Keep Outdoor Crews Safe. Every Shift.
Weather risk scores grounded in OSHA and NIOSH standards — for construction, utilities, agriculture, and more. Stop parsing raw forecasts. Get a 0–100 risk score with citations and a plain-English briefing, live in minutes.
{
"location": { "name": "Houston, TX" },
"activity": "construction",
"risk": {
"overall": { "score": 74, "level": "HIGH" },
"recommendation": "DELAY",
"factors": {
"heat_stress": {
"score": 74,
"value": "WBGT 31.2°C",
"exceeds_threshold": true,
"regulatory_reference":
"NIOSH Criteria Document 2016-106"
}
}
}
}Built for operators across outdoor industries
Weather data is not enough
Raw forecasts tell you it's 95°F. outdoor4cast tells you it's a NIOSH Tier 3 heat stress event and recommends delaying heavy labor until 4 PM.
NIOSH/OSHA Risk Scoring
Every score cites the governing standard — NIOSH WBGT tiers, OSHA heat stress guidelines, NWS wind chill formulas. Defensible in any safety review.
NWS Alerts Integration
Live National Weather Service alerts layered on top of the risk score. Tornado watches, excessive heat warnings, and more — automatically included.
Custom Industry Thresholds
Override any threshold for your specific operation. A wind threshold for framing crews differs from one for tower climbers — configure both.
LLM Safety Briefings
Professional plan includes a plain-English briefing, a crew SMS alert, and an email subject line — generated per location, cached for 6 hours.
168-Hour Forecast Window
Request risk scores for up to 7 days ahead. Plan crew schedules, permit windows, and equipment deployments around actual risk, not raw weather.
Sub-Second Cached Responses
Geocoding cached 24 hours. Forecasts cached 1 hour. Alerts cached 15 minutes. Dozens of requests per second without hitting NWS rate limits.
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
Free
For side projects and evaluations
- ✓100 requests / day
- ✓Construction & Landscaping
- ✓24-hour forecast window
- ✓1 API key
- ✓Docs support
- —Custom thresholds
- —LLM briefings
Builder
For small contractors and indie developers
- ✓2,000 requests / day
- ✓4 activities (+ Agriculture, Events)
- ✓72-hour forecast window
- ✓3 API keys
- ✓Docs support
- —Custom thresholds
- —LLM briefings
Professional
For safety managers and production apps
- ✓15,000 requests / day
- ✓All 17 activities
- ✓168-hour forecast window
- ✓10 API keys
- ✓Custom activity thresholds
- ✓LLM safety briefings
- ✓Email support
Business
For platforms embedding outdoor4cast
- ✓100,000 requests / day
- ✓All 17 activities
- ✓168-hour forecast window
- ✓20 API keys
- ✓Custom activity thresholds
- ✓LLM safety briefings
- ✓Priority email support
Need higher volume or a custom SLA? Email us
Live in 5 minutes
One endpoint. One header. A risk score with OSHA/NIOSH citations in the response body — no weather parsing required.
curl "https://outdoor4cast.com/api/v1/risk\ ?location=Houston%2CTX&activity=construction" \ -H "X-API-Key: od4c_your_key_here"