Earth 2 Elevation MCP vs MCP Weather
A side-by-side look at the Earth 2 Elevation MCP and MCP Weather MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Earth 2 Elevation MCP for location services work over a hosted endpoint; choose MCP Weather for location services as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Earth 2 Elevation MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Location Services domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
OPEN_ELEVATION_BASE_URL. - You want tools like
get_elevation, get_elevations, get_elevation_profile.
Choose MCP Weather when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Location Services domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
ACCUWEATHER_API_KEY. - You want tools like
weather-get_hourly, weather-get_daily.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Services | Location Services |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | OPEN_ELEVATION_BASE_URL | ACCUWEATHER_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 34 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 2 |
| Full listing | View Earth 2 Elevation MCP | View MCP Weather |
Tools & capabilities
Earth 2 Elevation MCP tools 3
get_elevation查询单个经纬度的海拔，单位米。get_elevations批量查询多个经纬度。get_elevation_profile在两点之间均匀采样，生成路径海拔剖面。
MCP Weather tools 2
weather-get_hourlyGet hourly weather forecast for the next 12 hoursweather-get_dailyGet daily weather forecast for up to 15 days
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.
Earth 2 Elevation MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"earth-2-elevation-mcp": {
"url": "https://api.open-elevation.com"
}
}
}
MCP Weather
{
"mcpServers": {
"timlukahorstmann-mcp-weather": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@timlukahorstmann/mcp-weather"
],
"env": {
"ACCUWEATHER_API_KEY": "YOUR_ACCUWEATHER_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Earth 2 Elevation MCP is categorized under Location Services and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. MCP Weather belongs to Location Services and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Earth 2 Elevation MCP for location services work and MCP Weather for location services.
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.
Earth 2 Elevation MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. MCP Weather is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. 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 earth-2-elevation-mcp and timlukahorstmann-mcp-weather as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Earth 2 Elevation MCP has a quality signal of 47/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. MCP Weather has 61/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 34 GitHub stars.