# MSN API: Get forecast > 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MSN. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/msn.com/get-forecast - Method: `msn.com/get_forecast`, version 1 - Website: msn.com - Returns: matched place, daily forecasts, optional hourly forecasts, page link, coordinates - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `days` | integer | no | `5` | Number of forecast days, such as 5. Default 10. | | `units` | string | no | | Temperature units, such as celsius. Defaults to fahrenheit in the US and celsius elsewhere. One of "fahrenheit", "celsius". | | `location` | string | yes | `"Atlanta"` | City, address, or ZIP code, such as Atlanta or 10001. | | `include_hourly` | boolean | no | `true` | Include the next 24 hourly forecasts, such as true. Default false. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "days": 5, "location": "Atlanta", "include_hourly": true } ``` Its output: ```json { "daily": [ { "low": 50, "date": "2026-10-23", "high": 74, "weekday": "Friday", "page_link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/forecast/in-Atlanta,Ga.?loc=eyJsIjoiQXRsYW50YSIsInIiOiJHYS4iLCJyMiI6IkZ1bHRvbiBDb3VudHkiLCJjIjoiVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcyIsImkiOiJVUyIsImciOiJlbi11cyIsIngiOiItODQuMzkxNSIsInkiOiIzMy43NDg1In0%3D&weadegreetype=F&cvid=6adb2442289048a7b7c678d47b05971d&day=1", "conditions": "Sunny", "wind_speed": 4, "wind_direction": "E", "wind_speed_unit": "mph", "chance_of_precipitation_percent": 0 }, { "low": 51, "date": "2026-10-24", "high": 70, "weekday": "Saturday", "page_link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/forecast/in-Atlanta,Ga.?loc=eyJsIjoiQXRsYW50YSIsInIiOiJHYS4iLCJyMiI6IkZ1bHRvbiBDb3VudHkiLCJjIjoiVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcyIsImkiOiJVUyIsImciOiJlbi11cyIsIngiOiItODQuMzkxNSIsInkiOiIzMy43NDg1In0%3D&weadegreetype=F&cvid=6adb2442289048a7b7c678d47b05971d&day=2", "conditions": "Sunny", "wind_speed": 7, "wind_direction": "ENE", "wind_speed_unit": "mph", "chance_of_precipitation_percent": 0 }, { "low": 50, "date": "2026-10-25", "high": 70, "weekday": "Sunday", "page_link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/forecast/in-Atlanta,Ga.?loc=eyJsIjoiQXRsYW50YSIsInIiOiJHYS4iLCJyMiI6IkZ1bHRvbiBDb3VudHkiLCJjIjoiVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcyIsImkiOiJVUyIsImciOiJlbi11cyIsIngiOiItODQuMzkxNSIsInkiOiIzMy43NDg1In0%3D&weadegreetype=F&cvid=6adb2442289048a7b7c678d47b05971d&day=3", "conditions": "Sunny", "wind_speed": 6, "wind_direction": "ENE", "wind_speed_unit": "mph", "chance_of_precipitation_percent": 0 } ], "hourly": [ { "time": "2026-10-23T05:00:00.000-04:00", "page_link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/forecast/in-Atlanta,Ga.?loc=eyJsIjoiQXRsYW50YSIsInIiOiJHYS4iLCJyMiI6IkZ1bHRvbiBDb3VudHkiLCJjIjoiVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcyIsImkiOiJVUyIsImciOiJlbi11cyIsIngiOiItODQuMzkxNSIsInkiOiIzMy43NDg1In0%3D&weadegreetype=F", "conditions": "Clear", "temperature": 55, "chance_of_precipitation_percent": null }, { "time": "2026-10-23T06:00:00-04:00", "page_link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/forecast/in-Atlanta,Ga.?loc=eyJsIjoiQXRsYW50YSIsInIiOiJHYS4iLCJyMiI6IkZ1bHRvbiBDb3VudHkiLCJjIjoiVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcyIsImkiOiJVUyIsImciOiJlbi11cyIsIngiOiItODQuMzkxNSIsInkiOiIzMy43NDg1In0%3D&weadegreetype=F", "conditions": "Clear", "temperature": 54, "chance_of_precipitation_percent": 0 }, { "time": "2026-10-23T07:00:00-04:00", "page_link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/forecast/in-Atlanta,Ga.?loc=eyJsIjoiQXRsYW50YSIsInIiOiJHYS4iLCJyMiI6IkZ1bHRvbiBDb3VudHkiLCJjIjoiVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcyIsImkiOiJVUyIsImciOiJlbi11cyIsIngiOiItODQuMzkxNSIsInkiOiIzMy43NDg1In0%3D&weadegreetype=F", "conditions": "Clear", "temperature": 53, "chance_of_precipitation_percent": 0 } ], "latitude": 