Weather MCP server

Provides real-time weather information for any city through the Open-Meteo API without requiring API keys or complex setup.
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danielshih
Release date
Mar 17, 2025
Language
Python
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The Weather MCP Server provides comprehensive weather, air quality, and timezone information through a Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface. It supports multiple transport modes including stdio for desktop clients, SSE for legacy web applications, and Streamable HTTP for modern web integration.

Installation Options

Using Pip

Install the package using pip:

pip install mcp_weather_server

For HTTP server support (SSE or Streamable HTTP), include additional dependencies:

pip install mcp_weather_server starlette uvicorn

Manual Configuration for MCP Clients

Add this configuration to your cline_mcp_settings.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "weather": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "mcp_weather_server"
      ],
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

Docker Deployment

Pull and run the latest image:

# Pull the latest image
docker pull dog830228/mcp_weather_server:latest

# Run in stdio mode (default)
docker run dog830228/mcp_weather_server:latest

# Run in SSE mode on port 8080
docker run -p 8080:8080 dog830228/mcp_weather_server:latest --mode sse

Server Modes

Standard MCP Mode (Default)

# Default mode (stdio)
python -m mcp_weather_server

# Explicitly specify stdio mode
python -m mcp_weather_server --mode stdio

HTTP SSE Mode

# Start SSE server on default host/port (0.0.0.0:8080)
python -m mcp_weather_server --mode sse

# Specify custom host and port
python -m mcp_weather_server --mode sse --host localhost --port 3000

Streamable HTTP Mode

# Start streamable HTTP server
python -m mcp_weather_server --mode streamable-http

# Enable stateless mode
python -m mcp_weather_server --mode streamable-http --stateless

Available Tools

Weather Tools

Get Current Weather

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>weather</server_name>
<tool_name>get_current_weather</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
  "city": "Tokyo"
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

Get Weather for Date Range

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>weather</server_name>
<tool_name>get_weather_by_datetime_range</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
  "city": "Paris",
  "start_date": "2024-01-01",
  "end_date": "2024-01-07"
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

Air Quality Tools

Get Air Quality Information

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>weather</server_name>
<tool_name>get_air_quality</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
  "city": "Beijing"
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

Get Specific Air Quality Metrics

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>weather</server_name>
<tool_name>get_air_quality</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "variables": ["pm2_5", "pm10", "ozone"]
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

Time & Timezone Tools

Get Current Time

<use_mcp_tool>
<server_name>weather</server_name>
<tool_name>get_current_datetime</tool_name>
<arguments>
{
  "timezone_name": "Europe/Paris"
}
</arguments>
</use_mcp_tool>

Web Integration Example (SSE Mode)

When running in SSE mode, you can use this JavaScript example:

// Connect to SSE endpoint
const eventSource = new EventSource('http://localhost:8080/sse');

// Listen for messages
eventSource.onmessage = function(event) {
    const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
    console.log(data);
};

// Get weather for Tokyo
async function getWeather(city) {
    const response = await fetch('http://localhost:8080/messages/', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: JSON.stringify({
            jsonrpc: '2.0',
            method: 'tools/call',
            params: {
                name: 'get_current_weather',
                arguments: { city: city }
            },
            id: 1
        })
    });
}

getWeather('Tokyo');

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

  1. City not found

    • Ensure city names are in English
    • Try using the full city name (e.g., "Paris, France")
    • Check spelling
  2. HTTP Server not accessible

    • Verify the server is running with the correct mode
    • Check firewall settings for the specified port
    • Ensure all dependencies are installed: pip install starlette uvicorn
  3. Date format errors

    • Use ISO 8601 format for dates: YYYY-MM-DD
    • Ensure start_date is before end_date

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "weather" '{"command":"python","args":["-m","mcp_weather_server"],"disabled":false,"autoApprove":[]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "weather": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "-m",
                "mcp_weather_server"
            ],
            "disabled": false,
            "autoApprove": []
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "weather": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "-m",
                "mcp_weather_server"
            ],
            "disabled": false,
            "autoApprove": []
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect

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