NWS zone catalog

GET

/api/v1/weather/nws/zones

Last modified:2026-05-10 09:22:39

Maintainer:Not configured

OperationId:weather_nws_zones

Return the NWS zone catalog (11,651+ zones total). Zones are the geographic unit of every NWS hazard alert: public forecast zones, county zones, fire weather zones, marine zones, coastal zones, offshore zones, land zones, and high-seas zones. Use the type and area filters to narrow the result (for example type=fire&area=CA for California fire weather zones). Updated semi-annually by NWS, cached 24 hours by Sugra. Attribution: NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov).

Request

Authorization

API Key

Add parameter in header

x-api-key

Example:

x-api-key: ********************

Query Params

Header Params

Request Code Samples

Shell

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HTTP

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Dart

curl --location '/api/v1/weather/nws/zones?type=forecast&area=NY&region=AT&limit=500&cursor=undefined' \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'

Responses

🟢200

application/json

List of zones plus filter echo.

Bodyapplication/json

Example

{
    "data": {
        "count": 0,
        "zones": [
            {
                "id": "string",
                "type": "string",
                "name": "string",
                "state": "string",
                "forecast_office": "string",
                "grid_identifier": "string",
                "time_zone": "string",
                "effective_date": "string",
                "expiration_date": "string",
                "radar_station": "string"
            }
        ],
        "filters": {
            "property1": "string",
            "property2": "string"
        }
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
        "data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
        "response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
        "provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
        "source": "string",
        "fallback_used": true,
        "fallback_chain": [
            "string"
        ],
        "cached": true
    }
}

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Modified at 2026-05-10 09:22:39

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