A Weather app is something that you would find on almost every smartphone. People use these apps to get regular updates on local as well outstation weather conditions in real time. A weather forecast API is required for developing weather apps for Android as it provides all the weather related information needed for running them. While selecting an API for weather apps, it is essential to know about the service features it offers and verify if these are appropriate for your needs.

Here are some of the best weather forecast APIs that can be used for development of weather apps:

OpenWeatherMap
OpenWeatherMap is a free weather API which offers a wide range of useful weather-related information including current weather, historical weather, forecast, clouds, wind, weather station data, and more. The API, which takes inspiration from the ideology of OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia, offers free weather data for as many as 200,000 cities. It provides two modes to search for a city, the name pattern and the geo-coordinates. It uses JSON/XML formats to provide weather data for your app.

AccuWeather
AccuWeather API is a paid weather API that is trusted around the world for providing reliable weather information and forecasting. In addition to offering information related to current weather conditions, it gives hourly and daily forecasts as well as severe weather alerts in as many as 40 languages and dialects. It covers almost 3 million locations across the globe and has more than a billion people relying on it. It employs JSON and JSONP APIs for data exchange and also makes available SSL encryption for secure communication.

Yahoo! Weather
Another weather API that is widely used by developers for framing reliable weather apps is Yahoo! Weather. Free (for non-commercial use) and simple to use, the API is powered by Weather Channel and gives basic information such as current temperatures, current conditions, and forecast. The developer gets the option to choose between JSON or XML for this API.

Weather Underground
Weather Underground API is a paid weather provider acclaimed for the diverse information it offers. In addition to returning information for conventional parameters like current weather conditions and forecast, the API provides historical data, weather alerts, astronomy data, and hurricanes. It even gives radar images which can be seen on smartphones. It searches cities on the basis of name patterns and geo-locations.The API makes use of XML and JSON data formats.

There are numerous other weather APIs which are being used by developers for creating weather apps for Androids. At www.androiddeveloper.co.in, we have a team of expert Android developers who can create a weather app that is just right for you.

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