Windy

This entry covers the Windy API at api.windy.com, which sells the data behind windy.com as three separate products: Point Forecast, Map Forecast and Webcams. Each has its own pricing page, a free testing mode limited to development and a yearly Professional price. Point Forecast returns machine-readable forecast data for given coordinates, Map Forecast embeds the interactive weather map and Webcams lists webcam images.

The pricing pages carry the notice of Windyty, S.E., and the pages we read do not state its seat or country, so the country is not stated by the vendor. The API site says it gives access to the same data that powers windy.com. Support runs through the Windy API section of the Windy Community forum.

• Point Forecast data. Point Forecast covers about 20 parameters, including wind, gusts, temperature, dew point, precipitation, CAPE index, cloud layers, humidity, pressure, waves, CO concentration, dust mass and SO2 mass.
• Model selection. Professional lists unlimited forecast models except ECMWF, naming arome, iconEu, gfs, gfsWave, namConus, namHawaii, namAlaska and cams. ECMWF is left out because of licensing conditions.
• Current values only. Point Forecast returns only the most recent forecast values, and the page states historical forecasts with past data cannot be retrieved. A buyer needing archives must look elsewhere.
• Map Forecast layers. Map Forecast Professional lists 6 weather models and more than 40 layers and isolines. Layers such as thunderstorms, cloud tops, visibility and extreme rain are marked ECMWF only.
• Optional ECMWF add-on. ECMWF can be added to Map Forecast for EUR 1,000, though the page states ECMWF is for internal use only. That limits how it may be shown to the public.
• Webcams API. The Webcams API has a free tier for linking or embedding, with image URLs valid for 15 minutes and a listing offset of 1,000. Professional raises validity to 24 hours and the offset to 10,000.
• Free testing keys. Point Forecast and Map Forecast testing allow 500 requests or sessions per day for development only. Point Forecast testing returns randomly shuffled and slightly modified data.

• A developer prototyping a wind app. A testing key gives 500 requests per day at no charge for development. Because the data is shuffled and slightly modified, it is suitable for building and not for showing real forecasts.
• A sailing or kitesurf website. Map Forecast Professional embeds the interactive map with more than 40 layers for EUR 990 per year, allowing 10,000 sessions per day. ECMWF layers are for internal use only.
• A tourism portal showing live views. The Webcams API free tier lets a site link or embed webcams. Professional at EUR 9,990 per year is ad-free, has no image size limit and allows one call that lists all webcams.

The pages we read give pricing and limits rather than a coding walkthrough. The API site has a sign-in page for API keys, and each product starts with a testing key limited to development use, at 500 requests or sessions per day. When the build works, a Professional plan is bought per product on its own pricing page.

Point Forecast Professional allows 10,000 requests per day, which can be raised by agreement. Support questions go to the Windy API section of the Windy Community forum, and the site also has a contact page. Check the ECMWF limits before planning a public map.

The API site sells Point Forecast, Map Forecast and Webcams, each with a yearly Professional price and a free testing mode limited to development.

Point Forecast Professional omits the ECMWF model because of licensing, and Map Forecast sells ECMWF as an optional extra. Point Forecast returns only current values. The pages read name Windyty, S.E. in the copyright line but do not give its seat or country.

The weather apps list places Windy 3 of 12: the products next to it are Weawow above and Ventusky below. We give no score here: the first three places go to challengers where they exist, the rest follow in ranked order.

The vendor states no country of establishment, so Windy is left out of the regional count for this list.

In the catalogue: Developer API sold as three products, prices published per year; free testing keys.

Prices are per product and per year. Point Forecast Professional costs EUR 990 per year and allows 10,000 requests per day, raised by agreement. Map Forecast Professional costs EUR 990 per year plus an optional EUR 1,000 for ECMWF, and allows 10,000 sessions per day. Webcams API Professional costs EUR 9,990 per year. Testing use is free for Point Forecast and Map Forecast at 500 requests or sessions per day, for development only, and the Webcams API has a free tier for linking or embedding. A buyer who needs all three products pays for each separately, as the pages show no bundle.

We took this from windy.com, the vendor’s own site, when we reviewed Best Weather Apps in 2026; that review is dated 13 November 2026.

Support runs through a community forum section.

The pages we read for the API list no security certifications, encryption statements or data storage locations. The pricing pages carry the notice 2025 Windyty, S.E., and the Webcams API terms state that Windyty, S.E does not guarantee the Webcams API is free of errors.

The seat and country of Windyty, S.E. are not stated on the pages read. Access is controlled through API keys obtained after signing in, and testing keys are meant for development only. A buyer with data processing requirements should ask the vendor directly.

Integrations the vendor names (9):

• Point Forecast API
• Map Forecast API
• Webcams API
• ECMWF
• GFS
• ICON EU
• AROME
• CAMS
• Windy Community forum

Also in our records:

• Catalogue tags that point to the ecosystem: Map forecast API, Webcams API.

Closest by traits, not by rank: 3 products from the same list that overlap most with Windy.

• Foreca (#5 of 12): Not for: buyers who must compare API prices before contacting the vendor. Forecast site with a 15-day view, calendar feed and weather API.
• KNMI (#8 of 12): Dutch national institute app with colour-coded warnings and open source code. Watch out: hourly forecasts cover only today and tomorrow, so planning beyond two days relies on daily figures.
• Yr (#9 of 12): Norwegian broadcaster and met institute forecasts for ten million places. Best for: Travellers and developers wanting open data with clear etiquette rules. (Norway)

Read from the vendor’s own pages on 12 November 2026.

• api.windy.com: Three products, same data as windy.com, machine-readable forecast data
• api.windy.com/point-forecast/pricing: Testing 500 requests per day, EUR 990 Professional, 10,000 requests, models, ECMWF exclusion, parameters, current values only, forum support
• api.windy.com/map-forecast/pricing: Testing 500 sessions, EUR 990 Professional, EUR 1,000 ECMWF, 10,000 sessions, 6 models, 40 layers, ECMWF internal use
• api.windy.com/webcams/pricing: Free tier limits, EUR 9,990 Professional, 24-hour validity, offset 10,000
• api.windy.com/webcams/terms: Windyty, S.E notice, no guarantee of error-free API, seat not stated

The same four questions are asked of every weather apps product: time to value, real cost, the way out and the intended buyer. The result for Windy: #3, out of 12 ranked. Details: how we rank software.