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Rainfall near a point

The nearest rain gauges to a postcode or point with their latest rainfall totals.

Rainfall near a point Free

The nearest rain gauges to a postcode or point with their latest rainfall totals.

cost
Free then $0.003 / call
MCP tool
uk-rivers__rainfall-near
method
GET

Free up to 100 calls a day over MCP (500 with a free key), then $0.003 per call by card credit or USDC. Free key · Pay by card

GET https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-rivers/rainfall-near

ParamTypeDescription
postcode? string UK postcode (or give lat and lng)
lat? string Latitude
lng? string Longitude
radius_km? integer Radius in km (default 10)
# free: send a free key from https://fourzerotwo.si/free
curl -H "X-API-Key: fzt_…" "https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-rivers/rainfall-near"

# no key: returns 402 with the price, for x402 agents
curl -i "https://fourzerotwo.si/v1/uk-rivers/rainfall-near"

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Use it from an AI agent (MCP)

Add the server once, then ask for this data in plain English. The agent finds the endpoint with search_apis and runs it with call_api.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fourzerotwo": { "type": "http", "url": "https://fourzerotwo.si/mcp" }
  }
}
# the call the agent makes
call_api {"tool": "uk-rivers__rainfall-near", "arguments": {"postcode":"OX1 1DP","radius_km":15}}

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  • Gauge details — One station: river, location, catchment area, date opened and its measures.
  • Latest reading — The latest reading for each measure of a type (level, flow, rainfall or groundwater) at a station.
  • Recent readings — Recent 15-minute readings (or daily means) for one type at a station, up to 7 days, newest first.

This uses Environment Agency hydrology data from the real-time data API (Beta), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.