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Mountain Forecast Scraper

Scrape mountain weather forecasts from Mountain-Forecast.com. Extract multi-day weather data for 17,000+ mountain peaks across 120+ countries.

Features

• Search peaks by name using Mountain-Forecast.com's search API
• Basic metadata mode: peak name, elevation, coordinates, mountain range, difficulty
• Detailed forecast mode: multi-day period-by-period weather data (AM, PM, night)
• Temperature (max, min, wind chill), wind speed and direction
• Snowfall (cm), rainfall (mm), freezing level, cloud base
• Sunrise/sunset times, weather summaries
• Multiple elevation levels per peak
• Deduplication across search queries
• Pay-per-event pricing

Input

Example Input

Quick metadata search

{
"searchQueries":["Everest","K2","Mont Blanc"],
"maxListings":10,
"scrapeDetails":false
}

Full forecast data

{
"searchQueries":["Everest"],
"maxListings":5,
"scrapeDetails":true
}

Output

Basic mode (scrapeDetails: false)

{
"peakName":"Mount Everest",
"elevation":8850,
"country":"Nepal",
"countryIso":"NP",
"region":"Greater Himalaya",
"subRegion":"Central Nepal Himalaya",
"latitude":27.99,
"longitude":86.93,
"difficulty":"Major Mountain Expedition",
"bestMonths":"April, May",
"convenientCenter":"Namche Bazar, Nepal",
"url":"https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Everest",
"searchQuery":"everest",
"scrapedAt":"2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Detailed mode (scrapeDetails: true)

{
"peakName":"Mount Everest",
"elevation":8850,
"country":"Nepal",
"latitude":27.99,
"longitude":86.93,
"currentTemp":-28,
"windSpeed":15,
"windDirection":"WSW",
"precipitation":0,
"snowfall":0,
"cloudCover":"clear",
"freezingLevel":4800,
"elevationLevels":[8850,8000,7000,6000,5000,4000],
"summaries":[
{"title":"Days 1-3 Weather Summary","text":"A dusting of new snow..."}
],
"forecast":[
{
"date":"2026-04-26",
"dayName":"Saturday",
"timePeriod":"AM",
"weatherPhrase":"clear",
"tempMaxC":-28,
"tempMinC":-28,
"windChillC":-38,
"windSpeedKmh":15,
"windDirection":"WSW",
"snowCm":0,
"rainMm":0,
"freezingLevelM":4800,
"cloudBaseM":null,
"sunrise":"5:22",
"sunset":null
}
],
"sunrise":"5:22",
"sunset":"6:28",
"url":"https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Everest/forecasts/8850",
"searchQuery":"everest",
"scrapedAt":"2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Forecast Periods

Each day includes up to 3 forecast periods:

• AM - Morning forecast
• PM - Afternoon forecast
• night - Overnight forecast

Typically 6 days of forecast data are available (18 time periods total).

Use Cases

• Mountaineering planning: Check summit conditions before a climb
• Ski resort monitoring: Track snow forecasts for multiple peaks
• Weather dashboards: Aggregate mountain weather across regions
• Research: Analyze weather patterns across mountain ranges
• Outdoor apps: Feed real-time mountain forecasts into your application
• Travel planning: Check conditions at popular hiking destinations

Notes

• Wind speed is in km/h, temperatures in Celsius, snow in cm, rain in mm, elevations in meters
• The elevationLevels array shows all available forecast altitudes for each peak
• Extended forecast data (days 4-7) may have limited availability for some peaks
• The search API returns both direct matches and nearby peaks

Cost

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged per mountain forecast result returned.