Met MCP vs Weather MCP
A side-by-side look at the Met MCP and Weather MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Weather MCPEnvironment & Nature · Local subprocess (stdio)Free, open-source MCP server giving AI assistants 17 weather tools — a one-call weather summary plus forecasts, alerts, air quality, marine, radar, lightning, rivers, wildfires, and historical data back to 1940. Ask by city name or coordinates. Built on free public APIs (NOAA, Open-Meteo). No API keys, no signup.67GreatAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Met MCP for environment & nature work over a hosted endpoint; choose Weather MCP 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 Met MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
FROST_CLIENT_ID, MET_USER_AGENT. - You want tools like
geocode_location, get_forecast, get_nowcast.
WChoose Weather MCP 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.
- You want tools like
get_forecast, get_current_conditions, get_alerts.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | W Weather MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 67/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | FROST_CLIENT_IDMET_USER_AGENT | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 49 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 8 | 17 |
| Full listing | View Met MCP | View Weather MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Met MCP tools 8
geocode_locationFind latitude and longitude for a place name. Use the coordinates with the other tools.get_forecastGet an hourly weather forecast from MET Norway (Yr) for a coordinate. Works worldwide, best coverage in the Nordics.get_nowcastMinute-by-minute precipitation for the next 2 hours, radar-based. Nordic region only. Answers 'do I need an umbrella right now?'get_weather_alertsOfficial danger warnings (wind, flood, ice, forest fire...) from MET Norway. Covers Norway and its waters. Omit coordinates to get all current alerts. Alert text is in Norwegian.get_sun_eventsSunrise, sunset, and solar noon for a coordinate and date. Works worldwide.get_ocean_forecastWave height, wave direction, and sea temperature. Covers the Norwegian coast and nearby seas.find_weather_stationsFind the nearest official weather stations (Frost). Use the station id (e.g. SN50540) with get_historical_weather.get_historical_weatherDaily historical observations from a weather station (Frost archive, some stations go back over 100 years). Find station ids with find_weather_stations.
Weather MCP tools 17
get_forecastDaily/hourly forecasts up to 16 days by coordinates, saved location, or city name, plus a 2-hour, 15-minute precipitation nowcast in North America and Central Europe (`granularity="minutely"`) (NOAA publishes 7 days daily and ~6.5 days hourly in the US, and says so when you ask for more; `source="o…get_current_conditionsCurrent weather: temperature, wind, humidity, pressure; NOAA station observations in the US (plus heat index/wind chill, snow depth, optional NOAA fire-weather indices), Open-Meteo model data elsewhere (with an optional computed Fosberg fire-weather index), or real airport station observations worl…get_alertsActive watches, warnings, and advisories sorted by severity; official national warnings for the US (NOAA), Canada (ECCC), 38 European countries (MeteoAlarm), India (NDMA SACHET), the Philippines (PAGASA), Indonesia (BMKG), and Japan (JMA)get_historical_weatherHourly/daily observations from 1940 to presentget_weather_summaryOne-call overview combining current conditions, forecast, and alerts (optionally air quality and lightning); a life-threatening NWS alert is surfaced once above the whole summary, not once per sectionsearch_locationGeocode place names to coordinates ("Paris" → 48.85, 2.35)get_air_qualityAQI (US/European scales), pollutants, UV index, health guidance; current pollen levels for European locations (or worldwide with an optional key); optional day-grouped forecast up to 7 days with per-day peak AQI and UVget_marine_conditionsWave height, swell, ocean currents, sea state on WMO Code Table 3700 (Douglas sea scale) with a severity marker and legend — includes Great Lakes and major US bays; forecast up to 16 daysget_weather_imageryPrecipitation radar (static or 2-hour animated loops) + GOES satellite imagery; `composite: true` returns a finished radar map over a base map as an imageget_lightning_activityReal-time strike detection with 4-level proximity safety assessmentget_river_conditionsUS: NWPS gauge levels, flood stages, streamflow, rise/fall trends, forecast series. Great Britain: Environment Agency observed river levels against each gauge's published typical range. Elsewhere: GloFAS modeled discharge snapped to the nearest river channel, with ensemble forecastget_wildfire_infoUS: named incidents with containment, size, and safety guidance from the nearest *uncontained* fire. Elsewhere: NASA FIRMS satellite heat detections (VIIRS, near real-time), clustered with distance, bearing, and intensity- +5 more on the listing page
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.
Met MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"met-mcp": {
"url": "https://met-mcp.met-mcp-worker.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
Weather MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"weather-mcp-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dangahagan/weather-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Met MCP is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Weather MCP belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Met MCP for environment & nature work and Weather MCP 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.
Met MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Weather MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth 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 met-mcp and weather-mcp-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Met MCP has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Weather MCP has 67/100 (Great) with 0 views, 0 installs and 49 GitHub stars.