Wetterzentrale Free European Weather datas

Free
No Download/Install required
No registration

https://www.wetterzentrale.de/en/

Wetterzentrale.de is a comprehensive meteorological data portal providing high-resolution visualization of global and regional numerical weather prediction (NWP) models, including GFS, ECMWF, ICON, UKMO, ARPEGE, and GEM, alongside specialized regional models like WRF, HARMONIE, and AROME. It features advanced diagnostic tools such as ensemble forecast spreads (GEFS, ENS), multi-model comparisons, 9-panel synoptic overviews, and thermodynamic Skew-T diagrams, complemented by emerging AI-driven products like AIFS and GraphCast.

It mainly focus on Europe and European countries, but also provides some tools for north and south hemispheres. Available in English, German, Spanish and Dutch. Its ergonomics is a bit confusing at first and needs to be used to to grasp all available tools and maps.

Beyond forecasting, the site hosts an extensive climatological archive featuring reanalysis datasets (CFSR, ERA5, NOAA) dating back to the 19th century, historical weather charts (FAX), and long-term station observations from the DWD. Real-time monitoring is supported through integrated satellite imagery, precipitation radar, and live METAR/SYNOP telemetry, all accessible via an interactive interface that allows for custom grid-point selection and temporal animation of meteorological variables.

Completely free, and obviously financed by lot of ads … but valuable and extensive data.

Disciplines: Meteorology, Aviation, Agriculture, Energy.

Free alternative to Windy, Meteoblue.

Wetterzentrale compared with Windy and meteoblue
Wetterzentrale	Windy	meteoblue
Model coverage: The model menus list GFS, ECMWF, UKMO, GEM, ICON, ARPEGE, NAVGEM and JMA, regional models such as WRF, ICON D2, HARMONIE, AROME and ALARO, and data-driven models (AIFS, GraphCastGFS, GraphCastGEM). A multimodel page compares them side by side.	Model coverage: Maps offer ECMWF, GFS and ICON, according to Windy staff on the community forum. The emphasis is on layers and isolines for one model at a time.	Model coverage: Provides its own forecasts with over 100 weather variables. The free API excludes the Multimodel package, which belongs to paid plans.
Diagnostics and archive: Ensemble diagrams (GFS, ECMWF, GEM, ICON, AIFS), Skew-T soundings, a 9-panel view and grid-point time series. The archive holds reanalyses (CFSR, ERA, NOAA), historical charts from NCEP, UKMO and DWD, radar, satellite and observations.	Diagnostics and archive: The Point Forecast API returns only the latest forecast values, and past forecasts cannot be retrieved. Radar and layer visualisation are the main strengths.	Diagnostics and archive: Historical Premium API data is a gap-free re-analysis reconstruction. Separate Climate Data and City Climate APIs exist for long-term statistics.
Data access: Use is through the web interface, with map or grid-point selection and four languages (English, German, Dutch, Spanish). No download or API route was found.	Data access: Offers Point Forecast data for coordinates, Map Forecast for embedding maps, and Webcams. Parameters include wind, temperature, precipitation and air quality.	Data access: The Free Weather API returns JSON or CSV with global coverage. Free packages (Basic, Agro, Wind, Clouds, Solar, Air, Trend, Air Quality) are mostly at 3 h, 6 h or daily resolution.
Cost model: Free to use and financed by advertising.	Cost model: Free to use on the web. Premium subscribers get the 1-hour forecast, and the price is shown on the Windy site.	Cost model: The Free Weather API is free for one year with 10 million credits, about 2,500 calls, and commercial use is listed as included. Paid APIs and the Measurements API are offered as annual paid plans.
Ownership and status: Independent German portal, still publishing current runs (the multimodel page showed forecast runs up to 29 October 2026).	Ownership and status: Windyty acquired a majority stake in meteoblue in 2024, and the Windy API page now presents meteoblue as part of Windy.	Ownership and status: Majority held by Windyty since 2024. Windy staff state that meteoblue does not supply the map data shown on Windy maps.

Topics covered: numerical weather prediction, high-resolution visualization, ensemble forecast spreads, multi-model comparisons, synoptic overviews, thermodynamic diagrams, climatological archive, reanalysis datasets, historical weather charts, real-time monitoring, satellite imagery, precipitation radar, METAR telemetry, interactive interface, custom grid-point selection, temporal animation, AI-driven products, ISO 19115, ISO 19157, ISO 19139, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001..