Earth & space data platforms · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Open Data
NOAA's free public archives of weather, climate, ocean and satellite data, from real-time feeds to century-scale climate records.
NOAA publishes its weather, climate, ocean and satellite datasets through several linked free portals, including the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archive and the NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) program hosted on major cloud providers. Coverage spans real-time and forecast weather model output updated multiple times daily, radar and satellite imagery refreshed every few minutes to hours, and historical climate station records extending back over a century for some US stations. Data is accessible through web search tools, bulk FTP/cloud downloads and APIs, with resolution and update frequency varying widely by dataset, from kilometer-scale global models to single-station point observations. All data is free and unrestricted as US government information, making NOAA a foundational source for weather, climate and ocean research.
At a glance
| Vendor | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Open source | No |
| Best for | Researchers and analysts needing authoritative free weather, climate and ocean data at varying time scales. |
Pricing
Free and unrestricted as US government data.
Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.
Features
- Real-time and forecast weather model data
- Satellite and radar imagery
- Century-scale historical climate records
- Ocean and buoy observation data
- Cloud-hosted bulk datasets (NODD)
- Public APIs and web search tools
- Multiple update cadences by dataset
Integrations
Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026