Dwd Climate vs Weather Gc Ca
A side-by-side look at the Dwd Climate and Weather Gc Ca MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Dwd Climate for environment & nature work as a local process; choose Weather Gc Ca for environment & nature as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Dwd Climate when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Weather Gc Ca when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
current_observations, active_alerts, climate_daily.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner |
Tools & capabilities
Dwd Climate tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Weather Gc Ca tools 6
current_observationsLatest real-time surface weather observations from Environment Canada stations near a point (swob-realtime). Returns station name, observation time, air temp, dewpoint, humidity, wind, pressure, snow depth. Example: latitude 43.65, longitude -79.38 for Toronto. Keyless, official ECCC data.active_alertsActive Environment Canada weather alerts (warnings, watches, statements) across Canada, optionally filtered near a point. Returns alert name, type, risk colour, affected area, province, effective/expiry times and a text excerpt. Example: latitude 43.65, longitude -79.38 for Toronto-area alerts. Key…climate_dailyDaily climate records (max/min/mean temperature °C, total precipitation mm, snow on ground cm) for an Environment Canada station over a date range. Use a 7-digit climate identifier, e.g. "6158355" (TORONTO CITY) or "1108395" (VANCOUVER INTL A). Station IDs come from the climate-stations collection.…geomet_collectionsDirectory of every dataset Environment and Climate Change Canada publishes through MSC GeoMet (100+ OGC API Features collections). Returns each collection id, title, description, keywords and geographic extent. Use it to find what Canadian weather, water, air-quality or climate-projection data exis…hydrometric_stations_nearWater Survey of Canada river and lake gauges near a point, from the MSC GeoMet hydrometric-stations collection. AUTHORITATIVE for "which gauge measures the <Canadian river> at <place>" — these are the official federal hydrometric stations. Returns station number (the id you pass to hydrometric_real…hydrometric_realtimeReal-time water level (metres) and discharge/flow (m3/s) readings from Water Survey of Canada gauges, typically every 5-15 minutes and covering the last 30 days. AUTHORITATIVE for "how high is the <Canadian river> right now" and for flood watching in Canada. Pass a station number from hydrometric_s…
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Dwd Climate
{
"mcpServers": {
"dwd-climate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-dwd-climate"
]
}
}
}
Weather Gc Ca
{
"mcpServers": {
"weather-gc-ca": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-weather-gc-ca"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Dwd Climate is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Weather Gc Ca belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Dwd Climate for environment & nature work and Weather Gc Ca for environment & nature.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Dwd Climate is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Weather Gc Ca has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add dwd-climate and weather-gc-ca as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Dwd Climate has a quality signal of 36/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Weather Gc Ca has 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.