winds-mcp

winds-mcp

MCP server providing access to NWS surface wind observations from ASOS, AWOS, and other stations.

Data Sources

Source	Coverage	Auth
NWS Weather.gov API	All NWS stations, latest/recent observations	None (User-Agent header)
Iowa Environmental Mesonet	Historical ASOS archive (~2000+)	None

Tools (8)

Station Discovery

• winds_list_stations — List NWS stations by US state
• winds_get_station — Get detailed station metadata
• winds_find_nearest_stations — Find stations near a lat/lon

Observations

• winds_get_latest_observation — Most recent observation at a station
• winds_get_observations — Recent observations over a time window (up to 7 days)
• winds_get_history — Historical ASOS data from IEM archive (back to ~2000)
• winds_get_daily_summary — Daily wind statistics from IEM archive
• winds_compare_stations — Compare latest observations across multiple stations

Installation

# Using uvx (recommended)
uvx winds-mcp

# Using pip
pip install winds-mcp

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "winds": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["winds-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Development

cd servers/winds-mcp
uv sync --group dev
uv run pytest tests/ --ignore=tests/test_live.py --ignore=tests/test_mcp_protocol.py -v