# MSN API: Get current weather > Gets current MSN Weather conditions for a city, address or ZIP code. The place is found through OpenStreetMap Nominatim. Matches for broad searches are approximate. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MSN. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/msn.com/get-current-weather - Method: `msn.com/get_current_weather`, version 1 - Website: msn.com - Returns: place, temperature, feels like, conditions, humidity, wind, UV, air quality, sunrise/sunset, alerts - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `units` | string | no | | Temperature units, for example fahrenheit. Defaults to fahrenheit in the US and celsius elsewhere. One of "fahrenheit", "celsius". | | `location` | string | yes | `"Seattle"` | City, address or ZIP code, for example Seattle, 98101, or Paris, France. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "location": "Seattle" } ``` Its output: ```json { "aqi": { "unit": "AQI", "value": 28 }, "place": "Seattle, WA", "alerts": [], "sunset": "2026-10-23T18:06:51-07:00", "sunrise": "2026-10-23T07:39:38-07:00", "humidity": { "unit": "%", "value": 86 }, "latitude": 47.6038321, "uv_index": { "unit": "index", "value": 0 }, "longitude": -122.330062, "conditions": "Partly cloudy", "feels_like": { "unit": "°F", "value": 48 }, "wind_speed": { "unit": "mph", "value": 2 }, "air_quality": "Good air quality", "temperature": { "unit": "°F", "value": 47 }, "weather_url": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/forecast/in-47.6038321,-122.330062?loc=eyJ4IjoiLTEyMi4zMzAwNjIiLCJ5IjoiNDcuNjAzODMyMSJ9&weadegreetype=F", "wind_direction": "E", "observation_time": "2026-10-23T02:40:00-07:00" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"msn.com/get_current_weather","input":{"location":"Seattle"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What's the weather like right now in Seattle, WA? Please give me the temperature in fahrenheit. - Check the current conditions for ZIP code 10001 on MSN Weather, including humidity and wind. - I'm heading to Paris, France tonight. What's it feeling like there at the moment, in celsius? - Any weather alerts or air quality warnings for 90210 right now? - Give me the current temperature, UV index, and sunset time for Austin, Texas. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "location" ], "properties": { "units": { "enum": [ "fahrenheit", "celsius" ], "type": "string", "description": "Temperature units, for example fahrenheit. Defaults to fahrenheit in the US and celsius elsewhere." }, "location": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "City, address or ZIP code, for example Seattle, 98101, or Paris, France." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "place", "temperature", "alerts", "weather_url", "latitude", "longitude" ], "properties": { "aqi": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "unit": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "place": { "type": "string" }, "alerts": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "text": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "title": { "type": "string" } } } }, "sunset": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "sunrise": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "humidity": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "unit": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "latitude": { "type": "number" }, "uv_index": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "unit": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "longitude": { "type": "number" }, "conditions": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "feels_like": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "unit": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "wind_speed": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "unit": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "air_quality": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "temperature": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "unit": { "type": "string" }, "value": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "weather_url": { "type": "string" }, "wind_direction": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "observation_time": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [MSN API: Get forecast](https://fous.com/methods/msn.com/get-forecast.md): Gets up to 10 days of MSN Weather forecasts for a city, address, or ZIP code, with optional hourly forecasts for the next 24 hours. - [MSN API: Get stock quote](https://fous.com/methods/msn.com/get-stock-quote.md): Gets a stock's latest MSN Money quote and key facts by company name or ticker and listing country. Quotes may be delayed outside market hours. - [MSN API: List market movers](https://fous.com/methods/msn.com/list-market-movers.md): Lists MSN Money's current leading stock gainers, losers, or most-active shares in a selected market, in MSN's order. Lists may contain fewer than 50 stocks and prices may be delayed. - [The Weather Channel API: Get current weather](https://fous.com/methods/weather.com/get-current-weather.md): Gets current conditions and today's high and low from The Weather Channel for a city, postcode, ZIP code or street address worldwide. Street addresses are geocoded exactly first; some observations omit gusts or other measurements. - [AccuWeather API: Get current weather](https://fous.com/methods/accuweather.com/get-current-weather.md): Gets current conditions and RealFeel for a city or postal code on AccuWeather. The UV level follows standard UV-index ranges. Air quality is null unless it is shown with the current conditions. - [NWS API: Get current conditions](https://fous.com/methods/weather.gov/get-current-conditions.md): Gets the latest observed weather from a nearby National Weather Service station for a US city, address, or ZIP code. Measurements the station does not report are null. - [NWS API: Get National Weather Service forecast](https://fous.com/methods/weather.gov/get-forecast.md): Looks up the National Weather Service seven-day day and night forecast for a U.S. city, address, or ZIP code. Forecast availability depends on NWS land-grid coverage. - [The Weather Channel API: Get daily forecast](https://fous.com/methods/weather.com/get-daily-forecast.md): Gets The Weather Channel's daily forecast for a city, address, ZIP code or postcode: up to 15 upcoming days with highs, lows, conditions, rain chance, wind, humidity, UV and sun times. - [All MSN methods](https://fous.com/methods/msn.com.md)