aid: dark-sky
name: Dark Sky
description: >
  Dark Sky is a hyperlocal weather forecast REST API (now part of Apple)
  that provided minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts, hourly weather
  conditions, and multi-day outlooks powered by machine-learning models.
  The API delivered real-time and historical weather data for any latitude
  and longitude worldwide, including current conditions, 60-minute
  minutely precipitation intensity, 48-hour hourly forecasts, and 7-day
  daily summaries. It was acquired by Apple in March 2020; new developer
  signups closed immediately, and the API was permanently shut down on
  March 31, 2023. Apple's WeatherKit REST API is the successor service.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dark-sky/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Weather
  - Forecast
  - Hyperlocal
  - Precipitation
  - Machine Learning
  - REST
  - Apple
apis:
  - name: Dark Sky Forecast API
    description: >
      Returns the current weather conditions and forecasts for a given
      latitude/longitude, including current observations, minute-by-minute
      precipitation for the next hour, hourly data for the next 48 hours,
      and daily summaries for the next 7 days.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://darksky.net/dev/docs
    baseURL: https://api.darksky.net
    tags:
      - Weather
      - Forecast
      - Precipitation
      - Hyperlocal
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://darksky.net/dev/docs
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dark-sky/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dark-sky/refs/heads/main/json-schema/dark-sky-forecast-response.json
      - type: Example
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dark-sky/refs/heads/main/examples/forecast-response.json
      - type: Example
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dark-sky/refs/heads/main/examples/time-machine-response.json
      - type: Vocabulary
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dark-sky/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/dark-sky-vocabulary.json
      - type: JSONLDContext
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dark-sky/refs/heads/main/json-ld/dark-sky-context.jsonld
    contact:
      - FN: Dark Sky (Apple)
        url: https://darksky.net/dev
        email: ''
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://darksky.net
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://darksky.net/dev/docs
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/darkskyapp
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dark-sky
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.darksky.net
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://darksky.net/dev
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://darksky.net/dev/console
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/darkskyapp
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/dark-sky-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/dark-sky-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/dark-sky-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com