCP and Nws Weather MCP Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Atmospore MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: ATMOSPORE_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Global coordinate-based pollen forecasts, Up to seven days of forecast data, Per-species pollen results.

Explore Atmospore MCP Details

Choose Nws Weather MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: nws_get_forecast, nws_search_alerts, nws_get_observations.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Atmospore MCP atmospore Environment & Nature	Nws Weather MCP Server Environment & Nature
Summary	Per-species pollen forecasts at any point on Earth, seven days ahead, via the Atmospore API. Tools: getpollen, gettopspecies, getareaaverage, listsupportedspecies. Free tier (100 calls/day, no credit card). Hosted variant at mcp.atmospore.com.	Real-time US weather data via National Weather Service API. Forecasts, alerts, and observations.
Category & Scope	Environment & Nature

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atmospore-atmospore-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "atmospore-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ATMOSPORE_API_KEY": "YOUR_ATMOSPORE_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nws-weather-mcp-server": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "@cyanheads/nws-weather-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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