AfriGIS Weather API (SAWS data feeds)
Developer API exposing South African Weather Service data feeds (forecast, lightning, storms) as programmatic endpoints for South Africa, enabling integration of official meteorological and severe-weather data.
developers.afrigis.co.za
At a glance
- Region
- South Africa (Africa)
- Coverage
- National
- Access
- Paid
- Category
- Company
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- weather forecast
- lightning
- storms
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Baselines
Set a baseline for a project, report or proposal.
- 02
Combine sources
Join it with other datasets for a fuller picture.
- 03
Teaching
Use it in classes and student projects.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Ask in plain language
Query it through a chat assistant instead of writing code.
- 02
Automatic QC
Find errors and gaps automatically.
- 03
Find related data
Let AI suggest datasets that fill the gaps.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
REST weather API (key/subscription required)
Licence: See source terms
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