How to connect AccuWeather to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to AccuWeather MCP. Get current weather for new york, list 7-day forecast for san francisco, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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AccuWeather is a global weather service providing current conditions, forecasts, MinuteCast precipitation, alerts, and lightning data. Use it for fast, localized forecasts and real-time weather alerts.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your AccuWeather account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to get current weather for New York, list 7-day forecast for San Francisco, retrieve severe weather alerts for Boston, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting AccuWeather to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

1. Open Customize

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

2. Add the Composio MCP server

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

3. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

4. Connect your AccuWeather account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to AccuWeather or give it any AccuWeather-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Get current weather for New York"
  • "List 7-day forecast for San Francisco"
  • "Retrieve severe weather alerts for Boston"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your AccuWeather account is ready to use.

What is the AccuWeather Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The AccuWeather MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your AccuWeather account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform AccuWeather operations on your behalf.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for AccuWeather?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each AccuWeather conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to AccuWeather again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before AccuWeather connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for AccuWeather.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect AccuWeather.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the AccuWeather authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your AccuWeather account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the AccuWeather connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh AccuWeather authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the AccuWeather sign-in.

4. Why do AccuWeather actions fail after they worked before?

The AccuWeather connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the AccuWeather connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the AccuWeather account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in AccuWeather.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in AccuWeather itself.

5. How do I switch to a different AccuWeather account?

Claude can manage the AccuWeather connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current AccuWeather account.
  • Ask Claude to connect AccuWeather again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for AccuWeather.
  • Sign in with the other AccuWeather account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the AccuWeather task.

6. Why is my AccuWeather connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your AccuWeather connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click and click Clear cache.
  • If AccuWeather tools still do not appear, click , disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect AccuWeather.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every AccuWeather action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Autocomplete Locations

Return location-name suggestions for all locations, cities, or points of interest, optionally restricted to a country.

Get Administrative Area

Return one administrative area by country and administrative-area codes.

Get Country

Return one country by AccuWeather region and country codes.

Get Current Conditions

Return current weather observations for an AccuWeather location key, optionally including extended details and weather photos.

Get Daily Forecast

Return a 1, 5, 7, 10, or 15-day forecast for a location key.

Get Daily Indices

Return 1, 5, 10, or 15-day lifestyle-index forecasts for all indices, one group, or one index at an AccuWeather location.

Get Historical Current Conditions

Return the past 6 or 24 hours of current-condition observations for an AccuWeather location key.

Get Hourly Forecast

Return a 1, 12, 24, 72, or 120-hour forecast for an AccuWeather location key.

Get Index

Return metadata for one AccuWeather lifestyle index.

Get Index Group

Return the lifestyle indices belonging to one AccuWeather index group.

Get Lightning Forecast

Return forecast lightning probabilities for latitude/longitude coordinates.

Get Location

Return full location metadata for an AccuWeather location key.

Get MinuteCast Forecast

Return minute-by-minute precipitation conditions for latitude/longitude coordinates.

Get Radar and Satellite Imagery

Return recent radar and satellite image metadata and URLs for an AccuWeather location at a selected resolution.

Get Region

Return one AccuWeather region by region code.

Get Translation Group

Return translated strings for one AccuWeather translation group.

Get Tropical Storm Current Position

Return the latest observed position of a government-issued tropical storm.

List Active Tropical Storms

Return active government-issued tropical storms globally, by basin, or by basin and government storm ID.

List Administrative Areas

Return administrative areas globally or within a country, one provider page at a time.

List Countries

Return countries globally or within a specific AccuWeather region, one provider page at a time.

List Index Groups

Return lifestyle-index groups and their identifiers.

List Indices

Return all supported lifestyle indices and their identifiers.

List MinuteCast Color Codes

Return full or simplified color-code metadata used in MinuteCast precipitation output.

List Neighboring Cities

Return cities near an AccuWeather location key.

List Recent Lightning Strikes

Return recent lightning strikes within 1 to 60 miles of latitude/longitude coordinates as a GeoJSON FeatureCollection.

List Regions

Return AccuWeather geographic regions and their codes.

List Supported Languages

Return AccuWeather-supported languages with numeric IDs and language codes.

List Top Cities

Return top-ranked AccuWeather cities globally or within one region.

List Top City Conditions

Return current weather conditions for a requested number of globally ranked cities.

List Translation Groups

Return available AccuWeather translation groups and their identifiers.

List Tropical Storm Forecasts

Return forecast positions and intensity for a government-issued tropical storm.

List Tropical Storm Positions

Return the observed position history of a government-issued tropical storm.

List Tropical Storms by Year

Return government-issued tropical storms for a year, optionally filtered by basin and government storm ID.

List Tropical Storm Statuses

Return government-issued tropical storm status categories and wind-speed definitions globally or for one basin.

List Weather Alarms

Return threshold-based weather alarms for the next 1, 5, 10, or 15 days at an AccuWeather location.

List Weather Alerts

Return active government-issued weather alerts for a location key.

Resolve Language Identifier

Convert an AccuWeather language code to its numeric ID or a numeric language ID to its code.

Search Administrative Areas

Search administrative areas by required non-empty name text and optional country and administrative-area code filters, one 25-result provider page at a time.

Search City by IP Address

Resolve an IPv4 or IPv6 address to an AccuWeather city location.

Search Locations

Search cities, general locations, postal codes, or points of interest by text and optional geographic filters.

Search Locations by Coordinates

Find the nearest general location, city, or point of interest to latitude/longitude coordinates.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone AccuWeather MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of AccuWeather tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from AccuWeather and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right AccuWeather tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which AccuWeather scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your AccuWeather data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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