What the Open-Meteo Integration Does
Open-Meteo is an open-source weather API that aggregates data from leading meteorological services including NOAA, ECMWF, DWD, and MÊtÊo-France. The Storylayer Open-Meteo connector provides access to four data categories: standard weather forecasts (temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, UV index), air quality data (AQI, PM2.5, PM10, pollen counts), marine forecasts (wave height, wave period, swell direction, sea temperature), and geocoding (location search for setting up monitoring points). This data feeds into Storylayer's content engine as a structured source that the AI uses to write captions, populate templates, and trigger automated posts.
How to Connect Open-Meteo
Open-Meteo is a built-in connector that requires no API key. In your Storylayer project, go to Connectors and add a new data source. Select "Open-Meteo" and use the built-in location search to find the places you want to monitor â cities, towns, beaches, mountain peaks, or any coordinates on Earth. Choose which data categories you need (weather, air quality, marine, or all three) and set your polling interval. Open-Meteo provides 1km-resolution forecasts globally, so you can monitor hyper-local conditions. The connector is available on all Storylayer plans at no extra cost, and you can monitor as many locations as your plan's data source limit allows.
Available Data Fields
Weather forecast fields include hourly and daily temperature (min, max, feels-like), precipitation probability and amount, wind speed and direction, cloud cover percentage, UV index, sunrise and sunset times, and weather condition codes. Air quality fields include the European AQI, US AQI, PM2.5, PM10, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, and pollen counts (grass, birch, olive, ragweed). Marine fields cover significant wave height, wave period, swell height and direction, sea surface temperature, and current speed. All data includes 7-day forecasts and historical data access for trend analysis.
Example Use Cases
A surf school publishes daily morning condition reports on Instagram â wave height, wind direction, water temperature, and a swell forecast for the next three days, all pulled from Open-Meteo marine data. A city tourism board posts weekly weekend weather previews on LinkedIn and Facebook every Wednesday, encouraging visitors to plan ahead. An outdoor events company monitors air quality and triggers "Clean Air Day" posts when AQI drops below 20, promoting outdoor activities. A gardening brand tracks pollen counts and posts allergy-friendly gardening tips on high-pollen days. A sailing club shares automated wind forecasts each morning on X to help members plan their day on the water.
Storylayer Features That Work with Open-Meteo
Open-Meteo data is deeply integrated into Storylayer's content pipeline. The AI understands weather data semantics â it knows that 32°C with 80% humidity feels oppressive, or that a UV index of 9 warrants sun protection advice. Creatomate templates can display weather icons, temperature ranges, wind arrows, and condition badges dynamically. Automation triggers can fire on specific conditions: "post when tomorrow's high exceeds 30°C" or "alert when wave height exceeds 2 metres." On Pro plans, data combining lets you merge weather with other sources â SnowSure conditions plus mountain weather forecasts, or property listings with local weekend weather previews.