33.7485, "longitude": -84.3915, "page_link": "https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/forecast/in-Atlanta,Ga.?loc=eyJsIjoiQXRsYW50YSIsInIiOiJHYS4iLCJyMiI6IkZ1bHRvbiBDb3VudHkiLCJjIjoiVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcyIsImkiOiJVUyIsImciOiJlbi11cyIsIngiOiItODQuMzkxNSIsInkiOiIzMy43NDg1In0%3D&weadegreetype=F", "matched_place": "Atlanta, Georgia", "temperature_unit": "fahrenheit" } ``` ## 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_forecast","input":{"days":5,"location":"Atlanta","include_hourly":true}}' ``` 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 7-day weather outlook for Denver, Colorado in celsius? - I need a 10-day forecast for ZIP code 94103 with hourly breakdowns for tomorrow. - Can you pull up the weather for Lisbon for the next 5 days, in celsius? - Check the MSN forecast for 30301 over the next 3 days and include hourly temps. - Give me a 10-day Fahrenheit forecast for Chicago with the matched location and coordinates. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "location" ], "properties": { "days": { "type": "integer", "default": 10, "maximum": 10, "minimum": 1, "description": "Number of forecast days, such as 5." }, "units": { "enum": [ "fahrenheit", "celsius" ], "type": "string", "description": "Temperature units, such as celsius. Defaults to fahrenheit in the US and celsius elsewhere." }, "location": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "City, address, or ZIP code, such as Atlanta or 10001." }, "include_hourly": { "type": "boolean", "default": false, "description": "Include the next 24 hourly forecasts, such as true." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "matched_place", "temperature_unit", "daily", "hourly", "page_link", "latitude", "longitude" ], "properties": { "daily": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "date", "weekday", "high", "low", "conditions", "chance_of_precipitation_percent", "wind_speed", "wind_speed_unit", "wind_direction", "page_link" ], "properties": { "low": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" }, "high": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "weekday": { "type": "string" }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "conditions": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "wind_speed": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "wind_direction": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "wind_speed_unit": { "type": "string" }, "chance_of_precipitation_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } } }, "hourly": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "time", "temperature", "conditions", "chance_of_precipitation_percent", "page_link" ], "properties": { "time": { "type": "string" }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "conditions": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "temperature": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "chance_of_precipitation_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } } }, "latitude": { "type": "number" }, "longitude": { "type": "number" }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "matched_place": { "type": "string" }, "temperature_unit": { "type": "string" } } } ``` ## See more - [MSN API: Get current weather](https://fous.com/methods/msn.com/get-current-weather.md): 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. - [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 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. - [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. - [NWS API: Get hourly forecast](https://fous.com/methods/weather.gov/get-hourly-forecast.md): Looks up a US city, street address or ZIP code and returns up to 156 hourly National Weather Service forecasts for it. - [The Weather Channel API: Get hourly forecast](https://fous.com/methods/weather.com/get-hourly-forecast.md): Gets the next 1 to 48 hourly forecasts for a city, address, ZIP code or postcode from The Weather Channel, with times local to the matched place. - [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. - [All MSN methods](https://fous.com/methods/msn.com.md)