IMS — Israel Meteorological Service
Official API of the Israeli Meteorological Service — the most accurate weather data for Israel.
About this API
The IMS API delivers the most accurate official weather data for Israel — forecasts, observations from IMS stations countrywide, and alerts for storms, heavy rain and heat waves. Less internationally famous precisely because it is Israel-only — which is its value domestically.
Who it's for
Israeli weather apps
Farmers
Israeli media
Alerting systems
How to use it
- 1Register at api.ims.gov.il and receive a key.
- 2Use header: Authorization: ApiToken <key>.
- 3GET /v1/envista/stations for station list.
- 4GET /v1/envista/stations/{stationId}/data/latest for live data.
Installation & setup
Plain HTTP. Note the response nests data under data → [ ] → channels. Wrap it in a normalize() helper.
Code examples
curl -H "Authorization: ApiToken YOUR_KEY" \
"https://api.ims.gov.il/v1/envista/stations/178/data/latest"Sample response
{
"data": [
{
"datetime": "2026-04-17T13:50:00",
"channels": [
{
"name": "TD",
"value": 23.7
},
{
"name": "RH",
"value": 58
},
{
"name": "WS",
"value": 4.1
}
]
}
]
}FAQ
Completely free, just register.
Tips & pitfalls
Station 178 = Tel Aviv coast. Station 73 = Jerusalem. Full list via /stations.
Product pattern: use IMS for Israel, OpenWeather for abroad.