Noaa Cdo MCP Server vs Weather for Grown Ups
A side-by-side look at the Noaa Cdo MCP Server and Weather for Grown Ups MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Noaa Cdo MCP Server for environment & nature work as a local process; choose Weather for Grown Ups 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 Noaa Cdo MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
NOAA_CDO_TOKEN. - You want tools like
noaa_climate_list_datasets, noaa_climate_list_data_categories, noaa_climate_list_data_types.
Choose Weather for Grown Ups when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Environment & Nature domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | NOAA_CDO_TOKEN | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 10 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Noaa Cdo MCP Server | View Weather for Grown Ups |
Tools & capabilities
Noaa Cdo MCP Server tools 10
noaa_climate_list_datasetsList available CDO datasets with IDs, names, and temporal coveragenoaa_climate_list_data_categoriesList data category groups (Temperature, Precipitation, Wind, etc.)noaa_climate_list_data_typesList specific measurement labels (TMAX, TMIN, PRCP, SNOW, etc.) by dataset or categorynoaa_climate_list_location_categoriesList the 12 location categories that scope location searchnoaa_climate_find_locationsSearch geographic locations by category (states, cities, counties, zip codes, climate regions), with an optional name filternoaa_climate_find_stationsSearch weather stations by location, bounding box, dataset, and data typenoaa_climate_get_stationFetch full metadata for a single station by IDnoaa_climate_fetch_dataFetch historical observation records for a dataset and date rangenoaa_climate_search_storm_eventsSearch the NCEI Storm Events Database for one year — tornadoes, hail, floods, hurricanes, with damage, casualties, and narrativesnoaa_climate_get_billion_dollar_disastersQuery NOAA's Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters — CPI-adjusted costs and deaths per disaster, or per-year totals by disaster class
Weather for Grown Ups tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from 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.
Noaa Cdo MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"noaa-cdo-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/noaa-climate-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NOAA_CDO_TOKEN": "YOUR_NOAA_CDO_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Weather for Grown Ups
{
"mcpServers": {
"weather-for-grown-ups": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"weather-for-grown-ups"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Noaa Cdo MCP Server is categorized under Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Weather for Grown Ups belongs to Environment & Nature and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Noaa Cdo MCP Server for environment & nature work and Weather for Grown Ups 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.
Noaa Cdo MCP Server has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. Weather for Grown Ups 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 noaa-cdo-mcp-server and weather-for-grown-ups as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Noaa Cdo MCP Server has a quality signal of 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 4 GitHub stars. Weather for Grown Ups has 41/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.